Media Invited to Geothermal Energy Symposium
Thursday, August 12, 2010
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center (RMOTC) in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Southern Methodist University (SMU) Geothermal Laboratory, invite members of the media to attend the two-day “Geothermal in the Oil Field” symposium in Casper, Wyo., Aug. 18-19, 2010. This event will highlight the application of low-temperature geothermal power production in oil and gas operations and other settings in the western United States.
This first-of-its-kind symposium will provide valuable information on this emerging domestic power source. Speakers will cover low-temperature projects throughout the western U.S. and provide an opportunity for participants to learn about the remarkable potential for power generation using co-produced fluids from existing oil, gas, and industrial infrastructure with minimal additional environmental impacts.
On Day 1, RMOTC will host field tours of nearby formations at Alcova Reservoir that correlate to the producing formations at NPR-3 and the test site located at the Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 3 (NPR-3) 35 miles north of Casper, Wyoming. The evening reception in Casper will feature NREL Geothermal Technologies Program Manager Tom Williams as keynote speaker.
Day 2 will be a full day of technical presentations and panel discussions by DOE and industry representatives. Lunch will be provided both days. There is no charge to attend the symposium.
To view the list of speakers, presentations and to register, go to http://www.rmotc.doe.gov/registration.html. For more information, please call (888) 599-2200 or e-mail talk@rmotc.doe.gov.
Background information on low-temperature geothermal activities at RMOTC is available at http://www.rmotc.doe.gov/press.html and http://www.rmotc.doe.gov/PDFs/geothermal.pdf.
For more information on the geothermal energy activities taking at NREL please visit http://www.nrel.gov/geothermal/.
NREL is the U.S. Department of Energy's primary national laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. NREL is operated for DOE by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC.
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