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Geothermal Development & Resource Models Workshops at GRC Annual Meeting, Oct. 12-13, 2018

Geothermal Development & Resource Models Workshops at GRC Annual Meeting, Oct. 12-13, 2018 Workshop at the GRC Annual Meeting 2017 in Salt Lake City/ UT (source: GRC)
Alexander Richter 26 Sep 2018

The GRC will hold three workshops in conjunction with its Annual Meeting October 12-13 and October 17, 2018. The workshops deal with project development strategy and economic evaluations, the evolution of geothermal resource models and a Geothermal 101 introduction.

As part of the upcoming GRC Annual Meeting in Reno/ Nevada, the Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) has confirmed three workshops for October 12-13, 2018 and October 17, 2018.

Workshop – Project Development Strategy and Economic and Investment Evaluations, Friday & Saturday, October 12 & 13

  • Room: Naples 7, 8am – 5pm,
  • Cost: $550 (Member), $600 (Non-Member), $175 (Student)
  • Led by: Henry Veizades, Manon Stöver, Dr. Dan Hoyer, Mehul Patel and Steve Burden of Veizades & Associates, Inc

Join us for a 2-day workshop focusing on commercial development strategies for well field, resource production facilities, power production facilities, and infrastructure. Participants will develop economic and investment decision processes and a computer model using capital cost estimates, operating and maintenance costs, and revenue from power sales to drive the calculations of internal rate of return, net present value, and payback period. A case study for a successful project will be presented using a USTDA-funded feasibility study along with other real-world experiences shared by participants and instructors.

Who Should Attend? The workshop is designed for students, engineers, geoscientists, drillers and project managers tasked with advancing geothermal projects from the exploration stage to commercial power generation.

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Workshop – Evolution of Geothermal Resource Models: From Surface Exploration to Field Development and Reservoir Management, Friday & Saturday, October 12 & 13

  • Room: Naples 6, 8am – 5pm,
  • Cost: $550 (Member), $600 (Non-Member), $175 (Student)
  • Led by: Bastien Poux, Gene Suemnicht, Jeff Witter and Matthew Minnick

With a focus on the graphical aspects, this workshop will present the methodologies employed in the industry to accurately build resource models at the different stages of the exploration and development of a geothermal field. This workshop will follow the typical development order of any geothermal project; starting from the initial conceptual models resulting from the surface exploration phase, to the integration of sub-surface data in three-dimensional models during the development phase and the use of advanced numerical models to manage the reservoir during the production phase. During this workshop, numerous case studies from around the world will be studied in detail with the participants, including some of the world’s largest geothermal fields located in the United States, Indonesia and Iceland. Bring your computer as participants will have a hands-on experience!

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Workshop Geothermal 101 – Open to the Public, Wednesday, October 17

  • Room: TBA, 9:00-11:00am,
  • Cost: Free to the general public and GRC Annual Meeting & Expo registrants
  • Presented by: Gene Suemnicht, EGS, Inc.

9:00 -10:00am – Visit the Expo to understand the practical applications of geothermal energy.

10:00 -11:00am – Workshop in room TBD, explaining the basics of clean, dependable, renewable geothermal energy.
Nevada legislators, energy regulators and their staff, educators, students and the general public are invited to a special workshop explaining the many benefits of geothermal energy.

Geothermal energy has been described as the most reliable renewable and a sustainable green energy. What does it take to discover and develop a high enthalpy resource? How does it fit into the mix of renewable electricity generation for the future?

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Source: GRC