Geothermal Energy Articles
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Promega Administration and Logistics Center, Walldorf, Germany - Case study
The building essentially consists of two parts. The logistics area houses deep-freeze rooms and cabinets, storage areas and technical equipment for goods packaging and dispatch as well as the production area of the subsidiary Terso. The administration area contains a conference area, a workshop, a canteen with staff kitchen and a fitness area in addition to the office space. The areas are grouped ...
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What is Geothermal Energy?
To put it simply, it’s the heat beneath our feet. Did you know that at its core, the earth is roughly as hot as the surface of the sun? About 4,000 miles down, the earth’s molten core is over 6,000°C (or 10,800°F). That heat isn’t disappearing anytime soon – thanks to the continuous decay of naturally occurring radioactive elements which generate roughly 30 ...
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Pioneering Technology to Unlock a Clean Energy Future
At Strada, our mission of unlocking the potential of geothermal energy through our technology is something that drives us every day. It’s always a great pleasure to meet other individuals that share our commitment and passion, and we were delighted and honoured to be able to catch up with Geothermal entrepreneurship champion, Dr Bob Metcalfe. As well as being the inventor of the ...
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Strada Global: Why we need to rethink the map on Geothermal
For decades, everything we’ve known about geothermal potential has been modelled on a map that shows available resources in some parts of the world, but not others. We need to change that mindset and make people aware that we’re standing on vast resources of geothermal heat, wherever we are in the world. When it comes to geothermal, there are hurdles in people’s minds. They ...
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Strada Global: Why We Developed Our Geothermal Technology
I was interviewed recently by Patrick Hanson of Geo Energy Marketing, an organisation in the US that seeks to tell the stories of innovative businesses within the geothermal space. Read the interview below for a closer insight into why Strada chose to focus on geothermal technology, the mission that drives our company and why we believe geothermal innovation can be the solution to the ...
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Strada: How Our Geothermal Drilling Technology Works
The energy potential that lies beneath our feet has historically been measured by what can be achieved – and what can’t be. Strada exists because of that challenge. We’ve identified the issues raised by ultra deep geothermal drilling, and set out to solve them through game changing technology. That’s why we’re focused on hard rock drilling methods capable of drilling ...
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Developing Sustainable Geothermal Technology
Developing and implementing innovative technology is about far more than just the big idea. Ensuring that a venture fully capitalises on its opportunities and prototypes is more like a journey that involves a team with a vision, backers who understand the value of that vision and a relentless pursuit of potential. For Strada, it’s about accelerating the opportunities our ...
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Changing The Mindset On Geothermal
‘Geothermal energy is potentially the largest – and presently the most misunderstood source of energy in the US and the world today’ Al Gore So why don’t we use more of it? After all, geothermal energy has practically unlimited potential and could theoretically power our entire planet. Yet only a tiny fraction is being used. The challenge is tapping into it in a ...
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Unlocking The Potential of Geothermal Could Provide All The Energy The World Will Ever Need
One of the biggest challenges facing mankind today is our quest to transition to renewable energy. We need a stable, constant energy source that doesn’t harm our planet. Geothermal energy generation is clean, renewable and cost-effective over the long term, and the world has vast, untapped geothermal resources. So why is it still operating on the sidelines? Compared to other ...
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The Duck Curve: A Review of California`s Daily Load Predictions
What Is the Duck Curve? California’s electricity is supplied from a variety of energy sources, including natural gas, solar, hydro, geothermal, wind, and nuclear. The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) manages the operation of the state’s electricity grid, making sure that the total energy demand on any given day matches the total energy supply from the various sources. ...
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Huge success in photovoltaics through 20 years of the EEG
20 years EEG. For many this is a reason to celebrate, for opponents it is a reason to swear. No matter what the respective EEG assessment looks like: The success of the EEG in photovoltaics is enormous and will change the world for good: Solar power is already the cheapest energy source in the world and is readily available. Blog together with Carsten Pfeiffer, who was actively involved in the ...
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10 Facts you didn’t know about Wind Energy
The oldest rotary windmills are considered to have been used regularly in agriculture and other purposes since 2000 B.C. by peoples of what would today be China and the Middle East who already sensed what the German physicist Albert Betz, the father of physics governing modern wind turbines, called The Theory of Wind Energy, presented and published in his book “Wind-Energie” at the ...
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Solar Energy is Cheaper than Fossil Fuels
The moment many environmentalists have been waiting for so long finally came: installing solar-powered facilities is now more financially viable than investing into similar fossil fuel based facilities. Green technology fans - rejoice! In over thirty countries, including the USA, solar and wind energies attained the same price, or lower than that produced by fossil fuels. In fact, the price of ...
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DYGEO: boosting support for geothermals to promote the use of this green energy
In 2018, ADEME and BRGM decided to focus on increasing the visibility of geothermal energy. First of all, this involves uniting the organisations that are promoting geothermal energy around an “advocacy campaign” for surface geothermal energy and then also of increasing the visibility of geothermal energy on the Internet. The need With the Multi-Year Energy Plan predicting that ...
By BRGM
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Chile CSP developer predicts world’s lowest price in June
The Cerro Dominador group is working with strong construction partners on its Likana CSP project to cut costs and beat gas plant prices, buoyed by progress at its first plant in Chile, Fernando Gonzalez, CEO of Cerro Dominador, told the CSP Madrid 2019 conference. As developer Cerro Dominador nears completion of Latin America's first CSP plant in Chile, the company is preparing what could be ...
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From Climate Crisis to a Clean Economy: A Vision for a New World by 2030
Looking for a little inspiration? Me, too. We’ve all heard the statistics. One million species worldwide are currently at risk of extinction. Over 5 trillion pieces of plastic are polluting our oceans. The day the Arctic fully melts may happen within our lifetimes. And perhaps most shockingly, the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change tells us that we have a ...
By GLOBE Series
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Cultivating geothermal energy sources – Case Study
Since the early twentieth century, geothermal energy has been used to produce electricity. In the 1980’s and 90’s, rapid expansion in the demand for geothermal energy put pressure on suppliers to reduce costs and increase efficiencies. Because of high temperatures and varying pressures, measuring steam flow through "Differential Pressure" methods was fraught with inconsistencies. ...
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Projects Davenport Newberry Holdings, LLC. - Case Study
AltaRock Energy, Inc. actively manages over 40,000 acres of geothermal leases on the western flank of Newberry Volcano in central Oregon. The leases, held by Davenport Newberry Holdings, LLC. (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 ...
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Projects Greenfield EGS, Weyerhaeuser Leases, WA, OR, CA - Case Study
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 with the best potential for geothermal ...
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Projects Thermoelectric Generators in a Geothermal Field - Case Study
This is an R&D project which will build and test a new field-scale thermoelectric generator (TEG) at our Bottle Rock Power geothermal facility near Cobb, California. TEGs produce electrical energy when a strong enough temperature difference exists across the generator (a phenomenon known as the Seebeck effect). This will be the first TEG developed specifically to generate electricity from a ...
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