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McGinness Hills Geothermal Power Plant is a Geothermal Project of the Year (Renewable Energy World)

Ormat Plant in Nevada, is a Renewable Energy World and Power Engineering Project of the Year Award Winner

(Courtesy Ormat)

The award winners were announced and recognized at the co-located Renewable Energy World North America Conference and Expo and Power-Gen International in Orlando, Florida.

Resource exploration is considered done of the major barriers to geothermal development. Even if resources are visible above ground, successful construction is not always a guarantee, which is why the McGinness Hills Geothermal Power Plant developed by GRC Member Ormat is such a notable project. Not only was the project located amidst protected wildlife, it was also a “blind resource” due to its lack of surface hot springs and fumaroles, which is extremely difficult to pinpoint and develop.

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