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Ormat to Acquire Geothermal Power Plant in the Island of Guadeloupe

Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ORA) announced today it has signed a binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to acquire, gradually, 85% of Geothermie Bouillante SA (GB) at a total company enterprise value of up to around €52 million (approximately $56 million USD, based on current foreign currency exchange rates). GB owns and operates a 14.75 MW geothermal power plant and owns two ...

Dec. 7, 2015

By Ormat Technologies, Inc.

Indonesia`s PERTAMINA to Invest US$2.5 Billion in Geothermal Power Plants

State Oil and Gas Company PT PERTAMINA (www.pertamina.com/en) has set aside Rp33 trillion or US$2.5 billion for investment in geothermal power plant development through 2019. President Director of Pertamina Dwi Soetjipto said here in a release on Sunday that the investment fund will be used to enhance the capacity of the geothermal power plants from 505 Megawatt to 907 Megawatt by 2019. "We have ...

Jul. 6, 2015

By Japan Corporate News - JCN

Ormat Signs Agreement for North American Geothermal Power Plant Project

Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA) announced today that Ormat Nevada Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary, was selected to supply a $61.2 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract through a competitive bid process. Under the expected EPC contract, which is currently under negotiation, Ormat will ...

Apr. 25, 2012

By Ormat Technologies, Inc.

Ormat Technologies commences operation of 36 MW Geothermal Power Plant in Kenya

Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA) announced today that it reached commercial operation of Plant 2 in the Olkaria III complex in Naivasha, Kenya, increasing the company’s total generating capacity by 36 MW to 611 MW worldwide. Ormat also plans to add an additional 16 MW of generation at Olkaria III by building a third plant, which it expects to complete in 2014. Once Plant 3 is complete, ...

May 2, 2013

By Ormat Technologies, Inc.

One of the World`s Largest Geothermal Power Plants Commences Commercial Operation

Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) and Ormat Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ORA) today announced that the first unit of the Sarulla geothermal power plant, one of the world's largest power plants, located in Indonesia's North Sumatra, has commenced commercial operation. The approximately 110 MW power plant, which combines flash and binary technologies to provide a high efficiency power plant and 100% ...

Mar. 21, 2017

By Ormat Technologies, Inc.

Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. and Ormat Nevada Inc. to Develop the Crump Geyser Geothermal Area, Lake County Oregon

VANCOUVER - Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. (TSX.V: NGP, OTCBB: NGLPF) and Ormat Nevada Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ormat Technologies Inc. (–NYSE-ORA) are pleased to announce that they have signed a letter agreement under which they have agreed to jointly develop, construct, own and operate one or more geothermal power plants at the Crump Geyser Project Area located in Lake ...

Nov. 1, 2010

Ormat Signs Definitive Agreements to acquire Geothermal Power Plant in the Island of Guadeloupe

Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ORA) announced today it has signed an Investment Agreement and Shareholders Agreement with Sageos holding (Sageos), a fully owned subsidiary of Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), the French governmental geological survey company, to acquire, gradually, 85% of Geothermie Bouillante SA (“GB”). GB owns and operates the ...

Mar. 14, 2016

By Ormat Technologies, Inc.

Ormat announces commercial operation of Mcginness Hills Geothermal Power Plant

Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA) announced today that its McGinness Hills geothermal power plant located in Lander County, Nevada met the requirements for commercial operation under the OFC 2 Senior Secured Notes. The 30-megawatt (net capacity) power plant has been in full operation since June 15, 2012, selling the renewable electricity to NV Energy under a 20-year power purchase agreement at ...

Jul. 26, 2012

By Ormat Technologies, Inc.

McGinness Hills Phase 2 Geothermal Power Plant Begins Commercial Operation

Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA) announced today that the second phase of its McGinness Hills geothermal power plant located in Lander County, Nevada has begun commercial operation. Since February 1, 2015, the complex sells electricity under the amended Power Purchase Agreement with NV Energy at a new energy rate of $85.58/MWh with a 1 percent annual escalator through December 2032. The ...

Feb. 4, 2015

By Ormat Technologies, Inc.

