geothermal power investment News
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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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A global drilling fund could solve geothermal’s catch-22
The mature and zero-carbon technology of geothermal power is being held back by the cost and uncertainty of drilling wells, but new research suggests a possible answer The Catch-22 problem that is holding back world investment in geothermal power could be addressed via the establishment of a “global geothermal exploration drilling fund”, with either private investors and banks or ...
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Geothermal: the dark horse of renewable energy
Geothermal energy is clean, quiet, virtually inexhaustible and able meet the world’s annual electricity and heating needs many times over with little impact on the climate or the environment. In many jurisdictions, geothermal energy is emerging as a reliable and affordable alternative to fossil fuels. This fourth article in the GLOBE-Net series on renewable energy discusses the dark horse of ...
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Renewable energy investments worldwide set record high in 2011
A report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance said that a sluggish economy did not hamper investments in renewable energy projects, (solar power, wind energy and geothermal energy). Investments in renewable energy rise 5% in 2011 to US$260 billion. Global investment in clean energy (wind power, geothermal energy and solar energy) reached a new record of US$260 billion in 2011, up 5% on 2010 and ...
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