geothermal production Articles
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Taking the heat out of Geothermal Production
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 solutions, assesses how mud cooler techniques could ...
By Osso Ltd
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This small Central American country is a renewable energy powerhouse
When you think of places that rely on geothermal power for energy production, El Salvador probably isn’t the first location that comes to mind. 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. The vast reserves of geothermal power buried ...
By Ensia
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Regional geological recognition for the implementation of a urban geothermal concept
A reflection seismic survey was performed in the city of Lausanne (CH) to map geological layers relevant to geothermal energy production. By using a wireless seismic system and a powerful seismic vibrator source we were able to high quality results despite the presence of elevated urban noise levels. The new subsurface maps allow the estimation of the geothermal potential for the city of ...
By Geo2X SA
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Striving For Perfection: Flow Energy Partnership Improves Geothermal Energy Production
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. Now geothermal energy production is becoming a common practice around the globe. One of the largest energy companies in Turkey is blazing the trail ...
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Federal energy stimulus: The check is in the mail
Energy efficiency companies waiting for federal stimulus money probably feel like they are being told, “The check is in the mail.” It is supposed to arrive, but when?The federal government will channel a large pot of the money through state agencies, so it is wise to keep an eye on announcements by governors and state energy offices. States must apply by May 12 for $3.1 billion in what is known ...
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Cost Effective Desulfurization of Gas Streams
The LO-CAT® II process provides cost effective H2S removal for all types of gas streams in many different industries. The LO-CAT and LO-CAT II processes have achieved H2S removal efficiencies of 99.9+% in many different applications and industries. These applications include natural gas production, oil refining, biogas, landfill gas, coke oven gas, geothermal steam power production, CO2 ...
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Electricity production from geothermal sources by binary system; choosing secondary fluids
Because of the increasing prices of fossil fuels and the demand for cleaner electricity production, many sources of renewable energy have been proposed. Although Turkey has the seventh highest geothermal potential in the world and the second highest in Europe, electricity generation from geothermal energy is quite low. The purpose of this article is to search for the possibility of electrical ...
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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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Strada Global: Why we only bill what we drill
‘As we move toward clean energy, one of the guiding principles going forward is a diversity of renewables’. David Hochschild, California Energy Commission. We couldn’t agree more. Which is why here at Strada Global, we are focused on challenging the status quo of historic geothermal mindsets with new, innovative drilling technology and approaches that make geothermal power ...
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Powering up Geothermal
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. Recent media coverage has reflected this, including the World Economic Forum’s article ‘Geothermal energy, ...
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Projects Play Fairways Geothermal Resource Analysis, Washington - Case Study
AltaRock Energy, in cooperation with the Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources (WADGER), is conducting a detailed exploration study of Washington State as part of the Play Fairway grant funded by the DOE Geothermal Technologies office. WADGER recently created a Washington State geothermal resource potential model that incorporates numerous variables to assess heat and permeability ...
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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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Lessons from Indonesia: Mobilizing Investment in Geothermal Energy
Developing countries will need about $531 billion of additional investments in clean energy technologies every year in order to limit global temperature rise to 2°C above pre-industrial levels, thus preventing climate change’s worst impacts. To attract investments on the scale required, developing country governments, with support from developed countries, must undertake ...
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The right mix: the Philippines achieving its renewable energy goals
The global energy system is undergoing a transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. There are clear signs that the pace of change is accelerating. 2009 was the second year in a row that more money was invested worldwide in renewable electricity generation projects than in fossil fuel-powered plants, according to data published by the United Nations. Developing countries, especially in ...
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Geothermal Power Approaches 12,000 Megawatts Worldwide
In 2013, world geothermal electricity-generating capacity grew 3 percent to top 11,700 megawatts across 24 countries. Although some other renewable energy technologies are seeing much faster growth—wind power has expanded 21 percent per year since 2008, for example, while solar power has grown at a blistering 53 percent annual rate—this was geothermal’s best year since the ...
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Asia-Pacific Analysis: Go green not nuclear
Crispin Maslog says the region should follow the Philippines' lead and focus on renewable, not nuclear power. A year after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, questions remain over the role of nuclear power in the developing world, including South-East Asia and the Pacific. Nuclear power had a renaissance, driven by rapidly growing energy demands, and fading memories of high-profile disasters at ...
By SciDev.Net
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All You Need To Know About Gas Analysis in Renewable Energy
As the world increasingly turns to renewable energy sources to combat climate change and reduce dependency on fossil fuels, the role of precise gas analysis becomes ever more critical. Gas analysis is vital not only in the production and storage of renewable energies but also in ensuring their efficiency and environmental compliance. In this blog, we delve into the essential aspects of gas ...
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Exergy analysis and pressure optimisation of geothermal binary power plants
Binary geothermal power plants are used for power production from moderate temperature geothermal reservoirs (85-170°C). In performance analysis of those plants, the second law of thermodynamics is used like in other conventional power plants. In this paper, the exergy analysis and pressure optimisation methods are described for binary power plants. The method described is applied to a ...
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A Cleaner Energy Future
As renewable energy plays an increasingly important role in the world’s energy portfolio, the standards of ASTM International Committee E44 are helping to pave the way for innovation in clean energy sources. A growing population and improving living standards around the world are causing significant increases in energy demand and competition for fossil fuels. These escalating energy ...
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