Geothermal Development Articles & Analysis
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The Cascade mountain range in the Northwest U.S. holds significant, undeveloped geothermal energy potential. AltaRock Energy is working with Washington State geologists to explore the region’s hydrothermal resources using Play Fairway Analysis, a modified petroleum industry exploration methodology. This project uses geomechnical modeling along with temperature and ...
As the geothermal energy market heats up, techniques pioneered in the Middle Eastern desert could dramatically boost geothermal production rates-helping unlock a potentially vast global resource. Gary MacDonald, Middle East-based Global Business Development Manager with OSSO, a provider of specialist fluid temperature control and separation ...
ByOsso Ltd
As a drilling technology company, it’s been interesting here at Strada Global to see the focus on geothermal energy gathering pace. The Net Zero commitment to decarbonise economies means that we’re seeing accelerating interest in geothermal energy from governments. ...
The known geothermal map was created based on the range of existing technologies to specify where geothermal can be accessed. ...
All we have to do is tap into it. How do we access geothermal energy? The challenge that the geothermal energy industry has faced up until now is – how do we get down deep enough to access geothermal resources? ...
Developing and implementing innovative technology is about far more than just the big idea. ...
In 2008 AltaRock Energy made an agreement with Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) to explore the potential for developing geothermal projects on 667,000 acres of land in California, Oregon, and Washington. After 3 years of exploration and evaluation, AltaRock exercised its option to lease the geothermal right to approximately 45,000 acres of the land ...
(DNH) and administered by the US Bureau of Land Management, represents a unique opportunity to test and develop Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) technologies in the field. In partnership with the US Department of Energy, AltaRock Energy has been carrying out the Newberry EGS Demonstration project. ...
The Newberry EGS Demonstration project is the site of cutting-edge research into enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) development. AltaRock Energy began investigating the Newberry site for EGS development in 2009 . ...
This will be the first TEG developed specifically to generate electricity from a geothermal resource with the goal of making renewable geothermal electricity more competitive in the marketplace. ...
Newberry Geothermal Energy (NEWGEN) is a collaborative effort lead by a team of researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Oregon State University, and AltaRock Energy. ...
In the Pacific Northwest region of the U.S., geothermal resources of the Cascades Range are largely undeveloped. The challenge of finding and developing geothermal resources in the Cascades is related to the complexity of crustal deformation in this region, as well as dense vegetation, glacial veneers, and extreme precipitation that erodes heat ...
Sudan’s wind alone can power 90% of its electricity needs. East Africa has large geothermal energy potential, while North Africa, South Africa, and the Horn of Africa offer favorable conditions for wind and solar energy. ...
Kenya’s flagship wind project at Lake Turkana has similarly wrestled with claims of displacement from poor farmers, as has geothermal energy development in Kenya’s Rift Valley, where Maasai communities have lost access to vital grazing lands for their cattle. ...
ByEnsia
Close to 60 percent of our funding—that’s $4.8 billion—is focused on renewable energy development, especially concentrated solar power (CSP) and geothermal power. ...
But this tiny Central American country is a geothermal powerhouse. According to the International Energy Agency, a whopping 22 percent of the electricity used in El Salvador comes from geothermal. ...
ByEnsia
Indonesia has the most ambitious geothermal capacity target. It is looking to develop 10,000 megawatts by 2025. ...
On November 1, the Olkaria II Geothermal Expansion Project issued its first carbon credits. This makes it the first project in Kenya to earn certified greenhouse gas emission reductions under the Clean Development Mechanism of the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). ...
Not only vernacular structure but also the recent development in solar and geothermal cooling technologies could be used for environmental control needs. Intelligent coupling of these methods as alternative design strategies could help developing countries, such as South Africa, toward sustainable development in air–conditioning ...
However, less than 5 percent of this potential has been developed to date. Indonesia began to explore its geothermal resource in the 1970s, with support from a number of developed country governments. The country made some progress in advancing geothermal development by the 1990s. However, ...