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Geothermal Resources Council
- 37th GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Expo
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Welcome to the mobile website of the
September 29 - October 2, 2013
MGM Grand Hotel
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Note: To make reservations for a group of 10 rooms or more,
please email Liz Coffey at the MGM Grand.
The Geothermal Resources Council invites you to present your latest technical work in geothermal research, exploration, development and utilization at the GRC's 37th Annual Meeting.
Anyone who wants to present at the GRC Annual Meeting must submit a completed draft paper. Successful selection to present at the GRC 2013 Annual Meeting is prestigious and recognizes the presenter as a top industry expert. International participation is key to the success of the GRC Annual Meeting technical programs and we encourage geothermal researchers and experts from around the world to submit their work for consideration.
Draft Paper submission deadline is May 3, 2013.
Please direct all content related questions to: Mike Lazaro, Technical Chair, at michael.lazaro@navy.mil
Please direct all format and general submission questions to: Anh Lay, GRC staff, at alay@geothermal.org or (530) 758-2360 ext. 100
Entrance to the GEA trade show is free with GRC Annual Meeting registration
This page is for information and registration to the GRC Annual Meeting only.
If you are interested in attending the GEA Geothermal Energy Expo please visit the GEA website.
Exhibitors can now register for the trade show
| Company | Booth # |
| Adams Valves, Inc. | 214 |
| Alstom Power | 513, 515 |
| Ashland, Inc. | 318 |
| AT Controls | 518 |
| Atlas Copco | 507, 606 |
| Baker Hughes | 519 |
| Bakersfield Pipe and Supply | 442,440 |
| Bell Geospace | 100 |
| Boart Longyear | 407 |
| Boise State University | 336, 336 |
| Bowman Geothermal | 401 |
| BRUSH | 601 |
| Cameron | 421 |
| Campbell Scientific | 419 |
| Capuano Engineering Company | 612 |
| Cooling Tower Depot, Inc. | 537 |
| Cryostar | 300, 302 |
| Department of Navy Geothermal Program Office | 434 |
| Dewhurst Group | 506, 504 |
| DOSECC Exploration Services, LLC | 525 |
| EGS Consulting, Inc. | 610 |
| Emerson Process Management | 219 |
| Environmental Management and Planning Solutions (EMPSi) | 432 |
| EvapTech, Inc | 304 |
| Expro | 231, 330 |
| Fuji Electric | 420, 418 |
| GeoMechanics Technologies | 424 |
| GeoTek Energy, LLC | 502 |
| Geothermal Development Associates | 535, 533 |
| Global Power Solutions | 312 |
| Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy- UNR | 221 |
| Green Energy Group | 436 |
| Horizon Well Logging | 315 |
| Hydro Resources, Rocky Mountain, Inc. | 311, 313 |
| Industrial Cooling Solutions | 413, 415 |
| Institute of Earth Science & Engineering | 213 |
| ITT Corporation | 450, 448 |
| Kelly Pipe Co | 403 |
| Leapfrog Software | 211 |
| Maarky Thermal Systems | 531 |
| Mannvit | 329 |
| Mill Man Steel | 551 |
| Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas | 529, 527 |
| Nalco Company | 446, 347 |
| Nash, A Gardner Denver Product | 624 |
| Ormat Technologies, Inc. | 301 |
| Pacific Process Systems, Inc. | 539 |
| Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB Power) | 207 |
| PM International Suppliers, LLC | 247 |
| POWER Engineers, Inc. | 414 |
| PowerChem Technology | 428, 426 |
| Pratt & Whitney Power Systems | 101, 200 |
| Probe-Kuster | 508 |
| Project Engineering | 438 |
| Quantec Geoscience | 430 |
| Rain for Rent | 514, 512, 510 |
| Rotork Controls, Inc. | 206 |
| Schlumberger | 501 |
| Scientific Drilling International | 447 |
| Siemens Energy | 411, 409 |
| Sinclair Well Products | 201 |
| SNC-Lavalin Thermal Power | 319 |
| SPX Cooling Technologies | 509, 511 |
| TAS Energy Inc. | 500 |
| TBA Power, Inc. | 307, 406 |
| Technip | 327 |
| ThermaSource, LLC | 543, 541 |
| Thermochem, Inc. | 408, 410 |
| TNG Energy Services, Inc. and Drill Cool Systems | 547, 549 |
| Torishima Pump Mfg. Co., Ltd. | 614 |
| Toshiba International Corporation - Industrial | 225 |
| Toshiba International Corporation - Power Systems | 224, 226 |
| TRE Canada Inc. | 320 |
| US Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Program | 337, 335 |
| Vooner FloGard Corporation | 520 |
| Webco Industries, Inc. | 321 |
| Well Analysis Corporation | 310, 308, 306 |
| Western Cultural Resource Management, Inc. | 405 |
| Westinghouse Electric Company | 314 |
| WWT International | 325 |
How Do I Join?
