geothermal resource development News
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Winners of 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., Ben Holt, and Special Achievement ...
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Enel completes acquisition of 3 hydro projects in Mexico for a total capacity of 52 mw
Enel Investment Holding B.V. (a wholly-owned Dutch subsidiary of Enel S.p.A) yesterday night completed the acquisition of 100% of Inelec share capital from SLAP II Luxembourg SARL (an entity managed by Conduit Capital Partners LLC, a private equity firm based in New York, and Grupo Qualita/Comexhidro) for a total consideration of USD 156 million (approximately 105 million euro). Inelec owns 3 ...
By Enel SpA
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Ormat Extends PPA for its Zunil Power Plant in Guatemala by Additional 15 Years
Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA) announced today its indirect, wholly owned subsidiary signed an amendment to the power purchase agreement (PPA) with Instituto Nacional de Electrificacion (INDE) for its Zunil geothermal power plant in Guatemala. The amendment extends the term of the PPA from 2019 to 2034. The PPA amendment also transfers operation and management responsibilities of the Zunil ...
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Sustainable energy a keystone for local development, Hübner tells conference in Southern Italy
Sustainable energy is a keystone for local development. That is the central message Danuta Hübner, Commissioner for Regional Policy, will deliver at a conference on energy in Bari, Southern Italy, today. The conference, organised to develop Italy's regional development policy for 2007-2013, is entitled 'Sustainable, Competitive and Safe Energy'. Mr Pier Luigi Bersani, Minister of Economic ...
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Pöyry helps Eastern Africa in the search of geothermal resources
/www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Pöyry helps Eastern Africa in the search of geothermal resources PÖYRY PLC Press release 16 May 2012 Pöyry's Energy business group has been awarded a Consulting Contract by the African Union Commission (AUC) in cooperation with the KfW Development Bank for the establishment and operation of the Geothermal Risk Mitigation Facility (GRMF) for ...
By Pöyry PLC
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Registration Opens for GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo
Registration is now open for the international 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 29 to October 2 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Early birds who register before August 31 ...
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Hotel Room Discount Deadline for Major Geothermal Event Is Next Week
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) and Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) reminds attendees that the offer of discounted hotel rooms at the world’s largest annual geothermal conference at the Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon, USA, Sept. 28-Oct.1, will end next week. The weekday room rate for the GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo at the Hilton Portland ...
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Early Bird Registration Deadline for GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo is This Week
The deadline for earlybird rates for registration for the international geothermal event of the year is this Friday, 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 29 to October 2 at the MGM Grand in Las ...
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Senior Advisor to the Governor for Renewable Energy Facilities to Join GEA Geothermal Energy Finance Forum 2012
Michael Picker, Senior Advisor to the Governor for Renewable Energy Facilities, Office of the Governor, State of California will join the discussion between the financial community and the geothermal industry when business leaders and the financial and investment communities convene in San Francisco for the GEA Geothermal Energy Finance Forum on January 18. ...
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Geothermal Resources Council Announces New President-Elect
Davis, California, USA: The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) has announced the election of Maria Richards as President-Elect. She will become the 26th President of the global geothermal energy organization in January 2017 after the term of current President Paul Brophy ends. Maria Richards is the Southern Methodist University (SMU) Geothermal Laboratory Coordinator in the Roy M. Huffington ...
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World Bank Energy Director to Deliver Keynote Address at GEA International Geothermal Energy Finance Forum 2013
The Geothermal Energy Association today announced the keynote speaker for next month’s International Geothermal Energy Finance Forum. Rohit Khanna, program manager of the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program, will deliver keynote remarks at the conference, to be held on April 11 at the Marriott Marquis New York. Each year the Finance Forum brings together ...
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The Geothermal Resources Council Welcomes New President
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) has welcomed Maria Richards as the 26th President of the global geothermal energy organization, succeeding Paul Brophy. Maria Richards is the Southern Methodist University (SMU) Geothermal Laboratory Coordinator in the Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences in Dallas, Texas. Her research is on geothermal resources and energy development. ...
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Enhanced Geothermal Systems Pilot May Provide Infinite Eenergy Source for JBSA
Enhanced Geothermal Systems, or EGS, are promising technologies which, by tapping into heat stranded in rocks below the Earth’s surface, may enable reliable electric power production across the nation, according to the Department of Defense. Overall, EGS technologies are in the early demonstration project phase, but that may change once they are tested through a new DOD pilot program for ...
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GEA National Geothermal Summit to Address Challenges in Advancing Geothermal Industry in California and Beyond
As California is in the midst of policy decisions that will determine its energy future, the GEA National Geothermal Summit will bring policy and industry leaders together in Sacramento Aug. 7-8. Policy leaders addressing attendees will include State Assembly member V. Manuel Pérez (D-Coachella); California State Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima); JR ...
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Simbol Materials Receives 2012 Geothermal Energy Association Special Recognition Award
Simbol Materials received a Special Recognition award from the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) for making significant contributions to the geothermal industry. Simbol Materials is commercializing transformative technology to extract lithium, manganese, zinc and other critical materials from the brines of geothermal power plants in Southern California. The company ...
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GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo To Convene World’s Largest Annual Geothermal Industry Gathering
The international geothermal power market is booming and with a sustained growth rate of 4% to 5% and almost 700 projects currently under development in 76 countries, the GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo is expected to be an exciting international gathering of geothermal companies, academics, financiers, policy leaders, students, and other individuals. The international ...
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Substantial power generation from domestic geothermal resources, USGS finds
Geothermal power production could significantly add to the electric power generating capacity in the United States. The US Geological Survey assessment released this week is the first national geothermal resource estimate in more than 30 years. The results of this assessment show that the United States has an estimated 9,057 Megawatts-electric (MWe) of power generation potential from domestic, ...
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U.S. Geothermal Industry Sees Continued Steady Growth in 2012
The Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) today released its 2013 Annual GEA Industry Update, which found that installed geothermal capacity in the United States grew by 5%, or 147.05 MW, since the last annual survey in March 2012. This considerable increase in capacity is part of a larger trend of steady geothermal growth over the past decade, and can be attributed to seven geothermal projects ...
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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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Technological advancements paving the way for geothermal growth
As the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) prepares to release its annual development report at the State of the Geothermal Energy Industry Briefing on February 26 in Washington, preliminary industry data reveals that year-end geothermal growth in 2012 was up 5% from the previous year. This uptick in development, which produced 147.05 MW of gross online geothermal capacity in 2012, is due in part ...
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