For the first time, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and Geothermal Rising are bringing together geothermal, critical minerals and gases to explore the connections between them, either in the formation of the reservoirs or reserves, or in exploring for, evaluating, and producing them. Specifically, the conference will bring together geothermal, lithium, geologic hydrogen, helium, iodine, and more in the form of technical presentations, probing panel discussions, poster sessions, and more.

Schedule:
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM (CDT)
Friday, 7 June 2024, 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM PM (CDT)

Registration fee includes continental breakfast, coffee breaks, buffet lunch and end-of-day reception on Thursday.

More information

Join the Colorado RIG at the New Terrain Brewing Company & virtually through ZOOM

Jason Sorter, Director of Policy and Community Engagement for Geothermal Rising, will be discussing state and federal level policy activities. Jason is a senior clean energy policy and strategic communications professional with over 14 years of experience advancing renewable energy policies and deployment at the federal, state and local levels.

Register to attend in person

Zoom link: https://ahint.zoom.us/j/81244427487?pwd=NkVIU1A2UzFGMXJ0R1ovWXpKZUpwUT09

This webinar will provide a deep dive into the Department of Energy’s newly-published Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Next-Generation Geothermal Power report. The Pathways to Commercial Liftoff Reports are the product of comprehensive stakeholder engagement, combining system-level modeling with project-level financial analysis. These reports offer valuable insights, identifying key themes and interactions among various grid technologies. While they do not represent official DOE policy or strategic plans, they serve as crucial resources for decision-makers in the energy sector, investors, and a broader range of stakeholders. 

The crux of the Next-Generation Geothermal Power Liftoff is that Geothermal power technology has shown compelling advances that can enable it to become a key contributor to secure, domestic, decarbonized power generation for the U.S. as a source of clean firm power.  “Commercial liftoff”, or the point at which the technology can sustain itself without external support, can be reached as early as 2030 with 2 to 5 gigawatts of new power online in 5 to 10 unique geographies that have not yet been identified as geothermal resources.  In this webinar, the report’s lead authors, Dr. Charles Gertler and Dr. Mike O’Connor, will outline the support for this assessment, and outline the key partnerships, business models, and support mechanisms that could be leveraged to ensure Liftoff is achieved.  We look forward to your attendance!

Register here.

Save the Date for the Geothermal Exhibit Celebration and Industry Mixer

Date: April 18, 2024 Time:  5-7pm PDT 

We will start with a presentation at 5:30pm PDT, followed by networking and appetizers.

Click Here to Register

Join us for a groundbreaking event designed exclusively for contractors working with heat pumps. The U.S. Heat Pump Summit is the ultimate gathering to level up your sales, designs, and installations to high performance building standards!

Unlock the secrets to maximizing comfort for your customers while simultaneously growing your business with training on overlooked heat pump and airflow fundamentals, coupled with heat pump focused sales approaches and more.

Hosted in association with the Eneref Institute's Heat Pump Alliance, the summit aims to improve homeowner and contractor satisfaction with heat pump and electrified building equipment!

More information

Join Geothermal Rising (GR), the Colorado Energy Office (CEO), and the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA) to foster networking across the heating and cooling segment of the geothermal industry. This workshop will provide generalized feedback on the status of the industry in Colorado -- challenges, barriers, opportunities, resources. We are also excited to have Governor Jared Polis provide welcome remarks to attendees.

The workshop will explore: 

• What does the industry need to be more successful?
• What collaboration opportunities are there?
• What's working / not working with state incentives?

Part of this workshop will inform the first annual CEO Geothermal Sector Survey themes, questions, and process. There will also be a tour of the Denver Pipefitters Local #208 facility and apprenticeship programs.

As a workshop attendee you will gain valuable intel on the status of the industry and its trends, help the CEO firm up geothermal stakeholders for ongoing communications, better understand the CEO and industry opportunities to support engagement, facilitate and promote the workforce transition into the geothermal industry, and help the CEO improve the Geothermal Sector Survey for the State of Colorado.

This is a hybrid event, virtual participation and feedback is welcome. 

• Colorado DWR Certified Geoexchange Installers
• Colorado HVAC Installers
• General Commercial Contractors
• General Residential Contractors
• Geothermal Heat Pump Suppliers and Manufacturers
• Geothermal Well Drillers (Colorado)
• Labor Unions
• Municipalities Interested in TENs
• NGOs
• Public Utilities  
• State Agencies