Iceland
State geothermal energy producer sets its sights high
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 Toby Price The Icelandic state-owned energy producer, Landsvirkjun, has publically offered data centres around Europe the most competitive power prices across the continent in an attempt to benefit from the grow...
Reports: Kenya to seek $750 million from Group of Eight to support geothermal development
Thursday, 12 April 2012 REMKenya's state-run Geothermal Development Company will seek $750 million from the Group of Eight major nations to spur development of the company's geothermal assets.
Ram Power Corp. inks funding deal for Nicaraguan geothermal plant
Monday, 09 April 2012 REM Ram Power, Corp., of Reno, Nevada in the US, has signed a mandate letter with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, for the financing of a binary unit at the c...
Despite inconsistent government policies in the US, geothermal industry is seeing steady growth
Thursday, 05 April 2012 REM The US geothermal industry continued its steady growth adding approximately 91 MW of newly installed capacity in the past year, according to the annual update on the sector from the Geothermal Energy ...
Solomon Islands
Kentor Gold sees bright future for geothermal in the Solomon Islands
Wednesday, 21 March 2012 REM Kentor Gold, an emerging Australian-based gold mining company is looking to dial in to the geothermal energy sector in the Solomon Islands, after being granted a three year prospecting license by th...
Kenya
Favoured renewable source, geothermal, has “considerable” potential
Wednesday, 21 March 2012 Toby Price Dublin-based Research and Markets has released its Kenya Power Report Q2 2012 report, concluding that the country’s increasingly diverse energy mix could be bolstered by untapped geothermal resource...
Caribbean islands move forward with geothermal development
Tuesday, 24 January 2012 Toby Price According to a report by the local publication Caribbean News Now, the Caribbean islands of Nevis and Dominica are discussing the way forward for geothermal energy. The Premier of Nevis, Joseph Parry,...
Hawai´i should aim for 100% renewable using geothermal
Monday, 09 January 2012 Toby Price Last week the US state of Hawai‘i Island unveiled the final report of the Geothermal Working Group showing that geothermal power could cover the island’s energy demand five times over and contribu...
ESB Novusmodus has lead a £12 million investment in Geothermal firm
Monday, 19 December 2011 REMESB Novusmodus has invested £8.6 million in Coventry-based Geothermal International, Europe’s largest designer and installer of Ground Source Heat Pump systems.
Australia
Geothermal could replace coal and gas 68 times over
Wednesday, 16 November 2011 Toby Price The geothermal energy consultancy HDR has confirmed that Australia is sitting on vast reserves of geothermal energy, sufficient enough to replace carbon emissions-intensive coal and gas power 68 times...
Globeleq inaugurates 44 MW wind farm in Nicaragua
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