Events Calendar

Field Trip: The Past, Present, and Future of Geothermal Energy
18–19 June 2025

Description

Join us for a fascinating excursion through Utah to learn about the increasingly important role of geothermal energy.  We will examine a variety of surface manifestations, historically significant geothermal sites, and producing geothermal systems. The trip will include visits to electricity producing binary and flash plants in central Utah, and Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) being developed by Utah FORGE and Fervo. This is your chance to see the past, present, and future of geothermal energy!

Preliminary Itinerary

Wednesday, 18 June

• 1:00 p.m. leave from Salt Lake City Marriott University Park
• Charter bus drive to Cedar City (250 miles 4hr w/o stops + ~1.5hr stop at Fillmore) 
• Stop near Fillmore: hot springs/geology, carbonates, travertine vein from old quarry.
  6:00 p.m. Arrive Cedar City and check into hotels 
• 7:00 p.m. dinner at Milt’s Stage Stop (5 miles up road 14, 9:00 p.m. closing time)

Thursday, 19 June

• 7:00 a.m. pick-up at hotels 
• Drive to the Parowan Gap to view petroglyphs (30-min drive, 30 min visit)
• Drive to informational kiosks near Utah FORGE Site (45 min)
• Visit informational kiosks (10 min)
• Stop to see Opal Mound fault/hot spring deposit to discuss geothermal history of the area (drive 15 min, 45 min visit)
• Visit neighboring production well (drive 10 min, visit 15 min)
• Visit Blundell Geothermal Power Plant (drive 10 min, 30 min visit)
• Stop at Mag Lee / old hot springs (drive 10 min, 30 min visit)
• Tour Utah FORGE site (drive 15 min, visit 45 min)
• Lunch (45 min)
• Tour Fervo (drive 2 min, 1 hr visit)
• Visit Cove Fort (45 min drive, 30 min visit)
• Drive home (2.5 hrs)
• Leave at 2:30 p.m., arrive 5:00 p.m. Salt Lake City Marriott University Park (2.5 hrs) 

Fee

To be determined. The field trip fee will include transportation, one night hotel in Cedar City, field guide, snacks, and lunch. A group dinner in Cedar City will be planned and paid for individually.

Field Trip Leaders

• Joe Moore and Christopher Katis, Energy and Geoscience Institute, University of Utah
• Josh Sellars, Sequeent

Workshop Location

The AGU-SEG Geothermal Workshop will be held at:
Salt Lake City Marriott University Park
480 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City, Utah 84108

This full-service hotel and conference center, located adjacent to the University of Utah and minutes from downtown Salt Lake City, offers two on-site restaurants, free parking, and gorgeous mountain and city views.

A block of rooms is reserved at the SLC Marriott University Park at the rate of US$175 per room per night plus 13.82% tax. The group rate will be honored Sunday–Thursday, 15–19 June 2025. Make your reservation online or directly with Marriott reservations at 1-800-228-9290 and reference AGU-SEG Geothermal Workshop. Reservations cut-off date: Sunday, 1 June 2025.

Salt Lake City International Airport is 15 miles from the workshop venue.

The workshop venue is walking distance to the Energy & Geoscience Institute, The University of Utah.
Just west of conventional discover Salt Lake

Visas/Letters of Invitation

The U.S. requires the citizens of many foreign countries to obtain visas to enter the United States. If you are not a U.S. citizen and are intending to attend the workshop, please ensure you obtain the correct visa to enter the country. The process of obtaining a visa may take several months. Detailed information on the U.S. Visa Policy can be found online at the U.S. Department of State website.

It is your responsibility to apply for a passport, visa, or any other required documents and to demonstrate to consular officials that you are properly classifiable as a visitor under the United States Law.

You may print your own workshop visa letter here. SEG supplies this letter for visa purposes only. If your visa application is denied and SEG receives a copy of the denial by email before 6 June 2025, your registration fee will be refunded in full. After 6 June 2025, your registration fee will be refunded less a US$75 processing fee.

Please note this letter does not guarantee that you will be granted a visa, nor does it commit SEG to assist you in obtaining a visa.

You are invited to offer your support of the AGU-SEG Geothermal Workshop by purchasing a sponsorship from the following list of opportunities.

Platinum — US$10,000

Gold — US$5,000

Silver — US$2,000

Reception — US$3,000

Lunch — US$3,000

Student Support — US$3,000

Attendee Gift — US$1,000 plus cost of gift of choice To review sponsorship opportunities in detail and to sign up as a workshop sponsor, please download the Sponsorship Form and submit it to [email protected].