Success with Enhanced Geothermal Systems Changing the Future of Geothermal Power in the U.S.

Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA), the U.S. Department of Energy and GeothermEx successfully produced 1.7 additional megawatts from an Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) project inside an existing wellfield in the U.S. This is the first EGS project to be connected to the electricity grid. Using innovative subsurface ...

Apr. 10, 2013

By Ormat Technologies, Inc.

Ormat Technologies, Inc. to develop a geothermal project in Honduras

Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA) announced today that an Ormat subsidiary entered into an agreement with Geotérmica Platanares to acquire a late stage development geothermal project in Honduras. The project comprises of the rights to a field where exploration work has been conducted in the past and a Power Purchase Agreement for up to 35MW with the national utility of Honduras, ...

Nov. 13, 2012

By Ormat Technologies, Inc.

Geothermal Power Asia Congress 2013 to See More Successful Geothermal Projects

Indonesia, projected to be the World’s 7th largest economy by McKinsey & Company by 2050, has witnessed a stable 6% GDP Growth over the past years. Bestowed with nearly 40% of the world’s geothermal potential, it is now on a fast track to expand its renewable energy capacity by increasing its geothermal installed capacity to 6,000MW by 2015 and provide 25% of national energy ...

Mar. 1, 2013

Geothermic power station opens in Landau, Germany

The first geothermic power station in Germany, which can be operated on an industrial scale all the year round, was officially opened on 22 November, in the presence of a number of politicians. 'This power station will encourage geothermic power generation in Germany. It's a decisive way of promoting our strategy for the development of renewable energy sources,' said Astrid Klug, secretary of ...

Dec. 11, 2007

The power within – geothermal energy comes of age

Next week hundreds of energy experts from around the world will gather in Vancouver to discuss one of the least understood, but potentially the most powerful forms of clean energy. They will be attending the Third Annual Conference and Trade Show of the Canadian Geothermal Energy Association (CanGEA). Geothermal means earth-heat. Its origins stem from the very formation of our planet, in ...

Aug. 4, 2010

By GLOBE SERIES

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 ...

Sep. 3, 2013

By Ormat Technologies, Inc.

Ormat Technologies Signs EPC Contract with Enel Green Power North America for Cove Fort Geothermal Power Plant Project

Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ORA) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Ormat Nevada Inc., concluded and signed a $61.4 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Enel Green Power North America. Under the EPC contract, Ormat will provide two air-cooled Ormat Energy Converters at Enel’s Cove Fort geothermal power plant project in southern Utah. As ...

Jul. 16, 2012

By Ormat Technologies, Inc.

Nevada Geothermal Power to Commence Development Drilling Program at Blue Mountain in Early November

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. (NGP) (TSX.V: NGP, OTCBB: NGLPF) is pleased to announce further development plans for the Blue Mountain Geothermal Project. The Company has contracted Ensign Drilling to drill up to three new injection wells in areas north and south of the core production area in order to further distribute injection water. The program, budgeted at $8.4 ...

Oct. 27, 2010

Geothermal Awards Announced

The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC), the world’s premier geothermal association, 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 its prestigious Aidlin, Pioneer, Henry J Ramey Jr., Ben Holt, and Special Achievement ...

Sep. 4, 2014

By Geothermal Resources Council

Geothermal Energy Awards Announced

The GRC will present the prestigious Aidlin, Pioneer, Henry J Ramey Jr., Ben Holt, and Special Achievement awards at its Annual Membership Meeting & Awards Luncheon, the climax to the GRC Annual Meeting, at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino on Wednesday, September 23. "The recipients of these awards have a lifetime of achievement in the geothermal ...

Jul. 30, 2015

By Geothermal Resources Council

Geothermal’s Golden Year - After 50 Years, Geothermal Energy Still Growing

WASHINGTON, D.C.– As Sacramento, Calif., prepares to host the 2010 Geothermal Energy Expo, the geothermal energy industry’s largest annual event, the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) recognizes the 50th anniversary of utility-scale geothermal power in the United States. Half a century ago, just north of San Francisco, construction began on The Geysers, the nation’s first ...

Sep. 3, 2010

By The Geothermal Energy Association

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