Session 5F: Above Ground Challenges & Opportunities

Session 5F: Above Ground Challenges & Opportunities

Date
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Session Time
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Session Location
Tuscany 6

In this session, we will explore, methods to mitigate environmental concerns, integration with power grids, state and federal policy issues, health and safety, community engagement, as well as construction and engineering issues.

  • 7:30 AM - 7:50 AM | Transforming Public Perception of Geothermal Energy through Strategic Community Engagement: Empirical Case Studies from Ormat Technologies | Presenting Author:  Marisol Collons
  • 7:50 AM - 8:10 AM | On Geothermal Energy Production, Site Permitting and Monitoring and Preservation of Surface Thermal Features | Presenting Author: Rebecca Kreuzer
  • 8:10 AM - 8:30 AM | Groundwork - regulatory practices of top global geothermal electricity producers | Presenting Author: Emily Smejkal
  • 8:30 AM - 8:50 AM | Geothermal Power Plant Screening | Benchmarking Prime Development Regions | Presenting Author: Graham Bain
  • 8:50 AM - 9:10 AM | Federal Law and Geothermal Power: Primers and Predictions | Presenting Author: Travis Annatoyn
  • 9:10 AM - 9:30 AM | Geothermal Exchange and Data Center Integration Result in Golden Opportunities | Presenting Author: Jason Willeford