Small geothermal district heating project in Reno to be shut down
With geothermal district heating not being much used in the U.S., it is sad to report on a small geothermal district heating project in the city of Reno in Nevada being shut down. Nevada Geothermal...
View ArticleStartup planning to use rockets to drill for geothermal energy backed by Shell
Reported in technology publication Geekwire, HyperSciences, a startup that uses rockets to drill for geothermal energy, has raised $690,000 of a $1 million funding round. The fresh cash comes from...
View ArticleGeothermal projects for power and heating in the UK – an overview
A nice overview on geothermal projects in the United Kingdom has been published in the country. The Southampton District Energy Scheme, Harbour Parade, Southampton, Hampshire SO15 1BA – Currently out...
View ArticleKenGen closing $272 million fund raising for development and debt service
We have been reporting about plans of Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) for fundraising for its development activities. It now seems the company has entered into a deal that could see it...
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Making enhanced geothermal systems a reality at Fallon in Nevada, a U.S. DOE...
The U.S. Energy Department established the program for a Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) to enable cutting-edge research and drilling and technology testing, as well as...
View ArticleVideo on the operations of geothermal operator HS Orka in Iceland
Icelandic geothermal power company HS Orka, majority owned by Canadian Alterra Power has over the past few years shared a number of great videos on its operations in Iceland. In this video, the company...
View ArticleSmall-scale geothermal power development picking up in Japan
With a drive for renewable energy development since the Fukushima disaster, Japan has not seen the expected surge in geothermal development. But despite support, geothermal power generation capacity...
View ArticleFour new geothermal plants to add 215 MW capacity in Indonesia this year
With geothermal development picking up speed in Indonesia, the Ministry for Energy and Mineral Resources in the country is now expecting four new geothermal plants to start operation this year. The...
View ArticleSinopec to clean up air with geothermal heating in China
A recent article by AFP highlights the role of Chinese state-owned oil giant Sinopec. Having drilled hundreds of geothermal wells in the country. Coal is though is still by far the largest source of...
View ArticleDeadline tomorrow to seek geothermal funding under the GDF Latin America program
The deadline to apply for funding under the Geothermal Development Facility for Latin America is tomorrow. Launched on 15 January 2017 the period for submitting Expression of Interests runs out 28...
View ArticleGeothermal industry expects further momentum for growth in Turkey
At a recently held conference, Turkey’s Association of Geothermal Power Plant Investors (JESDER) stated that the geothermal energy sector, which grown by about 50% on an annual basis for the last...
View ArticleKenGen chooses Mitsubishi Hitachi turbine sets for 140 MW Olkaria V project
As reported yesterday, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS), together with Mitsubishi Corporation and H. Young & Company (East Africa) Ltd., have received a full-turnkey order to provide...
View Article7 MW geothermal project in Iwate, Japan receives government guarantee
Announced earlier this week, Japan-based Mitsui & Co., Ltd. has been able to secure a liability guarantee for its 7 MW geothermal power project in Iwate Prefecture in Japan. Located in...
View ArticleNicaragua offers a variety of favourable tax incentives for geothermal...
In a recent article by a lawyer from Nicaragua, an overview is given on the tax incentives for geothermal project development In Nicaragua. The country offers attractive tax incentives based on Act...
View ArticleRaising awareness for geothermal direct use in British Columbia, Canada
Geoscience BC, a government driven earth science service for the Province of British Columbia in Canada has just released a new report on educational and community engagement work undertaken following...
View ArticleCalifornia funds $2.7 million for two Berkeley Lab geothermal research projects
The California Energy Commission is funding two geothermal research projects that are aimed at making geothermal energy more cost-effective to deploy and operate. Today, geothermal energy provides...
View ArticleKenGen starting search for new Chief Executive to start August 2017
Following the announcement of only a one-year extension of the contract of its Chief Executive Albert Mugo earlier this year, it has now been made public that he will leave the company in August this...
View ArticleReview to be conducted on UK DFID East Africa geothermal program
The UK Department for International Development (DFID) has awarded MWH, now part of Stantec, the contract for conducting an independent review of the DFID East Africa Geothermal program in Ethiopia,...
View ArticleNew Steering Committee of the DEEP Geothermal ETIP elected
The European Geothermal Energy Council has reported that the Steering Committee of the Deep Geothermal ETIP for the years 2017-2020 was elected, during the General Assembly 2017. The Geothermal ETIP is...
View ArticleJob: Business Development for a geothermal developer in Europe
A job opening has been announced for the role of a business developer for KS Orka. KS Orka is a project developer focused exclusively on the development of geothermal and waste heat projects. Orka’s...
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