Geothermal

Geoenergy Observatory Opens in Glasgow

Tuesday, 15 December 2020 REM The UK Geoenergy Observatory in Glasgow, the first of two new underground laboratories that will give scientists an unprecedented look at the sub-surface had its virtual opening Monday, December 7. The ...

Geothermal Energy at Rittershoffen has 40 Times Less Emissions than Natural Gas

Wednesday, 18 November 2020 REM Geothermal energy used at the Rittershoffen heat plant is 40 times cleaner than gas in terms of impact on climate change. This is what a scientific paper revealed during the 2020 Geoscience & Engineering ...

New Geothermal Power Plants Proliferating Globally

Tuesday, 11 August 2020 The need to tackle climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions has pushed countries to find different ways to utilize renewable energy. Setting up geothermal power plants is one of the environmentally-friendly ...

Carbfix and Eavor, Geothermal Innovators of the Year

Wednesday, 27 May 2020 REM

This year the Ruggero Bertani European Geothermal Innovation Award 2020 was earned by the Icelandic Carbfix project and German company Eavor on equal merit.

AfDB Welcomes $10 Million Clean Technology Fund Investment to Diversify Ethiopia’s Energy Mix

Friday, 08 May 2020 REM The African Development Bank has welcomed a decision by the Trust Fund Committee of the Clean Technology Fund, one of two funds within the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), to extend a $10 million concessional ...

Razor Energy Receives Funding for Geothermal Power Project

Monday, 08 July 2019 REM Razor Energy, based in Alberta, Canada, and its partners, the federal government, through Natural Resources Canada (“NRCan”) and Alberta Innovates, have announced funding of a co-produced geothermal ...

Addressing Food Security and Boosting Development with Geothermal Heat

Wednesday, 17 April 2019 REM As a mainstream source of global power generation, the progress of renewable energy over the last decade has been rapid. In 2018, renewables accounted for around a quarter of global electricity and around ...

Sweden

Climeon's Founder Thomas Öström Named Swedish Person of the Year

Thursday, 31 January 2019 Dan McCue

Swedish magazine Fokus has named Climeon's founder and CEO Thomas Öström Swedish Person of the Year in the Innovation category.

Saskatchewan

Trudeau Announces Support for Canada’s First Geothermal Power Facility

Friday, 11 January 2019 REM Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced support for a new geothermal power facility near Estevan in Southeastern Saskatchewan. The energy project, led by DEEP Earth Energy Production Corporation, ...

Italy

Support for Italian geothermal industry to be cut by new government decree

Thursday, 15 November 2018 Robin Whitlock The Italian government, in a draft decree that includes negotiation on new support schemes for renewables, intends to unilaterally cut support to geothermal energy in the country, a vicious attack against ...