GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo:

Demand for geothermal heats up (Blouin News)

Geothermal Nights by Sigurdur William Brynjarsson, Hafnarfjordur, Iceland

Geothermal power has never been hotter. The Geothermal Resources Council’s 39th Annual Meeting & GEA Energy Expo — the world’s largest annual geothermal conference — will take place from September 20-23 in Reno, Nevada, with the theme “Geothermal: Always On.”

This clean, reliable energy source does not depend on imports or favorable weather conditions, and is generally cost-competitive with fossil fuels. The World Bank estimates that as many as 40 countries could meet a large portion of their electricity demand through geothermal power. This past week in particular has been demonstrative of the pioneering or intensifying inroads geothermal has been making around the world.

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