geothermal energy project News
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Screening tool developed to assess seismic risks from geothermal energy projects
A new screening tool to assess the potential seismic risks (earthquake activity) from deep geothermal energy projects has been outlined in a recent study. The tool provides categories of seismicity risk for projects, which are dependent on factors including geological aspects, as well as social concern and location in relation to urban areas. The development of a range of low-carbon technologies ...
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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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SolarWorld Americas Supplies 14.2 MW in Solar Panels for Innovative Nevada Project
The project at Patua, about 40 miles east of Reno, has set the solar array side by side with a binary geothermal production plant to take advantage of solar's peak performance periods at times when the geothermal is comparatively less efficient - during the daytime and summer. The combined result provides constant power generation. While not the first, the project is thought to be the biggest of ...
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ECC Renewables Awarded First-of-Its-Kind $7 Billion US Army Geothermal Energy Contract
ECC Renewables, LLC (ECC) is one of five contractors selected for a $7 billion joint total acquisition value Unrestricted Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for geothermal energy by the US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville. Under the 10-year contract, ECC will compete for projects to develop, construct, finance, ...
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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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Geothermal energy set to double across western states
The amount of new geothermal power now under development in the United States will roughly double U.S. geothermal capacity, according to a survey that will be released Wednesday by the Geothermal Energy Association, GEA. These projects, when developed, will provide up to 3,368 megawatts of new electric power capacity for the grid, more than doubling U.S. geothermal power capacity from 2,936 ...
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Registration Opens for GRC Annual Meeting & Expo
Registration is now open for the biggest annual geothermal event of the year. The GRC Annual Meeting & 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 14-17 at the Peppermill Resort Spa & Casino, Reno, Nevada, USA. Early birds who register before September 30 ...
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Obama`s climate plan takes aim at coal plants
America is slowly moving toward cleaner sources of energy and using less of it overall. President Barack Obama's plan to fight climate change will accelerate those trends. The plan aims to reduce power-plant emissions of carbon dioxide, increase America's reliance on natural gas and renewables and make trucks, homes and businesses more efficient. Some parts of the plan will take months to work ...
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GRC Annual Meeting & Expo 2018 - Exhibitor Registration Now Open!
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) has announced the opening of registration for Exhibitors at one of the world’s largest geothermal energy conferences of the year taking place October 14-17, 2018, in Reno, Nevada, USA at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino. The 42nd GRC Annual Meeting & Expo will showcase the world-wide availability of a clean, dependable renewable energy that ...
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Reserve Your Hotel Rooms for GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo
Reservations can now be made for rooms at the two hotels dedicated to the GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Expo, being held in Portland, Oregon, September 29 – October 2. There is a choice between the Hilton Portland & Executive Tower located in the bustling downtown or the DoubleTree by Hilton Portland near the Oregon Convention Center, the site for the conference and trade show. ...
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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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Workshops Announced for Geothermal Resources Council Annual Meeting
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) has announced more details of events at the biggest geothermal conference of the year at the Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento, California, USA. In addition to the main event of the GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo taking place October 23-26, 2016, there will be two workshops before the conference. The two geothermal workshops ...
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Early Bird Registration Deadline for GRC Annual Meeting is This Week
The deadline for early-bird rates for registration for the international geothermal event of the year is this Saturday, August 30. 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 28 to October 1 at the Oregon ...
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Fieldtrips Announced for Geothermal Resources Council Annual Meeting
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) has announced more details of events at the world’s largest annual geothermal conference in Sacramento, California, USA. Information is available at www.geothermal.org/meet-new.html. In addition to the main event of the GRC Annual Meeting & GEA GEOEXPO+ taking place October 23-26, 2016, there will be three fieldtrips before the conference and one ...
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Early Bird Registration Deadline for GRC Annual Meeting is Next Week
The deadline for early-bird rates for registration for the biggest annual geothermal energy event in the world is August 31. The GRC Annual Meeting & GEA GeoExpo+ 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 1 to 4 at the Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, ...
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Register Now to Save at Geothermal Event
Online registration for the GRC Annual Meeting & GEA GeoExpo+ will end at midnight on Saturday, October 22. Thereafter, attendees to the geothermal energy event of the year can only register onsite at the Sacramento Convention Center, with a $50 surcharge. The event will bring together geothermal companies, academics, financiers, policy leaders, students, and other individuals to attend or ...
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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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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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Reserve Your Hotel Rooms for GRC Annual Meeting and GEA Geothermal Energy Expo
Reservations can now be made for hotel rooms for the 40th Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) Annual Meeting & Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) Expo, being held in Sacramento, California, USA, October 23 – 26, 2016. All the events and accommodation are in one central location, at the Sacramento Convention Center and neighboring Sheraton Grand and Hyatt Regency hotels. The GRC has ...
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Two Workshops Announced for Geothermal Resources Council Annual Meeting
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) has announced more details of events at the biggest geothermal energy conference of the year at the Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. In addition to the main event of the GRC Annual Meeting & Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) GeoExpo+ taking place October 1-4, 2017, there will be two workshops before the conference. The ...
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