Lease sale for five geothermal parcels in Nevada, 26 Oct. 2017
As part of an announcement for the public review of Environmental Assessments done for five geothermal parcels, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Elko District in Nevada has released the date for a...
View ArticleProgram released for Praxisforum Geothermie.Bayern, Munich – Sept. 11-12, 2017
The program for this year’s Praxisforum Geothermie.Bayern 2017, the key annual event on the geothermal development in Bavaria, has been released. The event features two field trips, several key notes...
View ArticleIndonesia Intl Geothermal Conference – Darajat Field Trip – 4-5 August 207
This year’s Indonesia International Geothermal Conference & Exhibition (IIGCE) again features a field trip. This year it will go to the Darajat geothermal field in West Java and visit the Darajat...
View ArticlePaper producer planning utilisation of geothermal at Renkum, Netherlands
As part of a larger geothermal energy effort, which we have been reporting on over the past 10 days or so, another consortium has shared details about their plans for the utilisation of geothermal...
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New Managing Director for Pfalzwerke geofuture to start Oct. 1, 2017
In an announcement on its website, German utility Pfalzwerke announces a change in management of its Pfalzwerke geofuture company. The company is operating the Insheim geothermal power plant in the...
View ArticleElectricity from geothermal plants at Olkaria reaching port city of Mombasa
With an ongoing effort of electrification and improving electricity transmission systems, Kenya has now reported the completion of a 480 kilometer electricity line connecting Mombasa with Nairobi. This...
View ArticleGDC starts exploration works for Baringo-Silali geothermal project
Reported by Kenya’s NTV, Kenya’s Geothermal Development Company (GDC) has started exploration for its Baringo-Silali geothermal development. The company is now developing water systems, with more than...
View ArticleJob: Geothermal Reservoir Engineer/ Modeller, Mercury, Rotorua/ NZ
New Zealand geothermal company Mercury (former Mighty River Power) is seeking to fill the position of Geothermal Reservoir Engineer/ Modeller in Rotorua, New Zealand. Here the official description by...
View ArticleBaker Hughes and GE Oil & Gas complete merger transaction
In an announcement this week, Baker Hughes, a GE company announced today that the transaction combining GE’s oil and gas business with Baker Hughes is complete. The new company is the first and only...
View ArticleThe UK’s first geothermal power project at United Downs, Cornwall, UK
The UK’s first geothermal power project is kicking off in Cornwall, England. Geothermal Engineering Ltd, (GEL) is set to begin exploratory drilling at Union Down in early 2018. As reported by Cornwall...
View ArticleJapan to provide up to $6 bn for energy development in Africa
In news from Japan, it is reported that the Japanese government has agreed to launch an initiative to financially support power plant construction and other energy-related infrastructure projects in...
View ArticlePacific: Northern Marianas to launch RFPs for geothermal exploration
To implement a renewable energy program, the Northern Marianas Commonwealth Utilities Corp. (CUC) will announce two requests for proposals (RFP) for geothermal exploration and integrated-resource...
View ArticleHappy Birthday – International Geothermal Association (IGA)
Well, 29 years might not be the exact round number to celebrate, but why not share this great post published today by the team at the Secretariat of the International Geothermal Association (I am the...
View ArticleFirst new exploration risk insurance placed for Bavarian geothermal project
In an announcement yesterday, German Insurance brokerage Nordwest Assekuranzmakler GmbH & Co. KG (NW Assekuranz) announced having supplied an exploration risk insurance package for the first joint...
View ArticleTwo Japanese banks leading renewable energy lending in first half of 2017
According to latest data released by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the two Japanese banks Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. and Mizuho Financial Group Inc. “are in a neck-and-neck race to be the...
View ArticleKenGen and GDC looking at geothermal expansion beyond Olkaria and Menengai
As reported today from Kenya, the country’s key geothermal players Kenya Electricity Generating company (KenGen) and Geothermal Development Company (GDC) are to expand their geothermal exploration and...
View ArticleEDC temporarily shutting down geothermal plants after earthquake damage
Reported yesterday, a recent earthquake on Leyte in the Philippines with a magnitude of 6.5 on the Richter scale has affected operations of the geothermal plants by Energy Development Corporation (EDC)...
View ArticleCanadian geothermal developer Borealis GeoPower about to be acquired
In release yesterday, P Squared Renewables Inc. (TSXV: PSQ.P) announces having entered into a binding term sheet with Canadian geothermal developer Borealis GeoPower Inc. and the shareholders of...
View Article2nd edition of Latin American Geothermal Diploma Program started in El Salvador
Professionals from energy firms and players of several Latin American countries are currently in El Salvador starting a geothermal training program. The diploma, called Geothermal for Latin America, is...
View ArticleIndonesia allocates $224 million for Geothermal Drilling Fund
The government of Indonesia has allocated $224 million in its budget for 2017 for a Government Drilling Fund. With that fund, geothermal exploration around the country is to be supported, as reported...
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