Could geothermal district heating literally be the answer right beneath our...
The energy sector accounts for more than two-two thirds of global greenhouse gas emissions. Despite the rapid growth of renewable energy solutions and worldwide installations, fossil fuels remain the...
View ArticlePertamina joins the bidding for geothermal assets by Chevron
The Jakarta Post reports today that Pertamina has hinted an interested in a bid for the geothermal assets to be sold by Chevron. Two Chevron subsidiaries now own and operate geothermal projects in...
View ArticleEthiopia looks to China for geothermal and renewable investment
President Mulatu Teshome has called on Chinese investors to boost their involvement in geothermal and renewable energy. The above remark was made by the president, following the briefing of Liao...
View ArticleResort by Euro Disney in France will feature geothermal heating
Good news from the heart of Europe were it has recently been announced that Villages Nature Paris, a resort areas 20 miles east of Paris to cater to the visitors of Euro Disney will have green heating....
View ArticleGeothermal energy could power four islands of Calayan in Philippines
More good news from the Philippines, were engineers are currently studying the geothermal potential in Camiguin de Babuyanes in Cagayan. According to a local newspaper, “Ariel Fronda, chief of the DOE...
View ArticleGrupo Dragon to commission 25.5 MW Unit 3 at Domo de San Pedro in Mexico
Grupo Dragon has recently announced that a 3rd unit has been completed and will be soon commissioned on the Domo de San Pedro geothermal field, located in Nayarit; the first private geothermal field in...
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Burisma Group & Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation announce event: “Energy...
Burisma Group, which owns assets in Italy, Ukraine and Kazakhstan, and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation have co-founded an international forum named “Energy Security for the Future: New...
View ArticleKalahari GeoEnergy gives positive update on the Geothermal Resource...
Kalahari GeoEnergy Ltd, the Zambian based geothermal exploration company, is pleased to provide an update on the ongoing exploration of their geothermal targets within the Kafue Trough. The Kafue...
View ArticleHow geothermal energy can be the key tp a renewable future in Latin America
A long and interesting article has been recently published by Power Struggle, where somewhat controversial views on the development of geothermal energy in the Americas is detailed. The article begins...
View ArticleWorld Bank releases report comparative analysis to geothermal risk mitigation
At the Global Geothermal Development Plan Roundtable in Reykjavik, Iceland yesterday, the World Bank released its latest report related to geothermal energy, “The Comparative Analysis of Approaches to...
View ArticleNew drilling contract for deep drilling project in Iceland
In a press release today it was announced today that Icelandic energy company HS Orka and Iceland Drilling have signed a contract for drilling of a 5 km deep, high temperature well at the Reykjanes...
View ArticlePertamina to cooperate with Semen Indonesia on development in Aceh
As part of a wider cooperation agreement signed by the two state-owned firms Pertamina and Semen related to gas supply, the firms also agreed on a cooperation on geothermal development in Aceh....
View ArticleNew plant to extract sulfur-free CO2 from geothermal plant in Iceland
Icelandic geothermal power company HS Orka hf has signed a contract with Topsoe for a plant to transform excess CO2 into a commercial product. The plant is the first to use Topsoe’s new selective...
View ArticleIGC Turkey conference in Izmir – 3 days left of early bird pricing
The incredible growth of Turkey’s geothermal sector will be featured at IGC Türkiye, the Congress in the Heart of the Geothermal Industry in Turkey, with partners Ormat and Exergy and an exciting EBRD...
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Iran could be one of the larger geothermal players
At recent meetings of South Africa’s and the Iranian Ministers of Energy, South Africa’s Minister, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, said that Iran could become the 9th largest geothermal energy producer. To put...
View ArticleMinisters in Egypt sign MoU to develop geothermal
In a very brief news release, the “Electricity and Petroleum Ministers Mohamed Shaker and Tarek el-Mulla, respectively, attended on Sunday 24/4/2016 the signing ceremony of a memorandum of...
View ArticleID to start in Montserrat this August 3rd geothermal exploratory well
Excellent news from the Caribbean were local news report that drilling operations are expected to commence soon to begin on a third exploratory well in the search for geothermal energy in Montserrat....
View ArticleTurkey ramping up investment of $3.5 billion in transmission lines
Turkey has experimented great growth in it’s electrical installed capacity, both conventional and renewable. We have talked several times on the impressive exponential growth that the geothermal sector...
View ArticleIGA launches online “Geothermal Expert Tool” to swiftly find the best...
The International Geothermal Association (IGA) launched the IGA Geothermal Expert Tool today. The online tool helps project developers/ companies/ developing partners/ international organisations to...
View ArticleLand deal opens $90m funding for Baringo-Silali project
Reported by Kenya’s Geothermal Development Company (GDC), it has signed a land agreement pact with affected communities in the Baringo area thus paving way for the commencement of Phase one of the...
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