commercial geothermal energy News
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DOE to invest up to US$90m in advanced geothermal technology and research
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for up to US$90 million over four years to advance the research, development and demonstration of next-generation geothermal energy technology which will harness the earth's interior heat extracted from hot water or rocks. Currently, DOE has up to US$10.5 million available for immediate award under this FOA, ...
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End-of-Year Budget and Covid Relief Package Includes Tax Benefits for Geothermal Heat Pumps
After eight months of start-and-stop negotiations, Congress has successfully brokered a massive end-of-year budget and pandemic relief deal which includes major economic stimulus components including an extension of federal tax credits for geothermal heat pump (GHP) installations. The legislation moves on to the White House for President Trump’s signature. As part of the deal, the Energy ...
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DOE Announces Webinars on Adding Solar to Your Building Portfolio, How to Use DOE’s Newest Facilities, and More
EERE offers webinars to the public on a range of subjects, from adopting the latest energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies to training for the clean energy workforce. Webinars are free; however, advanced registration is typically required. You can also watch archived webinars and browse previously aired videos, slides, and transcripts. Upcoming Webinars March 4: Live Webinar on ...
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Department of energy offers $102 million conditional commitment for loan guarantee to U.S. Geothermal, Inc.
Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the offer of a $102.2 million conditional commitment for a loan guarantee to U.S. Geothermal, Inc. to construct a 22 megawatt geothermal power project in Malheur County, in southeastern Oregon. U.S. Geothermal estimates that the planned project will create 150 jobs during the 20-month construction period and employ 10 skilled full-time workers when it ...
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US and Australian advanced geothermal projects face setbacks
Efforts to develop and commercialize a new type of geothermal energy, called Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS), are facing technical setbacks in both the United States and Australia. EGS involves injecting water at high pressure into deep, hot rock formations to fracture the rock, creating either a new geothermal reservoir of hot water embedded in hot rock or expanding an existing geothermal ...
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DOE Announces Webinars on the National Geothermal Data System, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Benefits for Tribal Communities, and More
EERE offers webinars to the public on a range of subjects, from adopting the latest energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies to training for the clean energy workforce. Webinars are free; however, advanced registration is typically required. You can also watch archived webinars and browse previously aired videos, slides, and transcripts. Upcoming Webinars January 28: Live Webinar on ...
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CleanEdison offers free webinar series in solar, bpi, commercial energy auditing, geothermal & auto-hybrid trainning
“Building America's Workforce and A Better World,” CleanEdison is our nation's premier green-collar job training company, and announced its new, job creation initiative today. In honor of Earth Day, the company will offer free online live and recorded webinars about its courses in solar, USGBC (US Green Building Council) LEED exam prep, BPI (Building Performance Institute) ...
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Ram Power Announces Commercial Operation for Its Phase II Expansion at San Jacinto-Tizate
Ram Power, Corp. (TSX: RPG) ("Ram Power" or the "Company"), a renewable energy company focused on the development, production and sale of electricity from geothermal energy, is pleased to announce the commercial operation of its newly completed Phase II expansion of the San Jacinto-Tizate project (the "Phase II Expansion"). The Phase II Expansion is continuing to undergo a series of operational ...
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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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Chevron and Weyerhaeuser form biofuels joint venture
Catchlight Energy LLC leverages world-class capabilities of both companies to develop renewable transportation fuels from non-food sources Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) and Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) have created a 50-50 joint venture company focused on developing the next generation of renewable transportation fuels from non-food sources. The joint venture, Catchlight Energy LLC, will ...
By Chevron
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Geothermal’s Golden Year - After 50 Years, Geothermal Energy Still Growing
WASHINGTON, D.C.– As Sacramento, Calif., prepares to host the 2010 Geothermal Energy Expo, the geothermal energy industry’s largest annual event, the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) recognizes the 50th anniversary of utility-scale geothermal power in the United States. Half a century ago, just north of San Francisco, construction began on The Geysers, the nation’s first ...
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DOE webinars on instrumentation for Monitoring Marine Renewable Energy Devices, Energy Efficiency in Correctional Facilities
EERE offers webinars to the public on a range of subjects, from adopting the latest energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies to training for the clean energy workforce. Webinars are free; however, advanced registration is typically required. You can also watch archived webinars and browse previously aired videos, slides, and transcripts. Upcoming Webinars January 23: Live Webinar on ...
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Ocean-the largest source of Clean energy
Water makes up seventy one percent of the planet earth and ninety eight percent of it constitutes the ocean. It is a single source of water for all forms of life on earth and it also plays an important role in climate changes in the atmosphere. Ocean is the biggest heat sink and absorbs sun’s heat and also a carbon sink absorbing excess carbon dioxide from atmosphere. The surface ...
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Geothermal Heat Mining Promises Abundant, Cheap Energy
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - Mining the heat that resides as stored energy in the Earth's hard rock crust beneath the United States could supply a substantial portion of the electricity the country will need in the future, probably at competitive prices and with minimal environmental impact, new research shows. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the study is the first in 30 years to take ...
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