Iran first geothermal plant to be operational September 2017
According to local news outlet, Iran expects its first geothermal power plant in Meshgin Shahr to be operational in less than a year from now. With big plans to move away from fossil fuel power...
View ArticleGreat momentum for geothermal in Bavaria, Germany highlighted at recent event
Having just got back from the 4th Praxisforum Geothermie.Bayern in Munich, Germany, I am still trying to process a lot of discussions I had on site. The event brought together around 170...
View ArticlePictures from the Sabalan geothermal project in Iran
Over the years, we have reported from geothermal development efforts in Iran. Quite often we were not sure how real the news have been, so we did not report on everything we “found”. Now the Iranian...
View ArticleNew tool to allow downhole hammer drilling for high-heat geothermal conditions
A recent article in Engineering.com discusses a new downhole-hammer that allows to utilise a drilling technology from the oil and gas industry for geothermal drilling, despite the high-temperatures....
View ArticleGeothermal lease sale in California, Nevada, Utah, Oregon/ Washington, Oct....
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be holding a competitive sale of Federal lands in California, Nevada, Utah and Oregon/ Washington on Oct. 26, 2016 in Sacramento, California. The following...
View ArticleKenya considering to open land for private sector geothermal development
Local news report that Kenya is considering a review of various geothermal energy policies to help promote private investment into development in the country. Under new regulations, so Principal...
View ArticleLess than 2 weeks to the GRC Annual Meeting and GEA GEOEXPO+
There are now less than 2 weeks until the GRC Annual Meeting and the GEA GEOEXPO+, the largest annual geothermal event of the industry taking place this year in Sacramento, California. Here the...
View ArticleIndustry asking for Emerging Geothermal Technologies FIT in Philippines
We have reported about the Philippines geothermal energy industry asking for a special feed-in-tariff for emerging geothermal technologies. At the Annual General Meeting of the National Geothermal...
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CFE geothermal project successful in Mexico’s 2nd Renewable Energy Auction
In late September this year, we reported on the results of the second renewable energy auction in Mexico. We then talked about one geothermal project being successful. As now published, the one...
View ArticleUK and World Bank support 50 MW geothermal project in Indonesia
Indonesia’s Ministry for Energy and Mineral Resources announces plans for the development of a 50 MW geothermal power project on Flores Island in East Nusa Tenggara. Yunus Saefulhak, the Director for...
View ArticleStoke-on-Trent hires Swedish experts for planned geothermal district heating...
The city of Stoke-on-Trent in the UK has been working on plans for a geothermal district heating system for quite some time, as we reported before. With a cost of approximately GBP 52 million (ca. $65...
View ArticleAlberta looks at converting disused oil wells for geothermal energy production
The Energy Ministry of the province of Alberta in Canada is looking at ways to rejuvenate its oil and gas business … and it does so by considering geothermal energy as an option, so a recent article on...
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Researchers starting trials on geothermal pilot project in Oita Prefecture,...
A new geothermal pilot plant project in Japan is looking at utilising geothermal energy without tapping underground reserves. One of the key hurdles for geothermal development in Japan is the fact that...
View ArticleGeothermal energy use on Mars – likely a bit too far fetched
Last week we reported that “geothermal energy could become a crucial source of energy for the colonization of Mars, as planned by SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk.” We have since learned that this...
View ArticleGeothermal energy represented as energy option for the Arctic region
Last week, I attended the Arctic Circle Assembly here in Reykjavik/ Iceland. Established as the largest network of international dialogue and cooperation on the future of the Arctic. The assembly saw a...
View ArticleRFP: Mine water Geothermal Study, Springhill, NS, Canada
Published in late September 2016 with a deadline at the end of October 2016, the Cumberland Energy Authority (CEA) in Nova Scotia/ Canada is requesting proposals from qualified firms, to conduct a...
View ArticleGRC & GEA release final program for Sacramento Meetings, Oct. 23-26, 2016
The Geothermal Resources Council and the Geothermal Energy Association have released the final program for its meetings starting next week. The GRC Annual Meeting and the GEA GEOEXPO+ are held this...
View ArticleGeothermal Village could become the kick-start for more things to come in Canada
Canada is sitting on tremendous geothermal resources, but is likely the only country on the “Pacific Ring of Fire” not to make use of it for electricity generation. Over the years, I have followed the...
View ArticleOngoing pre-qualification rounds for geothermal concessions in Indonesia
We have been reporting on the efforts of the Indonesian government to push forward with the allocation of several geothermal working areas this year. There are the following working areas being either...
View ArticleDrilling starts for 240 MW Sorik Merapi project, North Sumatra, Indonesia
In a release today, Singapore based KS Orka (KS Orka Renewables Pte Ltd) has announced that drilling operations have started at its 240 MW Sorik Merapi project it bought this year. The project is...
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