Interview with Rashid Ali Abdallaha, GRMF Project Manager, East Africa
In 2012, the African Union Commission (AUC) in cooperation with the BMZ, the EU-ITF, DFID and KfW set up a funding program of more than $100 million for the development of geothermal resources in East...
View ArticleRequest for EOI – Consultants – Geothermal Upstream Development, Indonesia
PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (Persero) in Indonesia has issued a Request for Expressions of Interest for Consulting Services – Selection of Individual Consultants for the Geothermal Energy Upstream...
View ArticleKS Orka mobilising drilling rig to Sokoria geothermal project, Indonesia
KS ORKA is mobilizing a 1500 hp drilling rig to the Sokoria Project site on the Island Floris. The drilling rig is owned by Asia Petrocom Services and drilling works will be performed by a JV APS –...
View ArticleNew luxury geothermal spa being developed in Rotorua, New Zealand
As reported locally, a new luxury spa and wellness centre is being developed on the lakefront of Rotorua on the North Island of New Zealand With a focus on Te Ao Maori heritage, the development has an...
View ArticleIndonesia to surpass the Philippines as world’s 2nd largest geothermal producer
With ongoing geothermal development and 345 MW of geothermal power generation capacity to come online next year, Indonesia is soon to overtake the Philippines as the second largest geothermal...
View ArticleTurboden awarded new contract for geothermal power plant in Germany
In a release today, Turboden reports having been awarded a new contract for the delivery of a 3.4 MWe ORC geothermal power plant in Germany for Geothermie Holzkirchen GmbH. Turboden, a group company...
View ArticleKey event for the geothermal sector in Bavaria, Germany kicks off
The 5th edition of the Praxisforum Geothermie.Bayern started this morning (September 12, 2017) here in Munich, Germany. The event is the largest annual gathering of the geothermal sector in the state...
View ArticleSuccessful operation of geothermal district heating system in Poddebice, Poland
At a recent conference on the potential for geothermal energy utilisation in Poland in Poddebice, Icelandic engineering group Verkís presented the results of the geothermal district heating project in...
View ArticleSwedish binary plant supplier to work on distributed geothermal projects in...
Sweden-based Climeon AB has announced today having received a conditional oder valued at up to SEK 300 million ($37.4 million) to produce distributed geothermal electricity in Iceland. Climeon AB has...
View ArticleCloser international cooperation to advance geothermal energy development...
Governments have agreed to work together to identify and implement measures that will significantly increase the speed of geothermal energy development around the world, following a milestone meeting...
View ArticleEngineering group Mannvit bundles its geothermal business in German daughter GTN
Announced in a release this week, Germany-based Geothermie Neubrandenburg GmbH (GTN) will become the Geo-Consultancy Centre of the Iceland-headquartered engineering group Mannvit. GTN – celebrating its...
View Article48 MW Cerro Pabellon geothermal power plant officially inaugurated in Chile –...
Enel and ENAP inaugurated today Cerro Pabellón, which is the first geothermal power plant in South America and the world’s first large-scale facility of this kind to be built at 4,500 meters above sea...
View ArticleJoin the Annual Charity Golf Tournament of the GRC Annual Meeting, Oct. 1, 2017
As part of its Annual Meeting to take place in Salt Lake City, October 1-4, 2017, the Geothermal Resources Council is holding its Annual Charity Golf Tournament. To join the tournament, join now as...
View ArticleIRENA releases Geothermal Power Technology Brief
In conjunction with the high-level meeting of the Global Geothermal Alliance in Florence/ Italy this week, IRENA released a Geothermal Power Technology Brief, similar to briefs published on other...
View ArticlePT Medco gets extension of exploration permit for Blawan Ijen geothermal project
Reported this week, PT Medco Cahaya Geothermal (MCG), developer of the Blawan-Ijen Geothermal Working Area with a potential of 110 MW, received a second extension of exploration period. The Blawan-Ijen...
View ArticleDrilling at Gunung Karang geothermal project to start in October 2017
Sintesa Group through its subsidiary PT Sintesa Banten Geothermal will start drilling for the Gunung Karang, Padegelang, Banten geothermal power project in Indonesia. This is despite Sintesa not yet...
View ArticleLegal action sought on 40 MW contract on United Leyte geothermal plants,...
Reported from Manila, Philippines, PHINMA Energy Corp. formally filed a case against the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM) Corp. and its former president, Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. to...
View ArticleEnel seeking for innovation proposals on H2S abatement from geothermal...
Enel Green Power is looking for novel solutions to maximize H2S abatement in geothermal power plants and at the same time reducing the OPEX associated with needs of chemicals. Moreover, the present...
View ArticlePannErgy continues growth of its geothermal heating business in Hungary
In 2017, Hungary-based PannErgy Group has continued the accomplishment of the objectives set out in its geothermal energy production and utilization strategy, which during the half-yearly period under...
View ArticlePLN to receive $640m for geothermal development of six projects, Indonesia
As reported today, the Indonesian government is seriously pursuing the target of increasing renewable energy mix by 23 percent by 2025. It is seen from PLN’s investment to build geothermal power plant...
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