Wednesday, October 2, 2013

GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Energy Expo:

Geothermal Industry Looks To Raise Its Game (earthtechling)

The Opening Session of the GRC Annual Meeting
Is geothermal energy destined to be a niche player as solar and wind gain big-time status in the United States? Leaders in the industry, meeting in Las Vegas this week, rejected the idea, but conceded they’ll have to do some educating, lobbying and cost-cutting if geothermal is to fully join the renewables revolution.

“Wind and solar are available when they want to be and that’s not a great deal of the time,” Halley Dickey, director of geothermal business development at TAS Energy, said at a news conference during the first day of this week’s Geothermal Resource Council Annual Meeting & Geothermal Energy Association Energy Expo in Las Vegas. “Geothermal is available when you need it and when you call for it.”

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