2024 Colorado-Iceland Clean Energy Summit
ZGEO Energy attended the Colorado-Iceland Clean Energy Summit hosted in partnership with the State of Colorado Energy Office, the Embassy of Iceland, Denver Economic Development & Opportunity, and Green by Iceland on June 20, 2024. Featured speakers included Minister Gudlaugur Thor Thordarsson, Governor Jared Polis, climate and energy leaders from the State of Colorado, Iceland, and the National Renewable Energy Lab.
The Summit brought together government and state leaders, businesses and researchers to discuss opportunities to strengthen the cooperation between Colorado and Iceland in the field of Geothermal Energy and Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) solutions. During this timely Summit, experts highlighted transatlantic cooperation to advance energy security and the role that advanced clean energy technology will play in advancing the energy transition needed to secure a net-zero future.
In addition to geothermal electricity generation, there was great discussion about thermal energy networks and how they can be integrated into new and older development areas to help decarbonize and free up capacity on the electric grid. The panelist also discussed and encouraged strong collaboration between geothermal providers, local governments, and the general public, emphasizing education and communication as the key to gaining broad support.
