Geothermal Resources Council announces the top presentations of its 2016...
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) has announced the outstanding technical presentations from the global geothermal energy community for 2016. The selections were made in each of the GRC Technical...
View ArticleSmall-scale geothermal ORC plants to fuel outback communities in Queensland,...
At the recently held China Geothermal International Forum, I had the pleasure to hear a presentation from a researcher of the University of Queensland in Australia. It was great to hear that not...
View ArticleKenGen sets ambitious 5-year 580 MW geothermal development target
At its recent Annual Meeting, Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has announced plans to add 721Megawatts (MW) of electricity from geothermal and wind sources to the national grid in the next...
View ArticleIndonesia hopeful for 255 MW of additional geothermal capacity in 2017
The Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources continues its efforts to see geothermal development in the country and is hopeful that 2017 will see a breakthrough of several projects coming...
View ArticleTwo scientific geothermal wells being plugged and abandoned in Hawaii
Reported locally, two scientific geothermal wells will be plugged and abandoned in Pahoa near the Puna geothermal power plant of Puna Geotheraml Venture (Ormat) on the island of Hawai‘i. The Department...
View ArticleInvestment into a sustainable future: geothermal project in Canada becomes...
Canadian Borealis GeoPower Inc.’s geothermal direct use and micro power project near Valemount, British Columbia is nearing its construction phase. Like all geothermal companies before them globally,...
View ArticleOrmat signs EPC contract for Soda Lake project by Cyrq Energy in Nevada
Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ORA) today announced that its subsidiary, Ormat Nevada Inc., concluded and signed a $36 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with a subsidiary...
View ArticlePertamina exploring development of tourism at geothermal sites
A lot of most geothermal spots in the world are taboo for development of power project, while in many spots of the world geothermal development actually can create opportunities to develop tourism. In...
View ArticleFirst commercial geothermal-hydro hybrid plant starts operations
Italian power firm Enel S.p.A., announces that through its subsidiary Enel Green Power North America, Inc. (“EGPNA”), it has started operations at the world’s first integrated, commercial-scale...
View ArticleAustralian Geodynamics changes name leaving geothermal legacy behind
Following announcements of a change in strategy and diversion away from any geothermal activities, Australian Geodynamics now has made the step to change its name. Called now ReNu Energy, Geodynamics...
View ArticleLaguna Colorada geothermal project moving ahead in Bolivia
Efforts on the development of up to 100 MW in geothermal power generation capacity at the Laguna Colorada geothermal project in Bolivia are expected to move forward in early 2017. With the support of...
View ArticleDutch-Indonesian GEOCAP delivered geothermal exploration training
The Netherlands-Indonesian GEOCAP program has successfully delivered its geothermal training series last month. These trainings were the first four trainings which have been organized together with the...
View ArticleTop Plant award for Tosunlar geothermal plant delivered by EXERGY
In a release yesterday, Italian ORC supplier Exergy announces that for the second time this year the EXERGY Denizli Tosunlar ORC geothermal power plant received award as Top Plant in Renewable energy...
View ArticleKenGen plans 23 MW expansion of Eburru geothermal plant
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) is planning to expand its small Eburru geothermal power plant in Naivasha, Kenya. The Eburru geothermal power plant has currently an installed power...
View ArticleHelp us create the ultimate geothermal event list for 2017
It is this time of the year again … to make sure we are not missing anything, we are now compiling the list of geothermal events for 2017. These could be events with geothermal energy as a topic alone,...
View ArticleEBRD considering $70 m loan for 65 MW extension of Kizildere III geothermal...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is preparing for a $70 million loan for the expansion of the Kizildere III geothermal power plant. The loan would be provided to Zorlu Dogal...
View ArticleNew $1 billion venture fund to support emerging clean energy technology
A new $ 1 billion ($1,000 million) venture fund has been set up by a group of successful business leaders, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. The fund will be led by Microsoft-co-founder Bill...
View ArticleAnimation by NOAA showing off seismic activities around the globe
The potential for geothermal energy utilisation is the most around the boundaris of tectonic plates. These are also areas with volcanic activities and earth quakes. Therefore this new animated globe by...
View ArticleEOI: Funding opportunities through new Latin America Geothermal Development...
Announced in April 2016, the Geothermal Development Facility (GDF) for Latin America has now issued its first call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for funding opportunities through the GDF. It will...
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Innovative soft geothermal reservoir stimulation project started in Pohang,...
This week, the first soft stimulation of a deep geothermal borehole in Pohang, Korea started. This is the first stimulation done as part of the DESTRESS project started in March 2016, which is funded...
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