Ormat Technologies, headquartered in Reno, Nevada, announced the 24 MW Tungsten Mountain geothermal power plant located in Churchill County, Nevada, began commercial operation on December 1.
The US House Natural Resources Committee has approved a bill by Idaho Republican Congressman Raúl Labrador to encourage development of geothermal energy on public lands.
Dr Charlotte Adams and Durham Energy Institute Executive Director Professor Jon Gluvas believe that the UK's abandoned deep mines could meet the country’s future energy needs.
Canadian minerals company MGX Minerals has announced its partner PurLucid Treatment Solutions Inc has developed a high-temperature filtration process for the purification of geothermal brines.
The European Union (EU) has announced the formalisation of an EU grant contribution to the Geothermal Risk Mitigation Programme for the Eastern Caribbean.