Workshop #2 – Wednesday, December 16, 2020 (1PM to 2PM Pacific/3PM-4PM Central)  Title: The Geysers: Geoscience Careers and the Calpine Geothermal Power Facilities in Northern California –

Lehman, Drew

Workshop #2 – Wednesday, December 16, 2020 (1PM to 2PM Pacific/3PM-4PM Central) Title: The Geysers: Geoscience Careers and the Calpine Geothermal Power Facilities in Northern California –

Wednesday, 16 December 2020: 13:04

Drew Lehman, Environment & Education, San Francisco, CA, United States, Ronald Harrod, George Washington University, Communications, San Francisco, United States, Annina Jordan, University of California Davis, Civil Engineering, Davis, United States, Zhiying Chen, University of California Berkeley, Environmental, Berkeley, United States and Camryn Hollarsmith, Scripps College, Math, San Francisco, United States

Abstract:

The Calpine Power Plant in northern California is one of the largest geothermal renewable resource facilities in the United States. With 13 facilities operating within an area of 45 square miles along the border of Sonoma County and Lake County, the Geysers facilities generate enough renewable energy to power a city the size of San Francisco. The renewable energy field is growing rapidly. There is a plethora of jobs involved with the generation, maintenance, and sale of these geothermal energy resources. This presentation examines the careers associated with the design, construction and operation of the Calpine Geysers facilities.