EU provides financial support for geothermal development on Dominica
As part of a larger support package for the Caribbean, the European Union is providing assistance of EUR 8.9 million ($10.5 million) to Dominica to help rebuild the country’s water infrastructure and...
View ArticleTurkey plans investments of up to $21 bn, among others for energy projects
As reported today, the Turkish government has announced plans for investments of a total of up to TL 80 billion ($21.2 billion). At a keynote speech at the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly meeting where...
View ArticleFive projects of up to 370 MW to profit from World Bank funding in Indonesia
The Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) hopes to immediately use the loan funds disbursed by the World Bank through the Ministry of Finance for the development of Renewable...
View ArticleRequest for EOI (World Bank): Resistivity Survey for geothermal project in...
The World Bank has published a Request for Expression of Interest for “Development of Geothermal Power in Fiji: Resistivity Survey in the Labasa and Savusavu areas of Vanua Levu, Republic of Fiji”....
View ArticleLithium extraction from geothermal brine, a greener way to source Lithium?
An article published in December 2017 describes how a newly improved sorbent could offer an environmentally friendly way to get lithium from geothermal brine of geothermal power plant operations in the...
View ArticleMunich and neighbouring municipalities join forces on geothermal in Bavaria
The municipalities of Pullach and Grünwald in the south of Munich, already have successful geothermal plants that supply both communities with district heating. Together with the Munich municipal...
View ArticleKIT publishes Geothermal Energy Development Guide (in German only)
The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Karlsruhe, Germany has published a new geothermal development guide “How does the heat come to the surface”. The guideline document unfortunately is...
View ArticleJob: Seismology Specialist with Iceland GeoSurvey (ISOR) in Iceland
Iceland GeoSurvey (ÍSOR) invites applications for the position of a seismology specialist. Duties and responsibilities Primarily micro-earthquake monitoring of geothermal fields. Operation and...
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Turkey reaches milestone 1,100 MW of installed geothermal power generation...
With the end of the year 2017, Turkey managed to cross the 1,100 MW installed geothermal power generation capacity. Just before the end of the year the Maren Maras Elektrik Üretim San. ve Tic. A.S....
View ArticleGeothermal Resources Council and Geothermal Energy Association announce merger
In a release, the Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) and the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) announces that its members overwhelmingly voted for the unification of both U.S.-based geothermal...
View ArticleGreece pushes new institutional framework for geothermal development
Despite significant geothermal potential in many regions of Greece, the utilisation of this great resources is so far limited. This is mostly credited to the existing legislative framework that does...
View ArticleExploration drilling has started on 220 MW Baturaden geothermal project in...
As reported over the weekend, the Baturaden geothermal power project managed by PT Sejahtera Alam Energy (SAE) has started its drilling campaign for exploration wells on Wellpad H (Sumur SMT-01). The...
View ArticleEBRD provides $85 million loan to TSKB on energy investment, including...
In an announcement, EBRD has announced a US$ 85 million loan to Türkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi (TSKB) to finance private mid-cap companies investing in renewable energy and resource efficiency projects...
View ArticlePPC Renewables soon to announce strategic partners for geothermal development...
The development and operation of geothermal projects in four leased geothermal areas of PPC Renewables in Greece, is moving quickly following a long long delay. PPC Renewables is a wholly-owned...
View ArticleEnel serves around 2.5 million households with geothermal power in Italy
A recent article on the website of the Shared Value Initiative, draws a rather enlightening picture of Enel and its geothermal operations in Italy. Through its Global Renewable Energies division, Enel,...
View ArticleGeothermal energy could help in transition from coal in Slovakia
With international efforts on mitigating climate change, Slovakia – long-time supportive of its mining industry – is considering a coal phase-out in its mining and power sector, according to a...
View ArticleTop 10 Geothermal Countries based on installed capacity – Year End 2017
The year of 2017 ended with a total installed geothermal power generation capacity of 14,060 MW. This is an increase of 792 MW that were added throughout 2017. Additions this year were: Turkey: 325 MW...
View ArticleIceland Drilling to ship rig for 6 geothermal wells drilling job in New Zealand
Late last year, we reported on the new expansion plans at the Ngawha geothermal pwoer plant of Top Energy in the Northland area of New Zealand. Ngawha Generation Limited and Iceland Drilling NZ signed...
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New small-scale low-temperature geothermal plant installed at Surprise Valley...
In a release to the stock market today, PwrCor, Inc. (OTCQB:PWCO), announced that the manufacture, initial testing, and trial runs of its first engine have been completed successfully. The engine is...
View ArticlePetroEnergy Resources with stock rights offering of $15 million to fund...
Yuchengco group-led PetroEnergy Resources Corp. (PERC) has finalized a stock rights offering worth P758.3 million (about $15 million), proceeds from which will fund the expansion of its renewable...
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