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The EU Committee of the Regions Backs Geothermal Energy
The European Committee of the Regions’ plenary adopted its Opinion entitled “On the role of geothermal in localising energy production”, led by József Ribányi from the European Conservatives & Reformist Group (ECR), with nearly total support. This reiterates that geothermal is the technology of choice for municipalities all over Europe. This is because it is ...
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Tunisia increasing export of geothermally grown tomatoes
The North-African country of Tunisia likely does not come to mind if one thinks of geothermal energy and utilisation of geothermal resources. With its low enthalpy resources, the use of geothermal energy in Tunisia is limited to direct-applications located primarily in the southern part of the country. However, geothermal early crops in the governorate of Gabes, on the coast of the Mediterranean ...
By Agrikol
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Visit us at the Bend Fall Festival
AltaRock staff will be available in the Conscious Living Showcase area of the Bend Fall Festival on October 3 and 4. Come by our booth to chat about the geothermal energy research and development taking place at Newberry Volcano including the new Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) project. We look forward to seeing you ...
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Winners of the 2014 Geothermal Photo Contest Announced
The purpose of the contest is to showcase quality photography featuring geothermal energy around the world. 1st Place: Coil Tubing from 125 ft. Manlift by Jay Hepper, Cobb, California, USA. 2nd Place: Nga Awa Purua Pipes by Sarah Milicich, Lower Hutt, New Zealand. 3rd Place: El Tatio Dawn by James Stimac, Santa Rosa, California, USA. Honorable Mention: ...
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European Shallow Geothermal Days
The European Shallow Geothermal Days was arranged between 24 & 25 September 2019 by the European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC), the Renewable Heating and Cooling Platform (RHC-ETIP) and the Interreg Central Europe project GeoPLASMA-CE in association with EuroGeoSurveys. Shallow geothermal energy represents a well-developed, non-volatile and clean technology for providing efficient heating ...
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ASTM E957 - 03(2011)e1 Standard terminology relating to geothermal energy
1. Scope Index Terms terminology; geothermal energy; ICS Code ICS Number Code 01.040.07 (Mathematics. Natural sciences (Vocabularies)); 07.060 (Geology. Meteorology. Hydrology) DOI: 10.1520/E0957-03R11E01 ASTM International is a member of ...
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Susan Petty speaks about Geothermal Energy at Paris Climate Summit
AltaRock Energy, Inc. founder, Susan Petty recently spoke about the role of renewable geothermal energy at the Re-energising the Future conference as part of the COP21 Paris Climate Summit. A video of the session is available here, and Susan’s talk begins at 1:48 of Part ...
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Winners of the 2017 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. 1st Place: Northern lights over a well protection dome in Hellisheidi and the Nesjavellir power plant - Bastien Poux, Pontoise, France. 2nd Place: The Geothermal ...
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Newberry selected for first round of DOE FORGE funding
The Newberry EGS Demonstration site has been selected by the Department of Energy as a candidate site for the Frontier Observatory in Geothermal Energy. Here are a few links to articles about the announcement: Bend Bulletin Newberry Volcano Candidate for Geothermal Laboratory KTVZ Newberry Geothermal Research Lab Clears First Hurdle Department of Energy About ...
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Registration Now Open for GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo
Registration is now open for the biggest annual geothermal event of the year. The GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo will bring together geothermal companies, academics, financiers, policy leaders, students, and other individuals to attend or exhibit at the event, to be held from October 23-26 at the Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento, California, USA. Early birds who ...
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AltaRock Featured in Inc. Magazine
We’re excited to share that AltaRock is featured in the May issue of Inc. Magazine with an article about the Newberry EGS Demonstration. Inc. reporter Sam Wagreich spent quite a bit of time learning about our project and has written a strong, succinct description not only of how EGS works, but why it is poised to make such a difference: “Geothermal energy holds great promise as a ...
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The Geothermal Resources Council Announces 2016 Amateur Photo Contest
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) is pleased to announce this year’s Amateur Photo Contest. The purpose of the contest is to showcase quality photography featuring geothermal energy around the world. The winners will be announced at the GRC Annual Member Meeting and Awards Luncheon, the climax to the 40th GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo being held in Sacramento, ...
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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., and Geothermal Special Achievement ...
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NREL’s Bharathan honored by Geothermal Energy Association
Dr. Desikan Bharathan, a principal engineer with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), has been recognized with a GEA Honors Award by the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA). The awards program gives special recognition to companies and individuals who have made notable achievements toward the advancement of geothermal energy technology, economic ...
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New centre makes geothermal cities a hot prospect
The Western Australian Geothermal Centre of Excellence (WAGCOE) is a joint venture between CSIRO and The University of Western Australia, in conjunction with Curtin University of Technology, and supported by the WA State Government. The Centre brings together researchers, industry, investors and government agencies to investigate how geothermal energy can be used to provide modern cities with ...
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Registration is Open for GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo
Registration is now open for the biggest annual geothermal event of the year. The GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo will bring together geothermal companies, academics, financiers, policy leaders, students, and other individuals to attend or exhibit at the event, to be held from September 20-23 at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino, Reno, Nevada, USA. Early birds who register ...
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $74 Million to Advance Enhanced Geothermal Systems
The U.S. Department of Energy this week (Feb 8) announced a funding opportunity of up to $74 million for up to seven pilot projects that will test the efficacy and scalability of enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). Directed by the landmark Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), the pilot projects will use innovative technology and a variety of development techniques to capture the Earth's abundant ...
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Hotel Room Discount Deadline for Major Geothermal Event Is This Week
(Las Vegas, Nevada) The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) has announced that the offer of a discounted hotel rooms at the world’s largest annual geothermal conference at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, Sept. 29-Oct.2, will end this week. The room rate for the GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo at the MGM Grand Resort & Casino at present is $89. In the ...
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Compression of 7.8 t non condensable gases and 3,8 t water vapour per hour
As always, it was the excellent references which convinced M/s Fuji Electic Systems that Körting Hannover AG is the right partner for the realisation of the Geothermal Power Plant in Indonesia. Because a technical realisation for the exploitation of geothermal energy can only function in conjunction with a made-to-measure steam jet vacuum plant and such plants are just one of Körting ...
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Reserve Your Hotel Room for GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo
Reservations can now be made for rooms at the venue for the 39th Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) Annual Meeting & Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) Expo, being held in Reno, Nevada, USA, September 20 – 23, 2015. All the events and accommodation are in one location, the luxurious Peppermill Resort Spa Casino, the only resort in the United States whose heating source is totally ...
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