Tuesday, March 24th
Innovations in Geothermal Science, Technology, and Finance
Join us for a day focused on the future of geothermal energy, featuring deep dives into bleeding-edge innovations shaping geothermal science, technology, and finance. Explore groundbreaking advancements from government, nonprofits, and industry leaders, including the technologies, programs, and financing models that will fuel exponential global growth of geothermal energy.
Location: Geothermal House in the Innovation Agora
Tuesday, March 24th
Schedule of Events
Fuel up for the day exploring the abundant energy opportunity beneath our feet. Connect with investors and entrepreneurs shaping the next generation of geothermal and the capital providers needed to scale them.
Explore the "Journey to the Center of the Earth" virtual reality experience, the "Geothermal Energy at Oil and Gas Scale" guided augmented reality experience, and the GeoMap experience.
*Note this session is taking place outside of Geothermal House.
- Jamie Beard, Executive Director, Project InnerSpace
- David Babson, Ph.D, Executive Vice President, Energy, Climate, Nature, X-Prize
Join us for a discussion featuring industry leaders, supply chain experts, and innovative technology developers as they explore novel approaches to enhancing turbine production efficiency and supply chain resilience.
Explore the "Journey to the Center of the Earth" virtual reality experience, the "Geothermal Energy at Oil and Gas Scale" guided augmented reality experience, and the GeoMap experience.
The Geothermal Exploration Opportunities Map (“GeoMap”) is a world-leading, first-of-a-kind geothermal prospecting map that, as a free resource, rivals some of the most capable and complete private datasets and modeling capabilities in the world. Dive into the tool's geothermal prospecting capabilities, and hear what's next in this interactive session with two of the GeoMap's architects.
- Dani Merino-Garcia, VP Research, Project InnerSpace
- Dan Goodwin, Chief AI Officer, Project InnerSpace
Explore the latest on ARPA-E's energy abundance strategy, with a dive into the bleeding edge of geothermal technology advancement, in a session featuring ARPA-E's Director, Connor Prochaska.
- Conner Prochaska, Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
Join us for a fireside chat with Rod Colwell, CEO of Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR), as the company prepares for what is poised to be the largest IPO in the history of geothermal energy. Colwell will share his vision for CTR's next chapter, and the forces driving investor interest in blended geothermal/critical minerals concepts.
- Rod Colwell, CEO, Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR)
Explore how critical minerals and geothermal energy research and development amplify one another, and how EERE's work is building the future of energy in an engaging session featuring Assistant Secretary Audrey Robertson.
- Audrey Robertson, Assistant Secretary of Energy (EERE), Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
Grab a geothermal themed cocktail, and join the disruptors building the technologies and partnerships required to turn subsurface heat into the future of energy.
Explore the "Journey to the Center of the Earth" virtual reality experience, the "Geothermal Energy at Oil and Gas Scale" guided augmented reality experience, and the GeoMap experience.
