Saturday, September 29, 2012

USA, Reno, Nevada:

2012 GRC Annual Meeting News

Field trips venture out to visit geothermal resources in Nevada



Over 90 attendees set out on field trips this morning, departing the site of the GRC Annual Meeting at the Peppermill in Reno.



The tours visited the ENEL Stillwater Geothermal/Solar Power Plant and Alterra Power Corp. Geothermal Power Plant Tour with a Stop at the "Top Gun" Naval Air Station.

There was also a trip to gain an overview of Structural Controls on Geothermal Activity in The Western Great Basin and a guided tour of Ormat's Steamboat Geothermal Plant Complex south of Reno.

A visit to ElectraTherm's factory in Reno viewed the process behind the development of the "Green Machine".