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Renewable Energy Experts Tour Imperial Valley Hot Spots

On the Bus

Experts from the renewable energy industry were given a tour of Imperial Valley renewable energy sites today as part of the Imperial Valley Renewable Energy Summit & Expo.

Among the highlights of the bus-trip was the Hudson Ranch I geothermal power plant, online since noon last Friday, and the Simbol Materials site next door that will extract Lithium and other valuable metals from geothermal brine.

Hudson Ranch I Power Plant

The attendees also saw extensive solar arrays (one was even providing shade for a feed lot), new power lines and extensive agricultural cultivation enabled by renewable energy. 

The GRC is attending the 2012 Imperial Valley Renewable Energy Summit & Expo this week. Sponsored by the Imperial Valley Economic Development Corporation, the event is being held at the Barbara Worth Resort & Country Club. USA, California, Imperial Valley: