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Re: EnergySource’s New Geothermal Plant Is Online Near the Salton Sea

Geothermal Resources Council — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:06:45 -0000

Good article, Herman. However, Simbol Materials, plans to start extracting metals from geothermal brine at the planned Hudson Ranch II, not the existing #1 plant. Permission has been granted for the new plant and Simbol will coordinate start-up with plant completion.

Re: Record 4,196 Megawatts of Wind on California’s Grid April 7

Geothermal Resources Council — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:16:38 -0000

The record was set on Sunday. On Monday and Tuesday this week many wind turbines had to be shut down because it was too windy! It has been unusually windy in California the last few days and congratulations to our wind energy colleagues. Meanwhile, geothermal energy production remains ever dependent, available 24/7 365 days a year. Our power stations don't shut down because the Earth gets too hot!

Re: Solar and wind great for off-grid power, nuclear best for baseload

Geothermal Resources Council — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:56:32 -0000

Geothermal energy has a capacity of 98% and is available 24/7 365 days a year....for ever! South Africa should research the availability of this clean, dependable, baseload renewable energy.

Re: California Solar Breaks the 2 GW Output Mark

Geothermal Resources Council — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:08:46 -0000

Another sunny day in California! How lucky we are! However, geothermal keeps chugging along providing clean baseload energy that has a far lower environmental footprint than solar arrays.

Re: California Solar Breaks the 2 GW Output Mark

Geothermal Resources Council — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:06:41 -0000

Don, you are absolutely correct about the need for a a diverse portfolio. I think my British sense of humor threw you! I congratulate the solar industry for breaking another record - and there will be other stories announcing more records, but we mustn't lose sight of progress in other renewables in California, especially our specialty - Geothermal.

Re: Solar Usage Shattering Records in California as New Capacity Comes On-Line

Geothermal Resources Council — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 17:47:57 -0000

Geothermal energy broke through the 900 MW barrier recently and delivers over 21,000 MWh daily, 24/7, 365 days a year.

Re: Dependent on 'dirty fossil fuel'

Geothermal Resources Council — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 11:57:59 -0000

"Wind energy, geothermal and solar energy are all dependent on the oil industry and they are completely dependent on weather patterns."

This is incorrect. Geothermal energy is available 24/7, 365 days a year so is completely independent of the weather.

Also, I fail to see how these renewable energy industries are dependent on the oil industry. You're on the wrong side of history. mankind will embrace renewable energy and reject fossil fuels if we are to survive.

Re: Exciting new storage methods for renewable energy

Geothermal Resources Council — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 12:48:49 -0000

"The main issue with them other than cost as they are being developed is that they are intermittent. "

You include geothermal energy is this statement. WRONG! Geothermal energy is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It is the most dependable, clean renewable energy.

Also, your later paragraph on geothermal is insufficient lacking any information on geothermal electricity generation around the world. If you would like to learn something more about what you have written about go to: www.geothermal.org.

Re: Solar Energy Isn't Always as Green as You Think

Geothermal Resources Council — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 13:36:38 -0000

..... and geothermal energy.

Re: Tesla Gigafactory Could Produce 20% More Electricity Than It Needs

Geothermal Resources Council — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 13:27:40 -0000

"The catch, of course, is storing that energy; solar power will be non-existent at night, and on calm days wind energy will be hard to rely on."

Geothermal Energy is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It's always on.

Instead of a small 10 MW Geothermal Energy facility Musk can put his (or rather the Nevada taxpayers') money where his mouth is and invest in a larger plant. Northern Nevada has one of the world's leading geothermal resource.

Re: Why The Northwest Is the New Frontier For Geothermal Energy

Geothermal Resources Council — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 16:09:01 -0000

CORRECTION: It is the GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo

Re: Geothermal Industry Sees A New Frontier The Northwest · EarthFix · Oregon Public Broadcasting

Geothermal Resources Council — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 10:42:03 -0000

CORRECTION: The event is the Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) Annual Meeting and Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) Geothermal Energy Expo.

The Geothermal Resources Council chose to hold its annual meeting in Portland this year, not the GEA.

The GRC organized field trips to Mount St. Helens, Central Oregon’s Newberry Crater and Klamath Falls.

The event attracted more than 1,300 from 33 countries.

Re: Geothermal industry gathers in Portland, sees ripe opportunities for energy in Northwest

Geothermal Resources Council — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 16:59:09 -0000

CORRECTION: The event held in Portland, Oregon September 28 - October 2 is the Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) Annual Meeting & Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) Geothermal Energy Expo.

The GRC organized the event and contracted the GEA to run the trade show only.

More than 1,300 people from 33 countries around the world attended a hugely successful conference.

Re: Petaluma signs on with Sonoma Clean Power | Petaluma Argus Courier | Petaluma360.com

Geothermal Resources Council — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 11:53:55 -0000

Hope you enjoy the geothermal energy! The one clean, dependable, renewable energy.