Download the GRC Membership Application (PDF)
or contact the GRC at grc@geothermal.org
or call (530) 758-2360 for further information.
Membership includes access to:
GRC Annual Meeting - the largest geothermal conference in North America, the GRC Annual Meeting is the most important yearly event in the geothermal world.
GRC Bulletin - (6 issues) - Official worldwide industry trade publication of the Geothermal Resources Council, the Bulletin is the definitive voice for geothermal energy development and production.
GRC Membership Roster and Registry of Geothermal Services & Equipment - a unique publication that provides business, consulting and research contacts throughout the international geothermal community.
Online GRC Geothermal Library - 36,000 catalogued items, free downloads.
Education Program - special meetings, workshops, and conferences on a broad range of topics pertaining to geothermal exploration, development and utilization at a discount to members.
International Geothermal Association (IGA) Membership - through the GRC's affiliation with the International Geothermal Association (IGA), all GRC Members are automatically members of the IGA, which offers discount registration to its World Geothermal Congress events (every 5 years), quarterly IGA News and a special discount rate for the international publication, Geothermics.
Additionally, GRC members receive a discount on advertising and exclusive first-access space consideration in all GRC publications. For more information about advertising, please contact Anh Lay.
New members can also contact GRC at grc@geothermal.org or (530) 758-2360 for further information.
Individual: Includes Regular, Student and Benefactor.
Retired: 65 years of age and older.
Student: Individuals with current ID card from accredited institution.
Subscription: Public and private libraries, booksellers. Group: Minimum of 20 people @ $75 each. Please call for details.
Corporate: Includes Company, Supporting, Sustaining and Patron Memberships. A Corporate Membership provides various levels of representation for your organization. Each representative can vote in the GRC Board of Directors elections and will receive the GRC Bulletin, Membership Roster and Registry of Geothermal Services & Equipment, Annual Conference information, and workshop flyers.
Take advantage of the representation your corporate membership allows at the following levels:
- Company 2 (Two memberships)
- Supporting 3 (Three memberships)
- Sustaining 4 (Four memberships)
- Patron 5 (Five memberships)
Steve Ponder
Interim Executive Director
sponder@geothermal.org
Estela M. Smith
GRC Office Manager - Memberships & Meetings
grc@geothermal.org
Ian Crawford
Communications Director
Managing Editor, GRC Bulletin
icrawford@geothermal.org
Anh Lay
Office Associate - Bulletin & Roster Advertising
alay@geothermal.org
Chi-Meng Moua
Library Associate & Web Master
cmoua@geothermal.org
Brian Schmidt
Librarian
bschmidt@geothermal.org
GEOTHERMAL
RESOURCES COUNCIL
Main Office - Physical Address
2001 Second Street, Suite 5
Davis, CA 95618-5476 USA
Main Office - Mailing Address
P.O. Box 1350
Davis, CA 95617-1350 USA
Office Contact Numbers
Phone: 530.758.2360
Fax: 530.758.2839
| Anh Lay | Ext: 100 |
| Ian Crawford | Ext: 101 |
| Estela Smith | Ext: 102 |
| Steve Ponder | Ext: 103 |
| Chi-Meng Moua | Ext: 105 |
| Brian Schmidt | Ext: 107 |
Geothermal Competency Center at Hannover Messe 2013
8-12 April, 2013, Hannover, Germany
www.hannovermesse.de/home
World Geothermal Asia Summit
10-12 April, 2013, Jakarta, Indonesia
www.asiageopower.com
U.S. GEA Geothermal Energy Finance Forum
11 April, 2013, New York, NY
geo-energy.org
Congreso Internacional de Geotermia
(Organized by Archegeo, the Chilean geothermal association)
11-12 April, 2013, Santiago, Chile
www.achegeo.cl
23rd International Mining Congress and Exhibition of Turkey
