An ELI Public Webinar
Geothermal energy, which utilizes heat from inside the Earth, has the potential to help meet significant energy demands while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Geothermal power generation utilizes the heat and pressure from hundreds to several thousand meters underground, boiling water to drive steam turbines. This could create significant amounts of low-emission electricity, and potentially do so nearly 24/7, meeting a critical gap of existing variable renewables.
Recent technological developments in next-generation geothermal systems, including enhanced geothermal systems (EGS), closed-loop geothermal systems, and superhot rock (SHR) geothermal energy, have opened new avenues for widespread development. However, the current legal landscape is still developing, and the existing regulatory framework is an incomplete patchwork at best.
This webinar will raise awareness of emerging legal, policy, and technical questions in hopes of facilitating increased collaboration in efforts to provide clean, efficient energy to communities. It is a follow-up program to our December webinar, which focused on the use of geothermal for heating and cooling of buildings.
Panelists:
Thomas Lutken, Science Fellow, Climate Judiciary Project, Environmental Law Institute, Moderator
Gabriel Eckstein, Professor of Law; Director, Energy, Environmental, and Natural Resource Systems Law Program, Texas A&M University School of Law
Roland Horne, Thomas Davies Barrow Professor of Earth Sciences, Stanford University
Kayla Lucero-Matteucci, Manager of Finance, Arizona Governor’s Office of Resiliency
Katrina McLaughlin, Clean Energy Manager, U.S. Polsky Energy Center, World Resources Institute
Materials:
Materials will be posted as they are received.
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