http://northofthehotzone.com Washington State and the Geothermal Challenge Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:17:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In an agreement with a major timber company, Alta-Rock has acquired the geothermal rights to 263,000 acres in Western Washington.  While the full geothermal potential of these resources is not known, their proximity to the I-5 transmission corridor greatly favors their development compared to Eastern Washington geothermal resources.  The full ... http://northofthehotzone.com/2008/alta-rock-acquires-exclusive-geothermal-rights-to-263000-acres-in-western-washington/ Snohomish Pubic Utility District, the 12th largest in the nation has embarked on an aggressive geothermal development strategy within their service area.  With a goal of 90 MW by 2020, they are well on their way with significant early milestones in 2007 and 2008.  From a presentation by SNOPUD's Craig ... http://northofthehotzone.com/2008/snopud-geothermal-activities/ Over 65 participants attended the Geothermal Workshop for utilities hosted by Snohomish PUD in Everett last week.  During the day and a half event on both power generation and ground source heat pumps the focus was on the state of the industry and the opportunities now for advancing geothermal in ... http://northofthehotzone.com/2008/857/ The GEA has released its latest production and development report.  Link is here.  Nationally, growth is project at ~20% since the beginning of 2008.  Washington State garners a reference to one project around Mt. Baker. http://northofthehotzone.com/2008/2008-gea-report-washington-state-1-unspecified-project/ Electric Utilities’ Roles in Promoting Geothermal Technologies August 11-12, 2008 2320 California Street – Everett (Snohomish County Public Utility District) Map to location pdf is here Traffic can be heavy heading North across the county line.  Plan accordingly.  Bus ... http://northofthehotzone.com/2008/august-11th-geothermal-meeting-agenda/ Few members of the public attended the Monday evening event at the University Library in Seattle.  According to an attendee, federal BLM and Forest Service representatives outnumbered the public two to one.  Public attendees included at least one European power developer exploring the process in the Western United States.  Questions ... http://northofthehotzone.com/2008/federal-programmatic-eis-public-session-monday-july-28th-2008/   The first Geothermal workshop in Washington State will take place August 11 and 12 in Everett.  Coordinated by Snohomish Public Utility District, hosts include the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, American Public Power Association and the Western Area Power Administration. The cost of ... http://northofthehotzone.com/2008/snopud-to-hold-geothermal-workshop-august-11-12-in-everett/ Bill Virgin, columnist at the Seattle PI included geothermal in his latest article where he looked at geology and tax policy in Washington State on oil and gas. He broaches geothermal at the end while interviewing State Geologist Ron Teissere. How about geothermal to produce ... http://northofthehotzone.com/2008/seattle-pi-columnist-ponders-geothermal/ The BLM and Forest Service will hold one of 13 public meetings in Seattle on July 28, 2008 at the University Branch of the Seattle Public Library, (5009 Roosevelt Way, N.E. - just north of the University of Washington). The preferred Alternative in the Draft PEIS considers all public ... http://northofthehotzone.com/2008/geothermal-eis-public-meeting-in-seattle-july-28th-530-730/ Geothermal Washington is a short and focused programmatic effort by Climate Solutions to advance geothermal power in Washington State.  The Pacific Northwest is experiencing a renewed push in geothermal -- except in Washington State.  The Cascade Range is a known volcanic region and has strong geothermal potential.  Starting ... http://northofthehotzone.com/2008/geothermal-washington-an-update/