16-19 April, 2013, Antalaya, Turkey
www.imcet.org.tr
Geothermal Technologies Program Annual Peer Review
22-25 April, 2013, Denver, Colorado
www1.eere.energy.gov/geothermal/peerreview.html
Advanced Energy 2013
30 April – 1 May, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York
www.aertc.org
4th European Geothermal PhD Day
5-7 May 2013, Szeged, Hungary
conference.asvanytan.hu/4thegpd/index.html
Renewable Energy World India 2013
6-8 May 2013, Mumbai, India
www.renewableenergyworldindia.com
Geothermal 3-Day MBA
8-10 May 2013, San Francisco, California
www.greenpowerconferences.com/TMGE1305US
The International Geothermal Conference (IGC 2013)
15-17 May 2013, Freiburg, Germany
www.geothermiekonferenz.de/en
AAPG 2013 Annual Convention & Exhibition
Theme 1: Global Unconventional Resources
19-22 May 2013, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
www.aapg.org/pittsburgh2013/index.cfm
Geothermal Power Asia Congress 2013
21-22 May, 2013, Jakarta, Indonesia
www.szwgroup.com/gpac2013
Power Industry Indonesia Conference
21-22 May 2013, Jakarta, Indonesia
indonesia.powerindustry-events.com/
All-Energy Exhibition & Conference
22-23 May 2013, Aberdeen, U.K.
www.all-energy.co.uk
International Conference on Enhanced Geothermal Systems (ICEGS 2013)
27 May 2013, Potsdam, Germany
www.icegs.eu/en
5th Annual World GeoPower Markets Global Meeting:
Securing Finance and PPAs for Geothermal Projects
28-30 May 2013, San Francisco, California
www.greenpowerconferences.com
Mexican International Renewable Energy Congress
29-30 May 2013, Mexico City, Mexico
www2.greenpowerconferences.co.uk/MIREC2013
9th SEE Congress & Exhibition on Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EE & RE)
29-31 May 2013, Sofia, Bulgaria
www.eeandres.viaexpo.com/en/congress
GEISER (Geothermal Engineering Integrating Mitigation of
Induced Seismicity in Reservoirs) Project
Final Conference
30-31 May, 2013, Naples, Italy
www.geiser-fp7.eu/default.aspx
European Geothermal Congress (EGC 2013)
3-7 June, 2013, Pisa, Italy
www.geothermalcongress2013.eu
Renewable Energy World Europe 2013
4-6 June, 2013, Vienna, Austria
(20% discount for GRC/IGA members)
www.renewableenergyworld-europe.com/index.html
GRC Workshop: Resource Assessment and Optimization
10-11 June, 2013, Sacramento, California
www.geothermal.org/workshops.html
GeoPower Indonesia & Philippines
18-19 June, 2013, Jakarta, Indonesia
www2.greenpowerconferences.co.uk/GE1306ID
47th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium
23-26 June, 2013, San Francisco, CA, USA
www.armasymposium.org
Third European Geothermal Review: Geothermal Energy for Electrical Power Production
24-26 June, 2013, City of Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
BESTEC (PDF)
U.S. GEA National Geothermal Summit
26-27 June, 2013, Reno, NV
geo-energy.org
3rd International 100% Renewable Energy Conference (IRENEC 2013)
27-29 June 2013, Istanbul, Turkey
www.irenec2013.com/giris.php
2013 National Geothermal Academy
8 July to 2 August, University of Reno, Nevada, USA
www.gbcge.org/education-NGA.php
GeoPower Africa 2013 Conference & Exhibition
16-17 July 2013, Salaam, Tanzania
greenpowerconferences.com
6th International Symposium on In-situ Rock Stress
20-22 August 2013, Sendai, Japan
www2.kankyo.tohoku.ac.jp/RS2013/
IASPEI General Assembly
SP2: From Surface Heat Flow Mapping to Geodynamic Analysis And Geothermal Energy
22-26 July 2013, Gothenburg, Sweden
www.geophysik.rwth-aachen.de/IHFC/2013.html
6th International Symposium on In-situ Rock Stress
20-22 August 2013, Sendai, Japan
www2.kankyo.tohoku.ac.jp/RS2013/
The 2nd Chilean International Renewable Energy Congress
10-11 September 2013, Santiago, Chile
greenpowerconferences.com
3rd New Energy Forum-2013
Forum 6: Geothermal Energy
26-28 September 2013, Xi'an, China
http://www.bitcongress.com/nef2013/
37th GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo
