Ritz Carlton Battery Park, New York City, NY
Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 9am-5pm
Registration has closed to public. Credentialed press registration is limited but still available. Credentialed press, please contact Kathy Kent at 202.454.5263 or email: kathy@geo-energy.org to register.
There will be no onsite registration.
Morning Geothermal 101 Basics Tutorial and keynote presentations will be available via FREE webcast. To register for FREE webcast, please see link below.
Current Agenda
9:00 Welcome and Introduction, Jonathan Weisgall, President, GEA and Vice President MidAmerican Energy
9:05-9:20: Opening Keynote Remarks, Alexander Karsner, Assistant Secretary of Energy
9:20-11:45: Basic Introduction to Geothermal Energy
- Understanding the geology behind geothermal energy: Paul Brophy, EGS Inc and President, Geothermal Resources Council
- Geothermal Reservoir Assessments: Arnar Hjartarson, Geothermal Reservoir Specialist, Glitnir
- Drilling: Lou Capuano, President, ThermaSource
- Power plant technology: Lucien Bronicki, Founder and Chairman, Ormat
12:00-1:30: Lunch/Luncheon Keynote Address
Dan Reicher, Director for Climate Change and Energy Initiatives, Google.org
Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland
1:30-2:45pm: Geothermal Finance Issues and Perspectives:
Panel Moderated by Dan Mannes, Vice President, Senior Research Analyst-Energy, Avondale Partners, LLC
- Dita Bronicki, CEO, Ormat
- Charles Arrigo, Director, Sustainable Energy, Glitnir
- Tony Lent, Partner, US Renewables Group
- Christopher Smith, Merrill Lynch
2:45-2:55: US Market Review:Karl Gawell, Executive Director, GEA
2:55-3:15: World Market Review:Subir Sanyal, President, Geothermex
3:15-3:30: Afternoon Break
3:30-5:00: Project showcase:
- UTC Power, Ed Fichtel, PureCycle Geothermal Product Manager
- Google, Charles Baron, Climate and Energy
- Western GeoPower, Inc., Thomas Drolet, CEO
- Terra-Gen Power, James Pagano
- Raser Technologies, Michael Hayter, Director of Geothermal Development
- Iceland America Energy, Magnus Johannesson, CEO
- Ormat, Paul Thomsen, Public Policy Manager
- Geysir Green Energy, Nanna Baldvinsdottir, Head of Marketing and Relations
- Vulcan Power, Steve Munson, CEO
- Enel North America, John Snow, Director of Resource Development
Registration Prices
- Full Registration $395
- GEA Member Registration $325
To register for FREE webcast of morning tutorial and keynote addresses, please click here
For sponsorship opportunities, please click here
About our Gold Level Sponsors:
Glitnir Capital Corporation is a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Glitnir Bank, ihf. Glitnir is a leading niche player in three global industry segments; seafood/food, sustainable energy, and offshore services vessels. The Glitnir group operates in Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, the UK, Luxembourg, Russia, Canada, the United States and China. Glitnir is listed on the Icelandic Stock Exchange. For more information: www.glitnirusa.com and about our global energy focus: http://www.glitnir.is/English/Business/Energy/.
Ormat Technologies, Inc., is the only vertically-integrated company primarily engaged in the geothermal and recovered energy power business. The company designs, develops, owns and operates geothermal and recovered energy-based power plants around the world. Additionally, the company designs, manufactures and sells geothermal and recovered energy power units and other power-generating equipment, and provides related services. The company has more than four decades of experience in the development of environmentally-sound power, primarily in geothermal and recovered-energy generation. Ormat products and systems are covered by more than 75 patents. Ormat currently operates the following geothermal and recovered energy-based power plants: in the United States - Brady, Heber, Mammoth, Ormesa, Puna, Steamboat and OREG 1; in Guatemala – Zunil and Amatitlan; in Kenya - Olkaria; and in Nicaragua - Momotombo. For more information, visit www.ormat.com.
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