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| The GeoVision Report uses photos from the GRC Photo Contest throughout the document |
Tuesday, September 16, 8am - 12 Noon
Catalina Room, Palm Springs Convention Center
The report, GeoVision: Harnessing the Heat Beneath Our Feet, summarizes findings showing that geothermal electricity generation could increase more than 26-fold from today—reaching 60 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity by 2050. In addition to describing electricity-generation opportunities, the GeoVision analysis also shows how geothermal can enhance heating and cooling solutions for American residential and commercial consumers through direct-use and heat-pump technologies.
- 8-8:20 am - An Overview of the GeoVision Report - Susan Hamm, Director, DOE Geothermal Technology Office
- 8:20 - 8:40 - Exploration - Christine Doughty, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- 8:40 - 9:00 - Reservoir Maintenance and Development - Thomas Stephen Lowry, Sandia National Lab.
- 9:00 - 9:20 - Barriers—An Analysis of Non-Technical Barriers to Geothermal Deployment and Potential Improvement Scenarios - Katherine Young, Laboratory Program Manager-Geoscience, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- 9:20 - 9:40 - Electric Sector Potential to Penetration - Chad R Augustine, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- 10:10 - 10:30 - Thermal Applications—Quantifying Technical, Economic, and Market Potential of Geothermal District Heating Systems in the United States - Kevin McCabe, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- 10:30 - 10:40 - Thermal Applications—Geothermal Heat Pumps - Xiaobing Liu
- 10:40 - 11:00 - Geothermal Hybrid Systems - Dan Wendt
- 11:10 - 11:30 - The Employment Opportunities, Water Impacts, Emission Reductions, and Air Quality Improvements of Achieving High Penetrations of Geothermal Power in the United States - Dev Millstein, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (NREL)
- 11:30 - 11:50 - The GeoVision Roadmap - Susan Hamm, Director, DOE Geothermal Technology Office