Philippines DOE to award contracts for two geothermal concessions this month
As part of awards expected to be announced this month by the Philippines’ Department of Energy (DOE), it is expected that concessions for two geothermal concession areas are to be announced. The DOE...
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Speaker Interview GeoPower Summit: Valerio Micale, CPI
ThinkGeoEnergy will be heading to the GeoPower Summit in Istanbul, Turkey next month. As part of the event, I will be chairing the first day of the conference. In the lead up to the GeoPower & Heat...
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San Jacinto-Tizate site visit as part of GeoLAC conference, Nov 19, 2015
The organizers of the Geothermal Congress for Latin America and the Caribbean (GeoLAC) announce that Polaris Energy Nicaragua, the operator of the San Jacinto-Tizate geothermal power plant, will offer...
View ArticlePublic meeting on EIA on geothermal project in Montserrat
A public information meeting on the preparation for drilling a third geothermal well in Montserrat has been announced for this week. The meeting is to inform on the process of undertaking an...
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Tremendous potential for geothermal utilisation in the Caribbean
In a recent report by the Worldwatch Institute, the potential for geothermal energy utilisation in the Caribbean is highlighted. While stating the overall potential at around 6,280 MW, which sounds way...
View ArticleChevron highlights need for clear geothermal regulation in Indonesia
At a recent state visit to the United States, the President of Indonesia Joko Widodo met with top leaders of Chevron and GE. As part of the meeting, the Executive VP Upstream of Chevron, James Johnson...
View ArticleTurboden awarded 16.5 MW geothermal power project in Croatia
In a release today, Turboden has announced it has been awarded the Velika Ciglena geothermal project from Turkish developer MB Holding already in September this year. Turkish firm MB Holding will build...
View ArticleGRMF pre-qualifies 14 East African geothermal projects for funding
The Geothermal Risk Mitigation Facility already in October announced the 14 projects that were pre-qualified in the next funding round for financial support. The now announced pre-qualified developers,...
View ArticleOrmat reports increase in revenues by 16% in Q3 2015
In its financial report for the third quarter of 2015, Ormat reports an increase in revenues of 16% to $162.9 million compared to the same quarter last year. The product segment revenues increased...
View ArticleDita Bronicki retiring from Ormat’s Board of Directors
Today, Ormat Technologies announced the decision of Ms. Dita Bronicki to resign from her position as a Director on the Company’s Board of Directors and a member of the Compensation Committee, effective...
View ArticleGrupo Dragon obtains 1st private geothermal concession in Mexico
News from Mexico yesterday mark a historical breakthrough where the National Water Commission (Conagua) in the country handed over a 30-year concession to a private company for the use and exploitation...
View ArticleProposal to abolish property tax for geothermal exploration area, Indonesia
Reported from Indonesia, the country’s Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has sent a proposal to Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance asking it to abolish the property tax (PBB) for geothermal...
View ArticleOrmat eyes energy storage technology with geothermal plants
In a recent webcast following the announcement of its third quarter results, Ormat Technologies provided some more details on its activities and plans, as reported by PennEnergy. One interesting thing...
View ArticleMighty River Power unsuccessful in finding buyer for Chile assets
At its recent annual meeting, Mighty River Power has announced that it might face additional costs with its Chilean geothermal assets. MRP has so far not found a buyer and might have to spend money on...
View ArticleENAP reducing stake in Cerro Pabellon geothermal project
Chilean state-owned oil company Empresa Nacional del Petroleo (ENAP) reduces its share in the 48-MW Cerro Pabellon geothermal project to 20% to maintain focus on its core business, as reported today...
View ArticleJapan’s JICA finalizes maps for 22 geothermal sites in Ethiopia
At a geothermal development workshop held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) announces having finalized maps for 22 geothermal sites in Ethiopia. In its speech,...
View ArticleIceland and Vietnam sign partnership agreement on geothermal energy
At a recent state visit by the President of Iceland to Vietnam, Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs signed an agreement with its Vietnamese counterpart on a partnership in geothermal energy...
View ArticleConference on interconnector between Iceland and Europe, Nov. 11, 2015, Iceland
The export of “volcanic power” from Iceland to the UK has been discussed now for quite some time. There have been several news pieces, critical voices, events etc. but non actually really looked into...
View ArticleUS Geothermal acquires major equipment for three binary plants
In a release today, geothermal developer and operator U.S. Geothermal Inc. announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire all of the major and long lead equipment for the construction of...
View ArticleProgram published for NZ Geothermal Workshop, Nov. 18-20, 2015
One of the longest running geothermal events of the industry, the New Zealand Geothermal Workshop will take place November 18-20, 2015 in Taupo, New Zealand. The event is preceded by short courses...
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