EDC praised for reforestation efforts at geohtermal plant in Negros Oriental
The Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Assistant Secretary Marcial Amaro Jr. commended the launch of the 10 Million in 10 (10M in 10) for Greener Negros project by...
View ArticleMontelago project to start drilling this week
Reported on a wider news release by Nickel Asia, it has been announced that Emerging Power Inc. (EPI) will start drilling for the 40 MW geothermal power project in Montelago, Occidental Mindoro this...
View ArticleKenGen increases profitability mostly on geothermal power generation
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) released financial results for the past year. The company announces a strong growth in profitability mostly due to to increased installed capacity, better...
View ArticleEDC signs new small PPA for its Leyte geothermal plant contract
Reported from the Philippines, VECO and Unified Leyte Geothermal Energy, Inc. (ULGEI) have sought regulatory approval for a power supply agreement (PSA). “Under the deal, ULGEI should sell and deliver...
View ArticleWorld Bank announces major increase in financing helping combat climate change
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim yesterday announced a major increase in the Bank Group’s financing to help countries combat climate change by building low carbon and resilient development. The...
View ArticleLow oil & gas prices impacts financing for renewable energy projects
A recent article in the New York Times looks at the impact of the low oil & gas prices on financing available for renewable energy projects. In the article, the author says that “low oil and gas...
View ArticleSuccessful geothermal direct use projects in Perth, Australia
Following a series of bad news from Australia over the past year or more, at least there is something positive to report from geothermal utilisation in Australia. How water from an aquifer has been...
View ArticleBig opportunities for geothermal utilising co-produced fluids in oil drilling
On Monday, we reported on some research done on geothermal well data and the estimation of the geothermal potential in a basin stretching the States of Wyoming, Nebraska and Colorado. In the same...
View ArticleEDC postpones drilling campaign for Mariposa project in Chile
Reported this morning from the Philippines, Energy Development Corp. (EDC) announced it has “postponed its 3-well drilling campaign for the Mariposa Project in Chile. This, said EDC, was due to the...
View ArticleChange in chairmanship at Platform Geothermie in the Netherlands
The Dutch Platform Geothermie has announced a change in leadership. In a joint meeting of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of the Foundation Platform Geothermie Frank Schoof was appointed...
View ArticleOrmat Technologies and Toshiba form strategic collaboration for geothermal...
Announced today, Ormat Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ORA) and Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) report “that the two companies have signed a strategic collaboration agreement (SCA) to develop strategic...
View ArticleInterview with Paolo Bertuzzi, Managing Director & CEO of Turboden
In a recent interview with the organisers of the GeoPower & Heat Summit, which will take place December 1-2, 2015 in Istanbul, Turkey, the Managing Director and CEO of Turboden provides some...
View ArticleAfrican Union and New Zealand to develop Geothermal Drilling Code for Africa
Last week, the African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, H.E. Dr Elham M. A. Ibrahim and New Zealand Ambassador to the African Union, H.E. Mr Bruce Shepherd, signed an Agreement on...
View ArticleVideo: a nice video on the Mammoth Pacific geothermal plant by Ormat
Following concerns by the local population on water issues related to the operation of the Mammoth Pacific Geothermal Plant, Ormat published a nice video on the plant and its operations. The plant is...
View ArticleWork on Mariposa project continuing despite delay of drilling campaign
Following news on the postponement of the drilling campaign at the Mariposa geothermal project in Chile, Canadian Alterra Power Corp. (TSX: AXY) now provides a bit more details on the activities...
View ArticleTransmark Renewables spuds well in Kocaköy geothermal project, Turkey
In a short note on its website, Transmark Renewables reports that it has spudded well KOC-03 in its Gulpinar cluster, in line with the envisaged program for its power plant project. “As earlier...
View ArticleGeodynamics puts expenditure on hold for Pacific geothermal projects
In its Annual Report for 2015, Australian Geodynamics provides an update on its geothermal ambitions. The company announced earlier this year a diversification away from its geothermal activities. At...
View ArticleJob: Geothermal Production & Operation Manager, Jakarta, Indonesia
JO Executive Search is recruiting for the position of Geothermal Production & Operation Manager, for one of the leading Independent Power Producers in Indonesia. Position: Geothermal Production...
View ArticleBorealis GeoPower targets start of geothermal plant in BC in 2018
Despite enormous geothermal potential, particular in the West of the country, Canada has so far not joined the ranks of countries with geothermal power generation. Despite a challenging environment and...
View ArticleOrmat-Toshiba alliance to jointly implement project in Menengai, Kenya
Following news on the newly announced alliance between Ormat Technologies and Toshiba, it is reported that the “first project to be implemented under the deal is Nakuru’s Menengai Crater to be...
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