Taiwan pushing forward on first geothermal power plant in Yilan
Reported already by Taipei Times from Taiwan, the Environmental Protection Administration of the country announced in April that Taiwan’s first geothermal power plant would be built in the Lize...
View ArticleSanko Holding wins tender for Salihli geothermal license in Turkey
As reported by our Turkish-language service, JeotermalHaberler, the tender for the Salihli geothermal license, has been won by Sanko Holding. There is though no further information about the tender....
View ArticleVideo: Introducing the FORGE geothermal EGS research project in Utah
Since 2015, the University of Utah’s Energy & Geoscience Institute, OED and other key partners have been leading an effort through the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) FORGE program to develop an...
View ArticleSuccessful meeting of the geothermal heating project GeoHeatPol in Norway
A recent meeting of the EEA Poland Grant Project, GeoHeatPol met in Bergen, Norway last week. Researchers and experts from Poland, Iceland and Norway discussed how Geothermal energy can be a basis for...
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The untapped potential of geothermal energy – a personal view
In conjunction with the recent CHARGE Energy Branding conference in Iceland, I was giving an interview to Icelandic newspaper Morgunbladid. The idea was to talk about what constitutes the brand of...
View ArticleUtilising abandoned oil wells for geothermal in Alberta seeing political...
In September, a group of representatives from Precision Drilling, AltaCorp Financial, Alberta Geothermal and the mayor of the city of Devon Stephen Lindop met with representatives of the legislature of...
View ArticleProject started on utilizing geothermal energy to dry grains in Kenya
A new and interesting project on utilizing geothermal energy resources to dry grains in Kenya has started in Kenya. The project takes advantage of the experience of Iceland in using geothermal energy...
View ArticleDeriving Methane from thermal water for power production in Hungary
In its quarterly report, Hungarian geothermal company PannErgy talks about a subsidiary of the company that sells electricity. While not geothermal, the firm has an interesting element. It actually...
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InfraCo Africa joins IGC Invest Geothermal – Geothermal Finance & Investment...
Infrastructure development fund, InfraCo Africa is joining the upcoming IGC Invest Geothermal as MW Sponsors. IGC Invest Geothermal is the first global geothermal investment forum focusing on...
View ArticleKS Orka plans to start Serbia’s first geothermal power plant in 2018
Icelandic-Chinese geothermal developer KS Orka has been working on development of a geothermal project in Serbia, as we reported before. Now the company announces that it aims to commission the first...
View ArticleGeothermal heating project in Denmark successfully drills third well
As reported by the drilling contractor, drilling of the third well for a geothermal heating project in Denmark has successfully been completed this month The Thisted-5 geothermal well has just been...
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Engineering firm POWER Engineers reaches 1,000 MW geothermal threshold
Hailey, Idaho based POWER Engineers Incorporated announces having now provided detailed design on more than 1,000 MW, or 1 GW, of installed geothermal capacity. This major milestone was reached after...
View ArticleGeothermal promoted as catalyst for sustainable economic development in the...
The Pacific Community (SPC) as the principal scientific and technical organisation in the Pacific region, has been supporting development in the Pacific region since 1947. As an international...
View ArticleGDC and Kenya Power seeking support on guarantees for IPP geothermal development
Reported from Kenya last week, the country’s Geothermal Development Company (GDC) and Kenya Power have entered into discussions with banks to bankroll the development of private sector development at...
View ArticleDrilling started for geothermal heat and power project at...
The Upper Rhine Graben, the border region of Germany and France is a unique region with lots of cultural heritage and geothermal resources. The “fault of the Rhine”, and the Alsace region (France) has...
View ArticleOffshore geothermal development – an option for the Arctic?
At the recently held Arctic Circle event in Reykjavik/ Iceland, there were some interesting discussions about the energy future for the region of the Arctic. While energy discussions are increasingly...
View ArticleKenGen to add 158 MW in next two years with Olkaria V geothermal development
In a meeting presenting financial results for the first half of the year to investors, KenGen’s acting CEO Rebecca Miano reports that the company plans to bring 158 MW of new geothermal power...
View ArticleUNU Geothermal Training Program graduates 23 fellows in Iceland
Last week, the 39th session of the United Nations University Geothermal Training Program (UNU-GTP), with 23 UNU Fellows in the six month specialized courses. The Fellows came from 10 countries: China...
View ArticleEnergy and capacity values of geothermal exceeding solar PV value in California
In an opinion piece in publication California Current, Paul Thomsen, Executive Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs at Ormat Technologies, writes that in 2017 for the first time “the combined...
View ArticleAfrican Union signs contract for $1 million GRMF grant to geothermal project...
During her first official visit in the Republic of Djibouti late last month, the African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, H.E. Dr Amani Abou-Zeid, signed a Grant Contract of about $1...
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