29 September - 2 October, 2013
MGM Grand
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
www.geothermal.org/meet-new.html
Sustainable Earth Science (SES 2013):
Technologies for Sustainable Use of the Deep Sub-surface
30 September-4 October 2013, Pau, France
www.eage.org
2nd Northern German Geothermal Day
23-24 October 2013, Hannover, Germany
www.norddeutsche-geothermietagung.de
ISES Solar World Congress 2013 (International Solar Energy Society)
3-7, November 2013, Cancun, Mexico
www.geotexpo.com
GEO-T EXPO International Geothermal Industrial Fair
12-14 November , Essen, Germany
www.geotexpo.com
26th International Applied Geochemistry Symposium
18-21 November, 2013, Rotorua, New Zealand
www.gns.cri.nz/iags
World Geothermal Congress 2015
April 2015, Melbourne, Australia
http://wgc2015.com.au/
Geothermal Resources Council (GRC)
Louis E. Capuano, Jr., President
P.O. Box 1350 • 2001 Second Street, Suite 5 • Davis, CA 95617-1350
Phone 530.758.2360 • Fax 530.758.2839
E-mail grc@geothermal.org
Visit: Web site
Geothermal Energy Association
Karl Gawell, Executive Director
Paul Thomsen, President
Jonathan Weisgall, Chairman
209 Pennsylvania Avenue SE • Washington, DC 20003
Phone 202.454.5264 • Fax 202.454.5265
E-mail gea@geo-energy.org
Visit: Web site
Geothermal Education Office (GEO)
Marilyn Nemzer, Executive Director
644 Hilary Drive • Tiburon, CA 94920
Phone 415.435.4574 • Fax 415.435.7737
E-mail geo@marin.org or mnemzer@marin.org
Visit: Web site
Geysers Geothermal Association (GGA)
Ron Suess, President, RES Co.
1275 4th St., Ste 105• Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Phone 707.541.0975 • Fax 707.546.9139
E-mail rsuess@cds1.net
International Geothermal Association (IGA)
Executive Director
Roland Horne, IGA President
The IGA Secretariat
c/o Bochum University oxf Applied Sciences (Hochschule Bochum)
Lennershofstr. 140
D-44801 Bochum GERMANY
Phone +49 (0)234-3210712
Fax +49 (0)234-3214809
E-mail iga@hs-bochum.de
Visit: Web site
List of National Geothermal Associations Around the World
Geothermal Heat Pumps
Geothermal Exchange Organization (Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium)
International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA)
International Energy Agency Heat Pump Centre
Please consult the GRC Membership Roster and Registry of Geothermal Services and Equipment
Power Plant Databases
IGA Geothermal Energy Database (Global)
OpenEI Power Plant Database (USA)
DOE Projects (USA)
GEA Power Plant Database (USA)
OIT Direct Use Database (USA)
Browsable Collections
Geotermia (Spanish language journal of the CFE, Mexico)
IGA Newsletter
UNU Geothermal Training Program Reports
OIT Geo-Heat Center Digital Library
Geothermal Hot Line
Geothermal Journals
IGA List of Relevant Journals
Citation Databases and Technical Report Collections
IGA Geothermal Conference Database (also hosted at Stanford)
OSTI/DOE Information Bridge
OSTI Energy Citations Database
OSTI Geothermal Technologies Legacy Collection
Science Accelerator
American Geophysical Union Digital Library
American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Library
OnePetro Library
SEG Digital Library
Geological Society of America
USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Library
University of Maryland Virtual Technical Reports Center
GeoScienceWorld
American Geosciences Institute
NTIS National Technical Reports Library
National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP)
U.S. Geoscience Information Network
U.S. State Publications and Data
State Geothermal Data
Alaska
Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys
Alaska Geothermal Bibliography
Arizona
Arizona Geological Survey Publications
Arizona Geological Survey Geothermal Downloads
California
California Geological Survey Publications Database
California Mines Geological Collection at the Internet Archive
Idaho
Idaho Geological Survey
