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Texas Investment Firm Acquires Ownership Interest in EnergySource
IMPERIAL VALLEY, CA -- OCTOBER 19, 2016 - Mills Capital Group, LLC, a closely held private investment firm based in Texas, acquired a 38 percent ownership interest in EnergySource, LLC through the formation of LiNERGY, LLC. EnergySource is the operator of the 55 mega-watt Featherstone Geothermal Plant, the first stand-alone geothermal plant in Salton Sea in 20 years. For decades, companies have ...
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A Salton Sea geothermal company thinks it`s solved thelithium puzzle. Will this time be different?
Simbol Materials was a darling of the cleantech world, until it suddenly wasn't. The startup claimed it haddeveloped extraordinary technology to extract lithium, a metal used in electric car batteries, from thegeothermal brine by the Salton Sea's southern shore. Elon Musk was so excited that Tesla Motors offered tobuy the startup for $325 million, as The Desert Sun reported earlier this ...
By EnergySource
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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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Injection of CO2 Started at ON Power’s Geothermal Plant in Nesjavellir, Iceland
Carbfix’s new pilot CCS plant at ON Power’s geothermal plant at Nesjavellir, Iceland is now operational and injection of CO2 and H2S has started at the site. This is a result of significant research and development carried out within the EU Horizon2020 project GECO to further improve the Carbfix technology. The captured CO2 is injected into the basaltic subsurface at the Nesjavellir injection ...
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Ormat successfully completed the Ngatamariki Geothermal Plant
Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA) announced today that it has successfully completed the 100 MW installed capacity Ngatamariki geothermal power plant in New Zealand under the $142 million Supply and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts signed with Mighty River Power (MRP) in June 2011. Mighty River Power’s modular Ngatamariki geothermal power plant is the largest ...
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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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GeoInnAwards2021 Nominees: On power
On power has been chosen as one of the six exceptional nominees of the Ruggero Bertani European Geothermal Innovation Awards 2021 with “Geothermal Park” project. The Geothermal Park is an innovative geothermal eco-industrial park located in Iceland. It is connected to the Hellisheidi geothermal combined heat and power plant, one of the largest geothermal plants in the world. ...
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Utah to Host Ultimate Geothermal Energy Event in October
Over 1,300 attendees will gather at the world’s largest annual geothermal energy event, the GRC Annual Meeting and GeoExpo+, at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah from October 1-4, 2017. Utah Governor Gary Herbert will address the Opening Session of the GRC Annual Meeting on Monday, October 2, and he will be joined by other special guests and energy experts. The ...
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US Energy Department toots geothermal horn, with lithium bonus” – Clean Technica
The Energy Department is very excited about its California lithium project piggybacked onto a geothermal power plant, and with good reason. Lithium is the key ingredient in innumerable electronic devices, from portable gear on up to EVs and large scale lithium-ion energy storage systems. The problem is — or has been, until now — that the US does not have much of a domestic lithium ...
By EnergySource
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Deadline Nears for Global Geothermal Awards
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) would like to remind the global geothermal community to make their nominations for this year’s GRC Awards. The awards recognize distinguished colleagues in the geothermal community from around the world and have been a highlight of the geothermal calendar since the late 1970’s. The deadline for nominations is Friday, June 16. The winners will be ...
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Firms invests in EnergySource hoping to make mineralextraction a reality
As a way to continue to invest in what looks to be apromising technology for mineral extraction fromgeothermal brine, a Texasbased investment firm MillsCapital Group, LLC acquired 38 percent of the ownershipinterest in EnergySource.EnergySource operates the Featherstone Geothermal Plant inCalipatria, which is the most recently built plant in the SaltonSea known geothermal resource area.The ...
By EnergySource
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The Geothermal Resources Council Announces 2014 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 38th GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo being held at the Oregon ...
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The Geothermal Resources Council Announces 2018 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 Meeting & Expo being held in Reno, Nevada, USA from October 14-17. The first place winner will receive $150, second place - $100, and ...
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Deadline for GRC Geothermal Photo Contest is Next Week
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 39th GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo being held at the Peppermill ...
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The Geothermal Resources Council Announces 2015 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 39th GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo being held at the Peppermill ...
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Nominations Now Open for The GRC Awards - Seeking the Best in Global Geothermal
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) is pleased to announce the opening of nominations for this year’s GRC Awards. The awards recognize distinguished colleagues in the geothermal community from around the world and have been a highlight of the geothermal calendar since the late 1970’s. The winners will be honored at the GRC Awards Luncheon, the climax to the GRC Annual Meeting ...
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The GRC Awards - Seeking the Best in Global Geothermal Energy
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) is pleased to announce the opening of nominations for this year’s GRC Awards. The awards recognize distinguished colleagues in the geothermal community from around the world and have been a highlight of the geothermal calendar since the late 1970’s. The winners will be honored at the GRC Awards Luncheon, the climax to the GRC Annual Meeting ...
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Frost & Sullivan: Government Incentives and Mandates to Promote Energy Efficiency Trigger Growth in the Global Geothermal Power Market
As governments worldwide are unleashing initiatives to ramp up energy security and independence over the past three years, the global geothermal power markets have experienced high growth. Other factors spearheading expansion in this market are escalating energy prices, volatile fuel costs, and government incentives on renewable energy. Low levelized cost of energy (LCOE) renders the cost of ...
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Ormat Technologies Secures $36 Million Supply & EPC Contracts for a Geothermal Power Plant in New Zealand
Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA) today announced that one of its subsidiaries has signed a $36 million Supply, Engineering, Procurement and Construction, (EPC) contracts, with Eastland Group for the Te Ahi O Maui geothermal project located near Kawerau, New Zealand. The construction of the project is expected to be completed in 2018. Under the Supply & EPC contracts, Ormat will provide ...
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OPIC Board Approves $310 Million for Geothermal Project in Kenya
The Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s development finance institution, today approved up to $310 million in financing for a project that will double the generating capacity of a geothermal power plant in Kenya, adding new electricity to the country’s grid through the use of ...
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