Geothermal News
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GRC Annual Meeting is a Great Success
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC), the world’s premier geothermal association, has completed a successful 36th GRC Annual Meeting at the Peppermill Resort Spa in Reno, Nevada. GRC Interim Executive Director Steve Ponder welcomed the attendees from 33 different countries and relayed greetings from Senator Harry Reid of Nevada to the global geothermal community gathered in Reno. ...
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Power Engineering and RenewableEnergyWorld.com name Projects of the Year Awards finalists
The editors of Power Engineering magazine, RenewableEnergyWorld.com and PennWell Corp. have announced 15 finalists for the annual Projects of the Year Awards program. The finalists were selected from eight major categories: Coal, Gas, Nuclear, Solar, Wind, Bioenergy, Hydro and Geothermal. The Best Coal Project finalists are the Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center owned by Dominion Virginia ...
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Dates for CSP Today’s site visit to Gemasolar just announced
While some consider that there is no future for CSP in the long term, many others strongly believe that there are still plenty of opportunities for the industry, due to the uniqueness and convenience of this technology. Given the dispatchability of the CSP, clean and reliable power can be generated and distributed when needed, accommodating a larger share of variable energy sources while ...
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Dates for CSP Today’s site visit to Gemasolar just announced
While some consider that there is no future for CSP in the long term, many others strongly believe that there are still plenty of opportunities for the industry, due to the uniqueness and convenience of this technology. Given the dispatchability of the CSP, clean and reliable power can be generated and distributed when needed, accommodating a larger share of variable energy sources while ...
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Vermeer Midwest Opens New, Larger Facility in Goodfield, Illinois
It had been more than 35 years since the Junior Kool family opened the first Vermeer Midwest location in Eureka, Ill., so expanding the dealership’s original facility — built by Kool in 1976 — was imminent. “The simple fact is that we had outgrown our Eureka facility,” says Steve Kool. “It reached a point where we had people on top of people and the limited ...
By Vermeer
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Advances in Wastewater Treatment Spur Growth of Renewable Energy Market
The Chambers Creek Regional Wastewater Facility in Pierce County, Wash. represents an emerging trend in the renewable energy market: transforming waste into energy. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are increasingly recognized as community resources for electricity, fertilizer, and heat, as waste to energy projects become commonplace in a sustainable economy. A national leader in renewable ...
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Renewable Energy: Global Industry Guide
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Renewable Energy: Global Industry Guide http://www.reportlinker.com/p0128221/Renewable-Energy-Global-Industry-Guide.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Renewable_energy Renewable Energy: Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis ...
By ReportLinker
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EPA Honors Organizations for Supporting Green Power
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presented its 12th annual Green Power Leadership Awards to one Green Power Partner and one supplier for their achievements in advancing the nation’s renewable electricity market. For most municipalities, electricity usage is the single-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. By using green power, communities and businesses can ...
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EPA Honors Hilton Worldwide with Award for Top Renewable Power Purchase
Hilton Worldwide announced today that it received a 2012 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The annual awards recognize the country’s leading renewable power purchasers for their commitment and contribution to helping advance the development of the nation’s voluntary green power market. EPA presented ...
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Lockheed Martin Receives EPA Green Power Leadership Award
At an awards ceremony on Sept. 24 in Washington D.C., Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a 2012 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The annual awards recognize a company's commitment and contribution to advancing the development of the voluntary green power market. Lockheed Martin was one of only twelve organizations to receive the award. Green ...
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EPA Honors Organizations for Supporting Green Power
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presented its 12th annual Green Power Leadership Awards to 24 Green Power Partners and three suppliers for their achievements in advancing the nation’s renewable electricity market. For most municipalities, electricity usage is the single-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. By using green power, communities and businesses can ...
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Renewable Energy for Military Applications
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Renewable Energy for Military Applications http://www.reportlinker.com/p0556863/Renewable-Energy-for-Military-Applications.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Renewable_energy Solar, Wind, Biomass, Geothermal, Hydrokinetic Energy, Biofuels and Synfuels, Fuel Cells, Microgrids, ...
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EPA Unveils Calif. Mapping Tool for Developing Renewable Energy Sources
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, announced an online mapping tool that enables users to find contaminated and degraded properties in California ideal for renewable energy redevelopment. The Renewable Energy Siting Tool, funded by EPA, screens approximately 11,000 contaminated, degraded or ...
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New California Law Boosts Sustainable Materials Industry
California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law on Friday Assembly Bill 2205, which clears the way for a new, revolutionary materials industry in California. AB 2205, authored by Assembly Member V. Manuel Pérez (D-Coachella) and co-authored by Senate Majority Leader Ellen Corbett (D-San Leandro), brings state regulation up to speed with innovative new ...
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Geothermal Photo Excellence to be Showcased at the GRC 2012 Annual Meeting
The results of the 33rd Geothermal Amateur Photo Contest will be announced at the Geothermal Resources Council 2012 Annual Meeting. The purpose of the contest is to showcase quality photography featuring geothermal energy. The GRC has published a presentation of all the entries online. 58 photographs were entered in the competition from 23 amateur photographers from around the world. The ...
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Town of wellesley designated first green power partner community in Massachusetts
The Town of Wellesley, Mass. has been selected by EPA as a Green Power Community, the first in Massachusetts, and the second in all of New England. The Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program that encourages organizations to buy green power as a way to reduce the environmental impacts associated with purchased electricity use. To be designated as a Green Power Community a local government ...
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Last Day for Early Bird Rates for GRC 2012 Annual Meeting
Registration includes entry to the GEA Energy Expo. The Peppermill Resort Spa, Reno, Nevada, USA The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC), the world's premier geothermal association, reminds attendees that Early Bird registration for its upcoming Annual Meeting will expire at midnight tonight, PST. Members and non-members can register online to attend the 36th GRC ...
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Excitement Builds for GRC 2012 Annual Meeting
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC), the world's premier geothermal association, reminds attendees that Early Bird registration for its upcoming Annual Meeting will expire at midnight on August 31. Members and non-members can register online at www.geothermal.org to attend the 36thGRC Annual Meeting themed “Geothermal: Reliable, Renewable, Global,” Sept. 30-Oct. 3, 2012, at the ...
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EPA Recognizes Autodesk as One of Nation’s Leading Green Power Purchasers
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) for its use of renewable energy, and the 3D design, engineering and entertainment leader has officially joined the EPA’s Green Power Partnership. Autodesk purchases more than 5 million kilowatt-hours of green power annually in the U.S., enough to meet the majority of the ...
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NV Energy approves commercial operation date for the McGinness Hills Geothermal Power Plant
Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA) announced today that NV Energy approved the Commercial Operation Date for the 30-MW (net capacity) McGinness Hills geothermal power plant located in Lander County, Nevada. Following the COD approval, the plant is receiving full energy prices from July 1, 2012. About Ormat Technologies Ormat Technologies, Inc. is the only vertically integrated company ...
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