Louisiana
Louisiana Geological Survey
Nevada
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
New Mexico
New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
North Dakota
North Dakota Geological Survey
Oregon
Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
Utah
Utah Geological Survey Maps and Publications
Utah Geological Survey Databases and Maps
Utah Natural Resources Library
Washington
Washington State Geologic Information Portal
Online Library Catalog (When searching the database enter "geothermal resources" in the Subject field)
Washington Geothermal Bibliography
Laws and Regulations
Department of Energy: Geothermal Laws and Standards
DOE/NEPA Policy & Compliance
Code of Federal Regulations and other Government Legislative Publications
US Code
US Patent and Trademark Office
Bureau of Land Management and the State of Nevada
Geothermal Energy Association
Australian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Geothermal Resources and Geothermal Reserves
Glossaries/Thesauri
Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary
USGS Earthquake Glossary
OSHA Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Glossary of Terms
IAEA Energy Thesaurus
• Part 1 & 2, April 2007
• October 2006
K-12 Students and Educators
UC Irvine Energy Tutorials
U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration “Energy Kids”
Geothermal Energy Curriculum - Oregon Department of Energy
California Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources: Kids and Educators
California Energy Commission “Energy Story”
Geothermal Education Office
Geothermal Education Office - Renewable Energy Source: Geothermal (Excerpt From Chapter 3 Energy for Keeps: Electricity from Renewable Energy)
U.S. Department of Energy
Geothermal Technologies Program
Open Energy Info: Geothermal (NREL)
Energy Information Administration
Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
Science and Innovation
Guide to Tribal Energy Development: Geothermal Energy Resources
Universities and National Laboratories
Energy & Geoscience Institute, University of Utah
Geo-Heat Center, Oregon Institute of Technology
Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy, University of Nevada Reno
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Southern Methodist University Geothermal Laboratory
Stanford University Geothermal Program
United Nations University Geothermal Training Programme
University of Auckland, New Zealand
Industry, Finance, and Policy
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE)
Geothermal Energy Association: Policy
Íslandsbanki Geothermal Industry Dashboard
NREL Guidebook to Geothermal Power Finance
ESMAP Geothermal Handbook: Planning and Financing Power Generation
Blogs and Forums
GRC Global Geothermal News
GRC on Facebook
GRC on Twitter
GEA Geothermal Energy Weekly
Geoexchange Geothermal Heat Pump Forum
ThinkGeoEnergy
Other Related Websites
American Council On Renewable Energy
GRC on You Tube - Geothermal Video Collection
California Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources
California Energy Commission: Geothermal Program
California Energy Commission: Project Factsheets
California Geothermal Energy Collaborative
Enhanced Geothermal Innovative Network for Europe (ENGINE)
European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC)
Geothermal Engineering Integrating Mitigation of Induced Seismicity in Reservoirs (GEISER)
Google.org - Enhanced Geothermal Systems
International District Energy Association
International Energy Agency Geothermal Implementing Agreement
International Partnership for Geothermal Technologies (IPGT)
International Renewable Energy Alliance
Geothermal Maps
US Department of Energy
IGA Interactive World Map
World Geothermal Power Plant Map - ThinkGeoEnergy
California - CA Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources
United States Direct Use Projects