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Geothermal Stars in Tour of Imperial Valley Renewable Facilities

Alexander Schriener Jr., Director, Geothermal
Resources at CalEnergy Operating Corp.

As part of the Imperial Valley Renewable Energy Summit & Expo being held this week, attendees were   given the opportunity to tour the various renewable energy facilities in the county.

Setting out from the Barbara Worth Country Club near Holtville, Imperial County, the bus tour highlighted the wind, solar, biofuel and geothermal power plants that energize this agricultural powerhouse in the middle of the Southern California desert.

The geothermal highlights of the tour were: Ormat - Heber 1,  Heber 2 and Heber South Geothermal Plants, Energy Source Geothermal / John L. Featherstone Geothermal Plant / Simbol Materials, Various CalEnergy Geothermal Plants, and Ormat North Brawley Geothermal Plant.

The highlight of the trip was a presentation by Alexander Schriener Jr., Director, Geothermal Resources at CalEnergy Operating Corp. He gave a very informative and entertaining talk about the unique nature of the Salton Sea geothermal resource and Calenergy's geothermal power plants in the area.