Full Steam Ahead - From Lab to Load: How Tech Innovation and Infrastructure Strategy Will Scale Geothermal

Description
This webinar explores how geothermal can accelerate from early-stage innovation to infrastructure-grade deployment by uniting strategic execution with technical breakthroughs.
Location
Online Webinar
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Join us for a dynamic session that connects macro-level strategy—capital discipline, modularity, and faster development cycles—with micro-level technology advances, such as high-temperature drilling fluids and lost circulation control. Whether you're focused on engineering, investment, policy, or commercialization, this conversation will help you understand what it takes to scale geothermal, both above and below ground.

SPEAKER HIGHLIGHTS:
Rickey Bird Jr. (Sinclair Well Products): High-temperature drilling fluids, lubricants, and lost circulation materials that solve real-world barriers to geothermal deployment
Nasikul Islam (Exceed GeoEnergy): What can transition from oil-and-gas style execution frameworks to increase the bankability for geothermal energy infrastructure

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PNW RIG Presents "Exploring the Techno-Economics of Geothermal Electricity in Washington State”

Description
The Washington Geologic Information Portal has detailed data resources, freely available, that can inform technical and economic feasibility analyses of geothermal energy projects. Dr. Lee Florea, a program manager at the WA Dept of Natural Resources has kindly offered to provide us with an unofficial overview of the portal’s content. Jonathan Pezzino, principal & owner of SWS, contributes to NREL's open source geothermal techno-economic simulator GEOPHIRES. Jonathan will demonstrate example models constructed using GEOPHIRES with data downloaded from the WA Geologic Portal. His examples will include some of the more promising geothermal resources in the state. Join in discussion with other members of the Pacific Northwest RIG as we examine these tools for modeling the techno-economic feasibility of geothermal power plants.
Location
ZOOM 2PM PST
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Opportunities for Advancing Geothermal Energy Development in the Western USA

Description
Webinar sponsored jointly by Washington Citizens Climate Lobby and the Pacific Northwest Regional Interest Group of Geothermal Rising.
Ed Butler is one of the organizers of the Geothermal Rising Pacific Northwest Regional Interest Group and also is a volunteer with the Washington State Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL). The Citizens' Climate Lobby is a non-partisan advocacy organization with members throughout the USA. Two of its priority areas in 2025 are Permitting Reform and Building Decarbonization, which align nicely with Geothermal Rising’s mission. Geothermal Rising is having its annual Geothermal Hill Day in mid-May and in July, CCL will convene over 1,000 volunteers to meet with most members of Congress, from all states and most legislative districts. There is a growing interest by CCL in geothermal energy. This webinar is an opportunity to bring these communities together. The presentation will provide an overview of geothermal energy, how the Western US can apply it to its growing needs for electricity, and will cover relevant public policies that can accelerate geothermal deployment.

Location
ZOOM
Date
Topics
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Geothermal Energy Update for PNW ZOOM

Full Steam Ahead Webinar -April 2025 9:00 AM (Pacific Time)

Description
Weren't able to attend the 2025 Thermal Energy Network Symposium? You're in luck! The next Full Steam Ahead webinar will extend key insights from the event to the wider Geothermal Rising audience.
Location
ZOOM
Date
Topics
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Lunch and Learn about Geothermal Rising Canada

Description
Join us for a lunch and learn about Geothermal Rising Canada (GR Canada) 12:00 Noon-1:00 PM MST.
Location
WEBINAR
Date
Topics
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Croatian Perspectives on the Renewable Heating and Cooling Market – A Roundtable

Description
February 11, 2025
Location
Online
Date
Topics

Join us for an insightful roundtable organized by the RHC-ETIP platform, focusing on Croatian perspectives on achieving 100% renewable heating and cooling. Part of a series of national roundtables, this webinar will present the RHC-ETIP platform to national stakeholders and highlight tools that can support their work.

