geothermal electricity News
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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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The Ruggero Bertani European Geothermal Innovation Award 2024: Inspiring Geothermal Innovations
At EGEC, we continue celebrating the innovation and excellence of the Ruggero Bertani European Geothermal Innovation Award (EGIA) 2024 awardee, Vulcan Energie Ressourcen GmbH, along with the four finalists. The video titled “The Ruggero Bertani European Geothermal Innovation Award 2024: Inspiring Geothermal Innovations” showcases the journey of the winner and finalists, providing ...
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Enhanced Geothermal Systems Pilot May Provide Infinite Eenergy Source for JBSA
Enhanced Geothermal Systems, or EGS, are promising technologies which, by tapping into heat stranded in rocks below the Earth’s surface, may enable reliable electric power production across the nation, according to the Department of Defense. Overall, EGS technologies are in the early demonstration project phase, but that may change once they are tested through a new DOD pilot program for ...
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Frost & Sullivan: Regulatory Changes Vital to Attract Private Investments to Mexican Geothermal Power Generation
The 30-year-old Mexican geothermal power generation market is powered by investments from the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), a public utility. However, its growth beyond 2015 depends on the level of involvement of independent power producers (IPPs). For greater private investments, either the government should amend regulations to protect investors in the exploration phase or financial ...
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Kliux Energies Participates in New Energy
Additionally, Kliux will be a speaker at the World Summit for Small Wind and will share stand with other Spanish manufacturers under the brand: “Small Wind Spain”. New Energy is the international renewable energies trade fair being held in the city of Husum (Germany) from 20 to 23 March 2014. It will feature a broad representation of leading companies in the distributed renewable ...
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Announcing the Top 5 Most Innovative Geothermal Projects in 2024
EGEC is thrilled to announce the five endorsed nominations for the Ruggero Bertani European Geothermal Innovation Award 2024. The winner will be announced at GeoTHERM expo & congress, taking place between 29 February and 1 March 2024 in Offenburg, Germany. The distinguished finalists, listed in alphabetical order by company, are: Canopus Drilling Solutions Geothermal BV (Netherlands), with ...
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Texas Renewables 2010 Conference for Renewable Energy Business - Meeting the Needs of Texas’ Net Energy Market Development
SAN ANTONIO -Texas Renewables 2010 (http://texasrenewables.org/) is an energy conference unsurpassed in providing the nexus between all energy industry sectors.No other conference of its kind focuses on the renewable energy market, crucial government agencies and public institutions this renewable energy conference affords.Texas Renewables 2010 takes place in San Antonio at the Marriott ...
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Renewables Over 20% of U.S. Electrical Generation
Renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) accounted for more than one-fifth (20.05%) of net domestic electrical generation during the first third of 2018, according to a SUN DAY Campaign analysis of data released this week by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). In addition, the latest issue of EIA's "Electric Power Monthly" (with data through ...
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Biden- Harris Administration Invests $60 Million to Expand Clean, Renewable Geothermal Energy
In support of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy this week (Feb 13) announced the selection of three projects that will receive up to $60 million to demonstrate the efficacy and scalability of enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). Funded by the landmark Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the pilot projects will use innovative technology and a variety of ...
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41st GRC Annual Meeting & GEA GeoExpo+ Attracts International Geothermal Industry
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC), one of the world’s premier geothermal energy associations, reports a successful 41st GRC Annual Meeting & GEA GeoExpo+ from October 1 to 4 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. At the Opening Session, GRC Annual Meeting Chair Joe Moore welcomed the attendees from 35 different countries and introduced an array of speakers from the regional, national and ...
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The race for alternative energy sources: new geothermal projects in Europe
In the race to find alternative energy sources, geothermal energy is gaining favour. Geothermal energy is a continuous source of energy since the heat is trapped inside the earth, without depleting. This places geothermal energy above sporadic wind and solar energy, which tends to have a capacity factor of only 20-35%; geothermal capacity is more than 70%. Although global energy use from ...
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DOE Releases New Study Highlighting the Untapped Potential of Geothermal Energy in the United States
The U.S. Department of Energy released a groundbreaking analysis detailing how the United States can benefit from the vast potential of geothermal energy. The analysis culminated in a report, GeoVision: Harnessing the Heat Beneath Our Feet, which summarizes findings showing that geothermal electricity generation could increase more than 26-fold from today reaching 60 gigawatts (GW) of installed ...
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Solar, geothermal projects touted at Vegas summit
Solar projects in the desert, geothermal power in the mountains and wind energy off the East Coast were cited as examples of progress from top U.S. officials and industry leaders during a green energy conference on Tuesday in Las Vegas. But nuclear power nearly stole the show after a federal court in Washington, D.C., ruled that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission violated federal law by failing ...
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U.S. Department of Defense Turns to Advanced Geothermal for Energy Resilience
To power mission activities Department of Defense (DoD) installations often use electricity delivered through miles of electrical lines and fuel transported from distant locations. Prolonged power disruptions from wildfires, extreme weather, cybersecurity attacks and other events increase risks to DoD missions . Local and carbon-free sources of energy, such as from geothermal technologies, can ...
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Substantial power generation from domestic geothermal resources, USGS finds
Geothermal power production could significantly add to the electric power generating capacity in the United States. The US Geological Survey assessment released this week is the first national geothermal resource estimate in more than 30 years. The results of this assessment show that the United States has an estimated 9,057 Megawatts-electric (MWe) of power generation potential from domestic, ...
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Win the APO Energy Media Awards and travel to Dubai to attend the Africa Energy Forum
APO (African Press Organization) (http://www.apo-opa.com), the sole press release wire in Africa and the global leader in media relations relating to Africa, announced today that entry is now open for the 2015 APO Energy Media Awards (#APOEnergyMediaAward). APO will offer transport, accommodation and perdiem for the first-place winner to attend the Africa Energy Forum ...
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Ormat enters joint development agreement with eBay Inc. for development of five-megawatt recovered energy generation power plant
Ormat Technologies, Inc.’s (NYSE: ORA) wholly owned subsidiary entered a Joint Development Agreement with eBay Inc. for the development of a five-megawatt Recovered Energy Generation (REG) power plant to be constructed in Utah. The Joint Development Agreement allows Ormat and eBay Inc. to advance negotiations on a 20-year term contract and begin preliminary development work to supply ...
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Ormat Signs $22.3 Million Contract with UAMPS for Recovered Energy Generation Project
Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ORA) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary has entered into a $22.3 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS). Ormat will install an air-cooled Ormat Energy Converter at the Kern River Gas Transmission Company’s (“Kern River”) Veyo natural gas compressor ...
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U.S. Geothermal Industry Sees Continued Steady Growth in 2012
The Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) today released its 2013 Annual GEA Industry Update, which found that installed geothermal capacity in the United States grew by 5%, or 147.05 MW, since the last annual survey in March 2012. This considerable increase in capacity is part of a larger trend of steady geothermal growth over the past decade, and can be attributed to seven geothermal projects ...
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Greenscape arranges $5 million special warrant financing
Greenscape Capital Group Inc. ("Greenscape") (TSX VENTURE: GRN) is pleased to announce that it has arranged an institutionally-led, non-brokered private placement (the "Offering") to raise up to $5 million, subject to regulatory approval, for the completion of Green Park Denver LLC's 4,200 stall green parking facility servicing the Denver International Airport. The Green Park Denver project is ...
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