In a release today, the Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) has announce the winners of this year’s Amateur Geothermal Photo Contest. The purpose of the contest is to showcase quality photography featuring geothermal energy around the world.
I congratulate my friend Bastien Poux for the first price … about time Bastien. 
1st Place: Northern lights over a well protection dome in Hellisheidi and the Nesjavellir power plant – Bastien Poux, Pontoise, France.
2nd Place: The Geothermal Cloud – Victor Hernan Abarca Gonzalez, Berlin, Germany.
3rd Place: Hells Kitchen 2 – Darrell Cornett, El Centro, California, USA.
All the entries can be seen on the GRC Flicker website and will be showcased at the GRC Annual Meeting & GEA GeoExpo+ being held at the Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA from October 1 –4.
The winners will be presented with prizes at the GRC Annual Meeting. The theme for this year’s meeting is Geothermal Energy: The Power to Do More.
For more information about the GRC Annual Meeting, visit www.geothermal.org or call +1 (530) 758-2360.