Utah to Host Ultimate Geothermal Energy Event in October

SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#geoexpoplus–Over 1,300 attendees will gather at the world’s largest geothermal
energy event, the GRC
Annual Meeting and GEOEXPO+
, at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah from
October 1-4, 2017.

Utah Governor Gary Herbert will address the Opening Session of the GRC
Annual Meeting on Monday, October 2, and he will be joined by other
special guests and energy experts. The Opening Session will attract
leading researchers, academics, students, state and federal agency
officials, and executives from over 200 companies, such as Berkshire
Hathaway Energy, CYRQ Energy, Calpine, Coso Energy, ENEL Green Power,
Ormat Technologies, Inc., U.S. Geothermal Inc., and others that develop,
build, maintain and operate geothermal plants around America and the
world.

The GRC Annual Meeting features over 70 hours of technical
presentations, workshops, fieldtrips, a plenary session, networking
events and more. The GRC Technical Session programs will cover a wide
array of topics pertaining to geothermal energy.

The GEOEXPO+ features exhibits by leading companies who are paving the
way for geothermal development through new projects, products, services,
and technology. The exhibit hall will be open Monday at noon through
Wednesday at noon.

In addition, there will be joint GRC/GEA policy and market development
discussion panels on topics ranging from permit streamlining and new
technology developments to the growing international geothermal market.

For information or to register for the GRC Annual Meeting go to: https://geothermal.org/meet-new.html
or contact [email protected].

For information about the GEOEXPO+ or to register to exhibit or attend
the GEOEXPO+ go to: http://www.geothermalexpo.org
or contact Kathy Schott at [email protected].

To request an interview with anyone in the geothermal sector or one of
our special guests, please contact Rhonda Mills, 323-578-2912 or email [email protected].

About the Geothermal Energy Association: The Geothermal Energy
Association represents over 100 companies in the American geothermal
power industry, which supports a workforce of almost 12,000 full-time
U.S. jobs. Our nation’s leading developers and energy producers run 104
operating plants in nine states with a capacity of 3,700 megawatts at a
replacement value of over $20 billion. There are over 80 new projects in
development.

Contacts

GRC
Ian Crawford, 530-758-2360
[email protected]
or
GEA
Rhonda
Mills, 323-578-2912
[email protected]