Austrian firms kick starts EUR50 million geothermal project in Germany
Following years of discussions and talk about a geothermal project in Garching in Bavaria, Germany, things are finally kicking off, as reported locally. The Austrian companies RAG and Strabag, as we...
View ArticleWomen of LaGeo in El Salvador found local chapter of Women in Geothermal, WING
A recently held Short Course of Geothermal Engineering (SDG Short Course II on Feasibility Studies for Geothermal Projects), served as a framework to announce that geothermal company LaGeo becomes a...
View ArticleJob: Communication Officer for Tanzania Geothermal Development Company
Tanzania Geothermal Development Company Limited (TGDC) is a subsidiary company of The Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) which was established in December 2013 for spearheading...
View ArticleSuccessful Geothermal Short Course held at LaGeo in El Salvador
Last week, a short course in geothermal called “Development Objectives, Short Course II on the Feasibility of Studies in Geothermal Projects, was held at on the premises of LaGeo in El Salvador,...
View ArticleLightning shattering rock: new drilling method for deep geothermal energy
A recent article introduces a new drilling technology being developed and tested in Germany. Drilling with the electric impulse method could significantly reduce the drilling costs for deep geothermal...
View ArticlePertamina said to abandon Seulawah geothermal project in Aceh, Indonesia
News this morning from Aceh in Indonesia report that Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) has supposedly given up on the Seulawah geothermal project in Aceh province. As reported, Aceh Governor Irwandi...
View ArticleFinnish billionaire behind pioneering geothermal heating project in Finland
In an article published yesterday, background is given on the man behind the pioneering geothermal heating project St1 Deep Heat in Espoo, Finland. A self-made billionaire having made a $1.5 billion...
View ArticleEnel to supply geothermal heat to large-scale greenhouse operations in Tuscany
Reported last week, Enel Green Power has signed a new contract for the sale of geothermal heat to the “Casa del Corto” greenhouse complex by company Floramiata in Piancastagnaio. This is a multi-year...
View ArticleNew investor joins Apas Kiri geothermal project in Malaysia
In a release to the Malaysia stock exchange, Ranhill announces its subsidiary Ranhill Capita Sdn Bhd has acquired 187 million ordinary shares in Tawau Green Energy last week. This translates into a...
View ArticleJob: Geothermal Operator, Enel Green Power – Fallon, Nevada
Enel Green Power is seeking to fill the position of a geothermal operator at its operations in Fallon, Nevada. The Geothermal Power Plant Operator is qualified through the facilities qualification...
View ArticleUniversity of Utah to source electricity from geothermal plant in Utah
In a release today, the University of Utah announces that, after receiving several responses to its request for proposals, it is finalizing agreements to supply 50 percent of its electricity from...
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Interview: 3D modelling and its role for geothermal development
Interview: 3D modelling and its role for geothermal development Looking at geothermal development, there is always a lot of talk on exploration risk, the challenges of finding resources and how to...
View ArticleTender: Integrated Drilling Services for geothermal project, UK
Geothermal Engineering Ltd launch Tender for Integrated Drilling Services at the United Downs project, Cornwall, UK. Geothermal Engineering Ltd (GEL) has launched a Tender for the supply of an...
View ArticleSuccessful start of GRC Annual Meeting and GEA GeoExpo+ in Salt Lake City
Over 1,000 attendees gathered today at the world’s largest annual geothermal energy event, the GRC Annual Meeting and GEA GeoExpo+, at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The...
View ArticleStoke-on-Trent preparing work on geothermal district heating network
A pioneering programme to bring a network of sustainable, low carbon and low cost geothermal heating to Stoke-on-Trent is under way. Over the next 11 weeks, the first 700 metres of pipe will be laid...
View ArticleChina pushing ambitious geothermal heating goals for 2020
Reported from China, the country plans to raise the annual utilization of geothermal energy to 70 million tonnes of coal equivalent by 2020 as the country seeks to ease reliance on coal and curb...
View ArticleEnel Green Power’s Cerro Pabellon plant in Chile receives Seal of Excellence
The Chilean Minister of the Environment has awarded the geothermal plant’s camp for its ecological footprint which focuses on the quantification, reduction and neutralization of greenhouse gases....
View ArticleTender to be held for two geothermal fields in Turkey
There will be a tender for geothermal fields in districts of Kahramanmara?i and Dulkadiroglu. The official announcement of issue was published in current issue of Gazette, as reported by the Turkey...
View ArticlePrivate and sovereign funds buy into geothermal firm EDC in the Philippines
In an announcement yesterday, First Gen Corporation (First Gen) and Philippines Renewable Energy Holdings Corporation (PREHC) announced the commencement of their strategic partnership as substantial...
View ArticleGeothermal heating project in Paris-Saclay in France to decrease bills for...
Reported this week, on the campus of École Polytechnique, in Palaiseau, a drilling rig is at work a few steps from the equestrian center. Teams of technicians are performing the third drilling on the...
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