geothermal drilling News
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Iceland Drilling finishing first well on Island of Montserat
Iceland Drilling finishing first well on Island of Montserat. Rig Sleipnir will be moved to next location. The compact setup of rig Sleipnir is very convenient for remote locations such as is many places in Carabian. The Project is a turnkey project where Iceland Drilling Company takes care of all services and all material for the project. This is a advantage setup for many Operators that have no ...
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Investing in geothermal drilling offers great returns
As natural gas costs continue to rise, many homeowners are looking for alternative heating and cooling options. Geothermal HVAC is gaining in popularity, and for good reason. Geothermal drilling uses the natural properties of the earth to create clean, renewable heating and cooling for residential homes and businesses, alike. As people become more and more aware of green options available to ...
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Meet us at GeoTherm in March 2020 in Offenburg
We wish to inform you that representatives from Iceland Drilling Company will be attending as visitors the upcoming GeoTherm conference in Offenburg, Germany 5-6th of March 2020 If you will attend GeoTherm as well, we would greatly appreciate the opportunity to meet with you during the conference. It would be interesting to learn about your current activities and future plans in the ...
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Drilling Project Starting in Montserrat
Drilling Project Starting in Montserrat Iceland Drilling Company has reached an agreement with DFID (Department for International Development) for a geothermal drilling project in the Caribbean Island, Montserrat. The drilling contract was signed on 8th of April 2016. The project involves drilling the 3rd geothermal well, but in the year 2013 two exploration wells were drilled giving around 2 ...
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Drilling progress for the geothermal expansion project on Azores Islands, Portugal
Following mobilization and rig up of our Drillmec HH-220 rig in the Azores, then geothermal drilling operations have started. First well is already finalized successfully and the second already in progress. The geothermal area is in Ribeira Grande on the island of Sao Miguel. Iceland Drilling Company have successfully mobilized their drilling rig which is Drillmec HH-220 from the Island of ...
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Iceland Drilling Company has secured a drilling contract to drill 9 wells for expansion of geothermal capacity on the Azores, Portugal
EDA Renováveis have awarded Iceland Drilling Company (IDC) a new drilling contract on the Azores, for drilling geothermal wells on the islands of Sao Miguel and Terceira. This is the result following an open tender in the European Area, where the company participated in competition with two other European drilling companies. The project involves drilling for nine (9) geothermal wells, with ...
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Thor drilling in Reykjanes Peninsula
IDC Rig Thor drilling for geothermal in Reykjanes peninsula. As part of this Green Energy Project the rig runs directly on gridpower from the unique geothermal powerplant of HS ORKA. This hightech rig has the ability to fit on tight locations and is therefor ideal for areas with limited ...
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Rig Up on Reykjanes for HS Orka
Rig Up on Reykjanes for HS Orka an Alterra Power company. Rig Thor will drill geothermal well in Reykjanes geothermal field in Iceland. We feed the rig with power from the grid with direct green geothermal electricity. IDC providing a integrated solution to HS ...
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DeepPower CEO Andrew Van Noy Discusses Advances in Geothermal Drilling
In a recent podcast, Andrew Van Noy, CEO of DeepPower, Inc., spoke with drilling technology expert Malcolm Ross about advances in geothermal drilling and the benefit of using closed-loop technology. During the conversation, Mr. Ross explained, "Closed-loop was the breakthrough technology in geothermal. While a lot of effort has been put into EGS and it has been around for a while, closed-loop ...
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Geothermal Installation Showcased by MassCEC
Recently, one of our installations was showcased by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center as a geothermal success story. Before Geothermal Installation: The 3700 square foot home had an oil boiler, two hydro-air units, and two air conditioning condensers. Despite having the air conditioning evaluated by several HVAC companies, it never worked properly. Between 1997 and 2016, the average oil ...
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International Geothermal Workshop Announced by GRC
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) will hold a two-day geothermal workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 2-3 June, 2014. The GRC Workshop titled Geothermal Drilling, Well Testing, Reservoir Monitoring And Management, is being held just before the 2nd Indonesia International Geothermal Conference and Exhibition (IIGCE) on 4-6 June. Three GRC members have been chosen to present: Bill Rickard, ...
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Winners of the 2015 Geothermal Photo Contest Announced
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) is pleased to announce the winners of this year's Amateur Geothermal Photo Contest. The purpose of the contest is to showcase quality photography featuring geothermal energy around the world. The winners of the 2015 Amateur Geothermal Photo Contest. 1st Place: Drill Casings for New Geothermal Well by Cari Covell, Reykjavik University - Iceland ...
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DeepPower CEO Andrew Van Noy Discusses Geothermal Growth with the CEO of the International Geothermal Association
Dr. Marit Brommer describes the pace at which the geothermal energy industry has advanced over the past 6 years DeepPower, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough geothermal drilling technology to access the Earth’s unlimited source of clean energy, today announced that in a recent Company podcast CEO Andrew Van Noy spoke with the CEO of the International Geothermal Association (IGA) Dr. ...
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Majority stake offered for geothermal development in Babina Greda, Croatia
A public tender has been announced for 89.92% stake in geothermal company Geotermalni Izvori which holds an exploration permit for the Babina Greda 2 area in the county of Vukovar-Srijem in Croatia. Bidding starts at a price of EUR 898,000. The deadline to submit bids will be on 26 January 2024. Geotermalni Izvori was jointly founded in 2020 by the County of Vukovar-Srijem and the Municipality ...
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DeepPower CEO Andrew Van Noy Discusses Geothermal Growth
DeepPower, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough geothermal drilling technology to access the Earth's unlimited source of clean energy, this week (Oct 11) announced that in a recent Company podcast CEO Andrew Van Noy spoke with the CEO of the International Geothermal Association (IGA), Dr. Marit Brommer, about geothermal energy and the advancements the industry has experienced over the past 6 ...
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Geothermal action plan signed in North Brabant, Netherlands
The province of North Brabant in the Netherlands has signed the “Geothermal acceleration action plan” / “Actieplan versnelling Geothermie” which outlines the challenges for geothermal development in the province and designates a list of actions to address these challenges. Co-signing the action plan are the municipalities of Helmond, Tilburg, Breda, Eindhoven, ...
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Winners of Geothermal Energy Awards Announced
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC), one of the world’s premier geothermal associations, has announced awards honoring the best and brightest of the global geothermal energy community. These prestigious awards have been a highlight of the geothermal calendar since the late 1970's. The GRC will present the prestigious Aidlin, Pioneer, Henry J Ramey Jr., Ben Holt, and Special Achievement ...
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Fervo Energy Drilling Results Show Rapid Advancement of Geothermal Performance
This week at the Stanford Geothermal Workshop, Fervo Energy published early drilling results from its Cape Station project that exceed the Department of Energy’s expectations for enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). These results substantiate the rapid learning underway in the geothermal industry and signal readiness for continued commercialization. Fervo began its drilling campaign at Cape ...
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Best Geothermal Presentations of 2012 Announced
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) has announced the outstanding presentations from the global geothermal community for 2012. The judging was made in each of the technical sessions held in early October at the 36th GRC Annual Meeting inReno, the world’s largest annual geothermal event. The judging criteria included the technical content, the quality of the visual aids and the ...
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Fervo Energy Raises $28 Million to Scale Next Generation Geothermal Technology
Fervo Energy, an advanced geothermal energy development company, recently (April 30) announced the close of a $28 million Series B financing to continue the company's mission of applying transformative geothermal technology to address climate change. The round was led by Capricorn Investment Group, with participation from key existing investors including Breakthrough Energy Ventures, 3X5 ...
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