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Sorik Marapi Unit 4 geothermal power plant in Indonesia announces COD
KS Orka Renewables Pty Ltd (KS Orka), via subsidiary PT Sorik Marapi Geothermal Power (PT SMGP), has announced the start of commercial operations of the 50-MW Sorik Marapi Unit 4 geothermal power plant in North Sumatra, Indonesia. With the acceptance of the Unit Rated Capacity Test for Sorik Marapi Unit 4, it officially commenced commercial operation on December 16, 2023 and is now ready to ...
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Join Dandelion for a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to Celebrate the Opening of our New Long Island Warehouse
Please join Dandelion Energy on April 26 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating our early 2022 kick-off announcement that we are now serving all of Long Island with geothermal heating and cooling solutions. The event will include a tour of our facility and one of the rigs that our Long Island drilling partner, Island Geo, is using for our customer’s installations. Long Island homeowners ...
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Geo Dipa, KKT to collaborate on North Patuha geothermal project, Indonesia
PT Geo Dipa Energi (Persero) and Kopjasa Ahli Teknosa (KKT) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a collaboration to develop ta geothermal project in the North Patuha area in Bandung Regency, Java, Indonesia. The MOU was signed by Ilen Kardani, Geo Dipa’s Director of Exploration and Commercial Development, and Hermawati Parinduri, Director of KKT, at the KKT Office in Jakarta. ...
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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% ...
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Exergy to supply geothermal binary power plant for Emirler in Denizli, Türkiye
Exergy International (Exergy) has signed a contract for the supply of an 8-MW geothermal binary power plant to Emirler Enerji Elektrik Uretim A.S. for the Emirler 1 Unit 2 geothermal power plant in Saraykoy in the Denizli region of Türkiye. “We are honored to include Emirler Enerji among our partners, with whom we want to create long-term synergies and provide services that can ...
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DOE Releases New Study Highlighting the Untapped Potential of Geothermal Energy in the United States
The U.S. Department of Energy released a groundbreaking analysis detailing how the United States can benefit from the vast potential of geothermal energy. The analysis culminated in a report, GeoVision: Harnessing the Heat Beneath Our Feet, which summarizes findings showing that geothermal electricity generation could increase more than 26-fold from today reaching 60 gigawatts (GW) of installed ...
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Workshops and Field Trips Announced for Geothermal Event of the Year
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) has announced more details of events at the world’s largest annual geothermal conference at the Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon, USA. In addition to the main event of the GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo taking place September 28-October 1, 2014, there will be two workshops and three field trips before the conference ...
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38th GRC Annual Meeting Attracts International Geothermal Industry
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC), one of the world’s premier geothermal associations, has completed a successful 38th GRC Annual Meeting at the Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon, USA. At the Opening Session, GRC Annual Meeting Chair Alex Sifford welcomed the attendees from 39 different countries and introduced an array of speakers from the regional, national and global ...
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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 ...
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Department of Energy Announces 2020 U.S. Clean Energy Education & Empowerment Awardees
This week (Dec 1), the U.S. Department of Energy recognized nine accomplished women for their achievements and leadership in clean energy as part of the U.S Clean Energy Education & Empowerment (C3E) Initiative. The winners of the 2020 U.S. C3E Awards, who will be honored at the Ninth Annual U.S. C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium, represent a diverse range of women leading in clean ...
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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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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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NREL 2021 U.S. Geothermal Market Report Released
The U.S. Department of Energy's Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) announced this week that the National Renewable Energy Laboratory has published its much-anticipated 2021 U.S. Geothermal Power Production and District Heating Market Report, which highlights areas where the geothermal power sector is primed for technological innovation. The report identifies significant opportunities for ...
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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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DOE Analysis Highlights Opportunities to Expand Clean, Affordable Geothermal Power
The U.S. Department of Energy this week released a new analysis quantifying the potential of enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) as a widespread renewable energy option in the United States. Prepared by DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Enhanced Geothermal Shot Analysis for the Geothermal Technologies Office finds that the goal of significantly expanding EGS deployment by ...
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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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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 ...
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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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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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NV Energy approves commercial operation date for the McGinness Hills Geothermal Power Plant
Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA) announced today that NV Energy approved the Commercial Operation Date for the 30-MW (net capacity) McGinness Hills geothermal power plant located in Lander County, Nevada. Following the COD approval, the plant is receiving full energy prices from July 1, 2012. About Ormat Technologies Ormat Technologies, Inc. is the only vertically integrated company ...
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