Pre-registration is required for all field trips and space is limited. Additional fees may also apply.

Additional Field Trip announcements are forthcoming - watch this space for updates! 

Ormat Steamboat Hills Field Trip Schedule

• Steamboat Hills Field Trip #1, Friday, October 24, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
• Steamboat Hills Field Trip #2, Friday, October 24, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Tour Overview
The Steamboat Geothermal Complex, located in Washoe County, Nevada, features six advanced binary cycle power plants that utilize air cooling to produce clean, renewable energy. With a total generating capacity of 84 megawatts, the facility showcases nearly three decades of geothermal innovation—beginning with its first plant in 1992 and expanding to its most recent addition in June 2020. Students will gain insight into sustainable energy development, geothermal technology, and the role of innovation in clean power generation.

Safety Requirements
All attendees must wear closed-toe shoes, long-sleeve shirts, and pants.

Separate registration required. Transportation, bottled water and safety equipment is included in the registration fee. Cost is $65 per person. Limited space available. 

Cyrq Soda Lake Field Trip Schedule

• Cyrq Soda Lake Field Trip #1, Saturday, 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM
• Cyrq Soda Lake Field Trip #2, Saturday, 12:45 PM – 5:00 PM

Tour Overview

Field trip participants will have the opportunity to learn about and explore the facility:

• Soda Lake Known Geothermal Resource Area (SLKGRA) Wellfield history
  • Early wellfield development
  • Unusual wellfield: combining steam, lower temperature wells, and discussion of the hottest pumped production well known.
• Soda Lake 1, 2, and 3 Geothermal Power Plants and history and the progression between the plants.
• A little history of the area, and an overview of the volcanic activity in the area including the surface manifestations that drew attention to the area for exploration.
• A brief tour of the power plant and wellfield.

Safety Requirements
All attendees must wear closed-toe shoes, long-sleeve shirts, and pants.

Separate registration required. Transportation, bottled water, and safety equipment is included in the registration fee. Cost is $75 per person. Limited space available.

Field Trip Description: Located at the north end of the Moana Hot Springs thermal anomaly, the Peppermill’s pools, hot tubs, domestic water for showers and mechanical systems, generate all of their heating energy from their geothermal operation 24 hours a day seven days a week. In addition to pumping the naturally heated water from the ground, the resort has also installed a reinjection well that returns the geothermal fluids back underground, to be reheated by the volcanic energy after it has heated the property. The tour will highlight the geothermal wells and engineering facilities. Our knowledgeable guides will provide an interpretive commentary during the trip, and you won’t even need to leave the hotel!

Field Trip Schedule: 

• Peppermill Direct Use Tour #1, Sunday, October 26, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
• Peppermill Direct Use Tour #2, Sunday, October 26, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
• Peppermill Direct Use Tour #3, Monday, October 27, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
• Peppermill Direct Use Tour #4, Monday, October 27, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
• Peppermill Direct Use Tour #5, Tuesday, October 28, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
• Peppermill Direct Use Tour #6: Tuesday, October 28, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
• Peppermill Direct Use Tour #7, Wednesday, October 29, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Although the tour is complimentary, pre-registration is required. Limited space available.