Mexico’s Ministry of Energy issues permits to explore for geothermal energy
Press release from ENGIE SA of France: Mexico’s Ministry of Energy (SENER) has issued three exploration permits to ENGIE, a global energy company, and Reykjavik Geothermal, an Icelandic geothermal...
View ArticleU.S. Geothermal Inc. to present at the Cowen and Company Conference
U.S. Geothermal Inc. (NYSE MKT:HTM), a Boise, Idaho based renewable energy company focused on the development, production, and sale of electricity from geothermal energy, announced that Douglas...
View Article13 finalists chosen in run up for funding under GDF program for Latin America
In a first run of expression of interests of the Geothermal development Facility (GDF) for Latin America, it has now been announced that 13 finalists have been chosen, with final grant approvals...
View ArticleCommentary on the development of geothermal energy in Kenya
An interesting editorial written by Wycliffe Muga of Kenya. Muga explores how the price of electricity can transform his developing nation – particularly geothermal produced electricity. He notes that...
View ArticleEthiopia to relaunch Aluto Langano geothermal plant with 75 MW project
Ethiopia has been the other Eastern African country with geothermal production. But with the 8 MW geothermal plant at Aluto-Langano having not operated in years, there are now good news reported. The...
View ArticleOrmat inaugurates manufacturing facility to service geothermal market in Turkey
During an eventful week for the geothermal sector in Turkey, with a World Bank Geothermal Workshop, the IGC Turkey geothermal conference, Ormat opened its newly established manufacturing facility in...
View ArticleNew 2018 budget cutting U.S. geothermal research program to the bone
In a statement on the release of the 2018 Budget by the U.S. Government, the U.S. Geothermal Energy Association paints a bleak picture for available funding for geothermal research in the U.S. As...
View ArticleNZGA Seminar on the pulse of NZ’s geothermal industry, 27 June 2017
The New Zealand Geothermal Association will hold a Seminar on the Pulse of the Geothermal Industry in New Zealand, 27 June 2017. The program includes presentation from a wide range of industry...
View ArticleNew geothermal district heating system inaugurated near Paris
A new geothermal district heating system has been inaugurated in Tremblay-en-France, just outside of Paris earlier this week. About 80% of the heating demand of the 10,000 inhabitants will now be...
View ArticleStudy released on geothermal energy for local and district heating in...
How can the geothermal potential be used for heat networks? On behalf of the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), Geothermie-Schweiz has prepared an overview study on the geothermal potential in...
View ArticleMulti-municipality approach to exploring geothermal potential in Belgium
Reported earlier this week, the mayors of the municipalities of Bocholt, Bree, Hamont, Hechtel, Lommel, Meeuwen-Gruitrode, Neerpelt, Overpelt Peer in Belgium, together with VITO, infrax, NUHMA,...
View ArticleTV coverage on CarbFix project in Iceland – turning CO2 into minerals
In a recently published TV piece, AlJazeera covers the CarbFix project in Iceland. The goal of the project is to cut emissions by utilising a unique carbon capture system called CarbFix at the...
View ArticleTechnical University of Munich offering Master program in GeoThermics/ GeoEnergy
The Technical University Munich (TUM) in Bavaria, Germany has announced several new courses and programs starting this upcoming fall semester. As part of the announcement, a new GeoThermics/ GeoEnergy...
View ArticleNew geothermal district heating system started operation in Slovakia
As reported locally, a new geothermal district heating system has been inaugurated in Ve?ky Meder (Trnava Region) in Slovakia. The city is the fourth in the country that is utilising geothermal energy...
View ArticleThe ThinkGeoEnergy geothermal newsletter – weekly overview on global...
The longest running weekly newsletter for global geothermal energy news, ThinkGeoEnergy has now about 4,000 subscribers. Together with our Spanish and Turkish language service, we reach in excess of...
View ArticleESMAP Report – geothermal resource risk insurance
This brief overview is the third of four excerpted from The World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program covering the Comparative Analysis of Approaches to Geothermal Resource Risk...
View ArticleUNEP to set up Pan-African Geothermal Centre of Excellence in Kenya
Reported today from Kenya, the United Nations are planning to set up a Pan-African Geothermal Centre of Excellence training hub in Nakuru Town, in Kenya. Meseret Zemedkon, United Nations Environment...
View ArticleWorld Bank $1.8m grant to strengthen capacity in geothermal development in Chile
As reported today by our Spanish sister publication, PiensaGeotermia, the World Bank has approved $ 1.78 million in funding for a four-year implementation period from the Clean Technology Fund (CTF),...
View ArticleDrilling starts for 80MW Muara Laboh project in West Sumatra
As reported last week, Indonesian PT Supreme Energy Muara Laboh (PT SEML) officially started the development phase of Geothermal Power Plant (PLTP) project of Muara Laboh phase I with 80 MW marked by...
View ArticleScientists exploring option to utilise geothermal for heating in Northern...
Reported locally, scientists of the Institute of Oil and Gas Geology and Geophysics in Novosibirsk are currently conducting a study on geothermal energy potential in the north of West Siberia. This was...
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