Re: Are Geothermal Heat Pumps overhyped and overrated?

Geothermal Resources Council — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 13:57:26 -0000

Lloyd, please remove the photo of the geothermal plant in Iceland. The article is mostly about geothermal heat pumps and not about geothermal power generation.

This reflects poorly on your research.

Re: Common-sense solutions to Congressional gridlock

Geothermal Resources Council — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 16:45:51 -0000

RE: "clean energy technologies such as wind, solar, hydro, and geothermal are vulnerable to the weather and climate events"

CORRECTION: Geothermal energy for electricity generation is not vulnerable to the weather and climate events. It is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It is the one clean, dependable, renewable energy.

Re: Enel fires up world’s first geothermal and biomass hybrid plant

Geothermal Resources Council — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 17:07:20 -0000

CORRECTION: The Honey Lake Biomass power plant has been using geothermal waters to pre-heat boiler water for a while: http://www.greenleaf-power....

Honey Lake Power is a net 30 MW woody biomass electrical generation facility located approximately 20 miles east of Susanville in Lassen County California. The plant is a qualified in-state base load renewable resource (CEC# #60077E) that has been consistently providing renewable energy since 1989. Greenleaf Power acquired HLP in 2010.

HLP utilizes a Zurn travelling grate wood fired boiler and General Electric steam turbine generator. Each year HLP burns between 150,000 and 200,000 tons of woody biomass from the following sources: forests derived fuel, urban wood waste, and sawmill byproducts. Additionally, the project uses geothermal groundwater from local wells to preheat its boiler feed water, reducing the plants consumption of biomass.

Re: Geothermal Update: What’s New at The Geysers

Geothermal Resources Council — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 11:53:14 -0000

Excellent overview. You might want to check the good news from U.S. Geothermal on test results that confirm the existence of approximately 30 MW of steam at their Geysers project: http://geothermalresourcesc... - Also, the word=wide geothermal energy industry is gathering in Reno, Nevada this year at the Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) Annual Meeting & GEA Expo, September 20-23, Peppermill Resort Spa Casino. More information at: http://www.geothermal.org/m...

Re: Nature Watch: We should tap into the energy stored in the ground

Geothermal Resources Council — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 12:08:21 -0000

"We should be happy not to have that power here because volcanoes can turn to less passive roles." I would be only too happy to help you understand geothermal energy from resources deep underground. You are being too simplistic in linking it to live volcanoes. The USA is a leader in generating electricity from geothermal energy - this is a clean, dependable renewable energy that has been supplying power 24/7, 365 days a year for over 50 years. Do your research!

Re: California Raises the Bar on Its Ambitious Clean Energy Goals

Geothermal Resources Council — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 17:46:01 -0000

"Key among the challenges: The sun doesn’t shine at night and the wind doesn’t blow all the time." Geothermal energy is available 24/7 365 days a year regardless of the weather. California is the world leader in generating electricity from geothermal resources - why no mention in this article? Geothermal energy will help the state reach its 30% by 2030 goal.

Re: Solar Surges Past Wind, Hydro as California’s No. 1 Renewable Energy Source

Geothermal Resources Council — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 11:54:24 -0000

Pete, I am surprised you did not mention geothermal energy in this report. The one clean, dependable renewable energy is generating electricity 24/7 365 days a year regardless of the weather. On bad weather days, such as we are having with El Niño, geothermal energy is the number one renewable energy in California. There is a story there. I estimate geothermal energy provided around 10 Million kWh to the CAISO grid last year. Given California's position as the leader in the global geothermal energy industry this is important information that will be of interest to your readers.

Re: Solar Surges Past Wind, Hydro as California’s No. 1 Renewable Energy Source

Geothermal Resources Council — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 13:00:57 -0000

Thanks Pete. Lets hope there is more concerted action to help restore the Salton Sea - certainly the geothermal energy industry can help with that.

Re: New York City leads on geothermal adoption

Geothermal Resources Council — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 15:22:32 -0000

"New York City leads on geothermal adoption" - Congratulations on a heat-pump success - from your geothermal electricity generation colleagues.

Re: Top 10 Reasons to Consider Geothermal

Geothermal Resources Council — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 14:39:44 -0000

The photo is of a steam pipe supplying a geothermal power plant, not a geothermal hybrid heat pump!! Please make the correction.

Re: Two Superpowers We Wish We Had

Geothermal Resources Council — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 15:49:57 -0000

"Solar and wind power are reliable energy sources so long as the sun is shining and the wind is blowing. But people still need dependable energy on cloudy days, at nighttime, and when the air is still. That means power companies often back up these renewable sources with fossil fuels like coal or natural gas, which emit greenhouse gases."

Geothermal energy is available 24/7, 365 days a year, has few greenhouse emissions, a small power plant footprint, fuel available in the immediate vicinity, is completely renewable - as long as the Earth itself exists - shall I go on? Please do some more research into geothermal energy. It seems that you place all your eggs (solar and wind) in one basket!