The event will feature discussions on unique challenges and strategies tailored to Croatia’s specific climate, social, and market conditions. Stakeholders will share their expertise and perspectives on key technologies for renewable heating and cooling, paving the way for a sustainable and resilient future in the sector.

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Full Steam Ahead: Spotlight on Award-winning Student Research

Description
December 10th, 2024.
Location
Zoom webinar
Date

Please join us for an educational and inspiring webinar where students who won GR Scholarships share their work. 

Presenters:

  • ​​​​​​​Vanessa Robertson- Director of Policy & Education, Geothermal Rising 
  • Margariete Malenda - "Linking microstructural, transport, and elastic property evolution in low porosity rocks upon thermal shocking"
  • Alex Martin - "Waste to Value: Quantifying Availability at Hellisheidi Combined Heat and Power Plant"
  • Princewill Okechukwu - "Geothermal Energy Investigation of the Ruwan-Zafi Hotspring Region, Northeastern Nigeria, using Aeromagnetic Data"

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Margariete Malenda

Margariete studied geology at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania as an undergraduate. She then earned her MSc. in geochemistry at Colorado School of Mines, and her PhD. in geophysics at Stanford University. Her PhD thesis used experiments to explore whether fast decreases in temperature can influence transport and elastic properties of geothermal reservoir rocks.

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Alex Martin

Alex Martin holds a bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder and is currently pursuing a master's in Sustainable Energy Engineering at the Iceland School of Energy. Her thesis focuses on geothermal energy, exploring themes of responsible resource management, cascade utilization, innovation, and the circular economy through the lens of operational processes. In addition to her academic work, she has experience in both high- and low-temperature geothermal applications in the USA and Iceland.

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Princewill Okechukwu

Princewill Nnamdi Okechukwu is a second-year Master’s student at the University of Padua, specializing in Geophysics for Natural Risks and Resources with a focus on geothermal energy. He has extensive research experience in using both passive and active geophysical exploration methods to identify and quantify geothermal resources, particularly in underexplored regions. His notable work includes pioneering geothermal research in Nigeria, such as his published study on modeling geothermal energy potential in the Ruwan-Zafi Hot Spring region using aeromagnetic data. 

As the founder of the first geothermal energy startup in West Africa, Princewill is committed to advancing sustainable energy solutions and achieving global climate goals. He is a recipient of the prestigious Marcelo Lippmann Graduate Scholarship from Geothermal Rising, awarded for his exceptional contributions to the field.  
At the University of Padua, Princewill’s research emphasizes innovative approaches to geothermal exploration in areas with limited prior geological data. His work bridges academic rigor with practical applications, aiming to transform energy landscapes through geothermal development.

Full Steam Ahead:Geothermal workforce and the role of collegiate competitions

Description
This Full Steam Ahead webinar is a collaboration with the Geothermal Rising Student Committee and is geared towards college students and geothermal professionals, highlighting the critical need of industry support in creating a sustainable and thriving geothermal workforce.
Location
ZOOM Webinar
Date

Date: September 17th, 2024

Time: 11:00-12:30 Central Time

Platform: Zoom webinar

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Title: The role collegiate competitions play in growing and strengthening the geothermal industry 

Description: Come hear from past participants and industry mentors on the impact collegiate competitions and project based learning can have in driving the growth of the geothermal industry. This webinar is geared towards college students and geothermal professionals, highlighting the critical need of industry support in creating a sustainable and thriving geothermal workforce. 

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Full Steam ahead-Sept 17th

 

Full Steam Ahead Webcast-Inclusive growth of the organization and industry

Description
Please join the GR DEI Committee as we discuss strategies of growing your industry into a diverse and equitable community.
Location
Zoom
Date
Topics
Wednesday August 28, 2024

We hope you join us as we host speakers discussing why DEI is important through presentation, data, references and future initiatives.  Do you want to know more? Join to learn how to get involved and how Geothermal Rising is leading the way for the Geothermal Industry.

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Times for all the zones. 1PM PST / 2PM MST / 3PM CST / 4EST