US Energy Department creates roadmap to foster geothermal development
Friday, 14 June 2013 Dan McCue The US Department of Energy (DOE) has created an online "roadmap" it hopes will foster the proliferation of geothermal energy projects by helping project developers anticipate the regulatory requireme...
Geothermal Energy Expo slated for Las Vegas this fall
Monday, 03 June 2013 REM The GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo, an international gathering of geothermal companies, academics, financiers, and others, will be held from 29 September to 2 October at the MGM G...
DEEP proceeds with engineering and design study for geothermal project
Monday, 03 June 2013 Dan McCue Deep Earth Energy Production Corp. (DEEP) set to receive $2.2 million from Natural Resources Canada and SaskPower to fund a study to determine the viability of geothermal energy in Saskatchewan, a pra...
ETH receives ten million Swiss francs to advance geothermal program
Tuesday, 28 May 2013 Dan McCueETH Zurich is set to receive ten million Swiss francs from the Werner Siemens Foundation to establish a chair in deep geothermal energy.
Alterra Power and EDC in JV to develop geothermal assets in Chile, Peru
Tuesday, 28 May 2013 Dan McCue Alterra Power Corp., has entered into a joint venture agreement with Energy Development Corporation (EDC) for the development of Alterra's Mariposa geothermal project in Chile plus three geothermal co...
US Geothermal begins drilling at El Ceibillo project site
Wednesday, 01 May 2013 REMUS Geothermal Inc. has started drilling well EC-1 at the El Ceibillo Project in Guatemala.
Ormat signs 20-Year PPA for geothermal project in US
Monday, 29 April 2013 REM Ormat Technologies, Inc. has entered into a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) to deliver electricity from its Wild Rose geothermal power pl...
Famous medieval abbey installs energy saving heat pump
Thursday, 18 April 2013 Robin WhitlockFountains Abbey in Yorkshire, UK, was once home to a community of Cistercian monks. Now the National Trust are installing a ground-source heat pump system to save on energy costs
Ormat inks operating and sales contract for Indonesian geothermal plant
Friday, 05 April 2013 REM Ormat Technologies, Inc., and Sarulla Operations Ltd., have signed a Joint Operating Contract and Energy Sales Contract for the 330 MW Sarulla geothermal power project in Tapanuli Utara, North Sumatra...
UK heat pump installations predicted to fall after second RHI delay
Friday, 05 April 2013 Robin WhitlockKensa Engineering has predicted a major downturn in installation rates for heat pumps following DECC’s decision to delay the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive again