New drilling contract for up to 10 additional wells, Hellisheidi geothermal...
Reported this morning, Icelandic energy company ON (Reykjavik Energy) and Iceland Drilling (Jardboranir) have agreed on drilling seven wells in the Hengil area in the coming years. An additional three...
View ArticleFirst geothermal project funded under early stage PLUTO program by EBRD in...
In a release the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRDI announces that it has funded the first project under the PLUTO initiative by EBRD and the Clean Technology Fund, which supports...
View ArticleNew attempt at legislation allowing geothermal development in parks in Costa...
A new legislative effort has been launched in Costa Rica. With the planned legislation it is proposed to allow the exploration and exploitation of geothermal resources in protected areas of the...
View ArticleIcelandic HS Orka recognized with Energy Globe Award for its Geothermal...
Icelandic energy company HS Orka announced today, that on World Environment Day, the company “was awarded the Energy Globe Award, which is awarded to companies and individuals who have stood out in...
View ArticleDeadline for Global Geothermal Awards Nominations, June 15, 2017
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) would like to remind the global geothermal community to make their nominations for this year’s GRC Awards. The awards recognize distinguished colleagues in the...
View ArticleIndonesia launches geothermal risk mitigation scheme to boost development
A World Bank funded risk mitigation scheme has been planned to be introduced in Indonesia for now quit some time. But now it is expected that the Indonesian government plans to take on some of the...
View ArticleWorld Bank: private investment & tariffs key to geothermal growth in Turkey
Turkey has shown an incredible growth of its geothermal power generation capacity. With an installed 30 MW of capacity in 2008, the country has as of today around 860 MW of installed capacity. During...
View ArticleUniversities interested in research on geothermal well in St. Gallen,...
After the failed geothermal project of Basel, Switzerland, the project in St. Gallen was a big hope for geothermal energy development in Switzerland. But after natural gas was discovered in the well...
View ArticleWashington State taking steps to implement more geothermal energy
While neighboring state Idaho is one of the more progressive states using geothermal energy for district heating, Washington has been lagging behind in this area. The state uses a mix of renewables...
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KenGen plans to add up to 653 MW in geothermal capacity by 2023
In a recent overview presented at an internal event, KenGen presented an overview over its projects and plans for the next 5 years as related to renewable energy development. Current projects: Olkaria...
View ArticleGerman geothermal specialist Daldrup & Söhne report profitable fiscal year
Daldrup & Söhne from Germany significantly increased their profits for 2016 fiscal year. The company generated consolidated sales of EUR 31.1 million ($35 million), according to records. This is an...
View ArticleGeothermal Resource Council annual meeting and charity golf tournament
GRC will be hosting their annual charity golf tournament on Sunday October 1, 2017 at the Mountain Dell Golf Course in Salt Lake City, Utah. For further information, please contact GRC’s Golf...
View ArticleGeothermal lease sale, Mineral County, Nevada – October 2017
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City District, Stillwater Field Office in Nevada, U.S., has completed an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Mineral County Parcels, October 2017....
View ArticleGEOTHERMICA – EU Funding for geothermal research – Call to Action
Under the GEOTHERMICA geothermal research initiative, financial resources and know-how of 16 geothermal energy research and innovation programme owners and managers from 13 countries and their regions...
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Geothermal continues growth internationally – though slower than other...
This week REN21 published its annual Renewables 2017 Global Status Report (GSR), the most comprehensive annual overview of the state of renewable energy world wide. According to the report, additions...
View ArticlePublic comment period for Dixie Meadows Geothermal Development Project,...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City District, Nevada, has extended the public comment period for an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Dixie Meadows Geothermal Development Project. The...
View ArticleAlaska looking into geothermal energy potential on remote Augustine Island
Augustine Island is situated in the cold waters of Cook Inlet, not far from Katmai National Park. 60 kilometers (37 miles) from the nearest town, this uninhabited island shows signs of geothermal...
View ArticleThe Retail approach to selling electricity from geothermal plants in the...
With no existing feed-in-tariffs for geothermal energy, geothermal operators in the Philippines are looking to sell their electricity to private sector players. We recently reported on a deal of Nestlé...
View ArticleExpression of Interests sought for strategic partnership in geothermal...
Icelandic engineering firm Mannvit and Greek based Euroconsultants have been working together to prepare several geothermal projects for investment in Greece. Below is the recent announcement and call...
View Article12 MW Expansion of the Maibarara 2 geothermal plant nearing completion
Philippines based PetroEnergy reports on its ongoing expansion plans, expecting investments of up to P6.7 billion ($135 million) over the next two years into solar, wind and geothermal projects of the...
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