U.S.-based IPP Calpine agrees to acquisition by investor consortium
In a release today, Calpine Corporation (NYSE:CPN), America’s largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement under...
View ArticleGeothermal Development Facility for Latin America – 2nd call for EOI open
The Geothermal Development Facility for Latin America (GDF) has issued its Second Call for Expressions of Interest (EOI). The first call was very successful, with 13 finalists that were chosen and...
View Article7th African Rift Geothermal Conference, Rwanda 2018 – First Call for Papers
The Government of the Republic of Rwanda will host the Seventh African Rift Geothermal Conference (ARGeo-C7) in partnership with UN Environment, Ministry for Foreign Affairs Iceland, Directorate for...
View ArticleTender: Drilling management services – United Downs project, UK
Geothermal Engineering Ltd launch Tender for drilling management services for the United Downs project. To assist with the drilling phase of the United Downs Deep Geothermal project in Cornwall,...
View ArticleTatapani geothermal project in India will see drilling start soon
India-based NTPC Ltd will see start of drilling for exploratory bore well soon to establish geothermal potential for power generation from Tatapani geothermal reservoir in Balrampur district of...
View ArticleGovernment of NZ to fund study on geothermal heat applications & opportunities
The Government will invest $150,000 in stimulating demand for geothermal heat resources in the Bay of Plenty region, Economic Development Minister Simon Bridges announced today. The Government will...
View ArticleGeothermal Resources Council announces 2017 winners of $15,000 scholarships
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC), is pleased to announce the recipients of six GRC Scholarship Awards. The selection was based upon a variety of factors, including the individual’s academic...
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Breaking News: Turkey breaks into the 1 GW Geothermal Country Club
With an addition of two geothermal power plants coming online, Turkey has broken into the list of countries with more than 1,000 MW of installed geothermal power generation capacity. The country has...
View ArticleSurvey: Best Strategy for successful geothermal project development
As part of his research in the Master of Energy programme at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, Joseph Tupe is looking for help on a survey he is conducting. The survey aims to Identifying the...
View ArticleWith hydro power in decline – geothermal becomes more important for Kenya
Geothermal and hydro power have been an incredibly important source of electricity for Kenya in the past five years, and has helped to cut production from thermal power plants. Geothermal energy...
View ArticleIRENA: Geothermal Energy Can Boost Low Carbon Economic Development in Central...
Central America’s vast geothermal potential could be a key tool in low-carbon economic development according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), if regional governments can adopt the...
View ArticleNew study estimates a 329 MW geothermal development potential for Bali,...
Geographic Information System (GIS)-based decision support systems (DSS) can play a significant role in arriving at the right mix of renewable energy to meet the needs of the respective localities. The...
View ArticleNew Zealand’s work on sharing its geothermal experience
Recently the government of New Zealand signed a new Partnership Arrangement between New Zealand and the African Union Commission to establish the New Zealand – Africa Geothermal Facility in July. In a...
View ArticleTreating non-condensable gases (NCG) of geothermal plants – experience by...
In an article on its website, Icelandic engineering firm Mannvit, provides details about its experience on designing and commissioning the H2S abatement plant at the Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Plant...
View ArticleGeothermal vegetables from Iceland – exporting geothermal energy
Likely no other country is using geothermal energy to the extent of Iceland. While domestic utilisation for power generation and heating is described a lot, exporting that energy has only recently...
View ArticleGlobal Energy Leaders Podcast – Alexander Richter, ThinkGeoEnergy &...
In a recent interview with Global Energy Media in their interview series with Global Energy Leaders, I provided some insights into geothermal energy and its applications. It aimed at providing an...
View ArticleGive geothermal energy a fair chance in the Netherlands – a recent opinion piece
The question if geothermal energy development is save nor not, seems to be much discussed in the Netherlands. A recent report by the Inspector General for State supervision on Mines on the state of...
View ArticleGovernment to re-bid Mount Lawu geothermal working area, Indonesia
Reported earlier this month, the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) is expected to re-bid the geothermal exploration project on Mount Lawu, Karanganyar in Indonesia. Despite the...
View ArticleLawmakers urge geothermal to be chosen over nuclear in Taiwan
In a recent address,Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Chen Ou-po of Taiwan, urges the Taiwanese government to include geothermal energy development in the Forward-looking Infrastructure...
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GRC Annual Meeting and GEA GeoExpo+ – Event App Now Available
The GRC are again providing a Mobile app for the GRC Annual Meeting & GEA GeoExpo+. It is now available to download to an iPhone, Android or Windows Smartphone, tablet or laptop computer giving...
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