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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 330 MW Sarulla Geothermal Power Project In Indonesia Signed Project Agreements
RENO, Nev., April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA) announced today that Sarulla Operations Ltd. (SOL) has signed a Joint Operating Contract (JOC) and Energy Sales Contract (ESC)for the 330 MW Sarulla geothermal power project in Tapanuli Utara, North Sumatra in Indonesia. Ormat participation in this project includes two roles. Ormat designed the plant and will supply ...
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The 330 MW Sarulla Geothermal Power Project in Indonesia Signed Project Agreements
Ormat named power plant technology provider. Among the world’s largest single-contract geothermal power plant. Project company expects to complete financing and begin construction in one year Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA) announced today that Sarulla Operations Ltd. (SOL) has signed a Joint Operating Contract (JOC) and Energy Sales Contract (ESC) for the 330 MW Sarulla geothermal ...
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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 technologies, research and development teams stimulated an existing ...
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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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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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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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Ormat Technologies Awarded BOT Agreement for 45 MW Geothermal Power Project in New Zealand
Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA) ("Ormat") today announced that its subsidiary has entered into a Build, Operate and Transfer Agreement ("BOT Agreement") with Tikitere Geothermal Power Limited ("TGL") to explore, develop, supply, construct, own and operate a geothermal power plant in the Tikitere geothermal area near Rotorua, New Zealand. Ormat was awarded the project following a ...
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Ormat Technologies Secures $20 Million Contract for its Product Segment Backlog
Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA) today announced that its subsidiary entered into a supply contract with Norske Skog Tasman Limited of New Zealand ("Norske Skog") to supply a new geothermal power plant that is to be constructed in the Kawerau Geothermal Field in New Zealand. The contract is valued at a total of approximately $20 million and delivery of the power plant is expected to be ...
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Two-day Geothermal Geochemistry Workshop Announced by GRC
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) and the California Geothermal Energy Collaborative (CGEC) will hold a two-day geothermal workshop to be held at the University of California, Davis, on July 19-20, 2012. Titled “Recent Advances in Geothermal Geochemistry”, the workshop will interest professionals in the geothermal industry and graduate students interested in geothermal systems. ...
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Enel and ENAP Inaugurate South America`s First Geothermal Power Plant Cerro Pabellón
Enel and ENAP inaugurated Cerro Pabellón, which is the first geothermal power plant in South America and the world's first large-scale facility of this kind to be built at 4,500 meters above sea level. The inauguration ceremony, which follows the start of operations at the second of the plant's two 24 MW-units, was opened by Chile's President Michelle Bachelet and attended by Chile's ...
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The race for alternative energy sources: new geothermal projects in Europe
In the race to find alternative energy sources, geothermal energy is gaining favour. Geothermal energy is a continuous source of energy since the heat is trapped inside the earth, without depleting. This places geothermal energy above sporadic wind and solar energy, which tends to have a capacity factor of only 20-35%; geothermal capacity is more than 70%. Although global energy use from ...
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Vulcan Energie Ressourcen GmbH, winner of the Ruggero Bertani European Geothermal Innovation Award 2024
EGEC is thrilled to announce Vulcan Energie Ressourcen GmbH as the recipient of the prestigious Ruggero Bertani European Geothermal Innovation Award 2024. The award recognises Vulcan Energie Ressourcen GmbH’s innovative project, the Lithium Extraction Optimization Plant (LEOP) from geothermal, designed to revolutionise the production of sustainable lithium in ...
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Best Geothermal Energy Presentations of 2013 Announced
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) has announced the outstanding presentations from the global geothermal community for 2013. The judging was made in each of the technical sessions held in late September/early October at the 37th GRC Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, the world’s largest annual geothermal energy event. The judging criteria included the technical content, the quality of the ...
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Berkeley Lab receives US$7m for enhanced geothermal energy technologies
As the world’s energy needs grow ever greater, scientists are charged with finding new ways to expand clean-energy resources and tap new ones. One such resource is geothermal energy, or heat mining, in which the heat acquired by fluid circulation deep in the Earth’s crust is tapped for conversion to electricity. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has been awarded $7 million in American ...
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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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Media advisory: EPA to host public meeting on national hydraulic fracturing study in Denver on July 13 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)
On Tuesday, July 13, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a public listening session on the Agency’s proposed study on hydraulic fracturing and its potential impacts on drinking water. The meeting will provide information about the proposed study scope and design. EPA will solicit public comments on the draft study plan. Members of the public are requested to ...
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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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THURSDAY: EPA to hold public meeting on hydraulic fracturing study in fort worth (TX)
On Thursday, July 8, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting a public listening session on the Agency’s proposed study on hydraulic fracturing and its potential impacts on drinking water. The meeting will provide information about the proposed study scope and design. EPA will solicit public comments on the draft study plan. Members of the public are requested to ...
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Best Geothermal Presentations of 2012 Announced
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) has announced the outstanding presentations from the global geothermal community for 2012. The judging was made in each of the technical sessions held in early October at the 36th GRC Annual Meeting inReno, the world’s largest annual geothermal event. The judging criteria included the technical content, the quality of the visual aids and the ...
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