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 ...

Canada’s First Geothermal Production and Injection Well Test Exceeds Expectations

Monday, 14 September 2020 Dan McCue Canada’s DEEP Earth Energy Production has announced that the spring/summer flow testing program indicates the temperature and flow rates from the geothermal reservoir in the Deadwood Formation are sufficient ...

Schlumberger New Energy and Thermal Energy Partners Create Geothermal Project Development Company

Friday, 28 August 2020 Dan McCue Schlumberger New Energy, a new Schlumberger business, and Thermal Energy Partners have entered into an agreement to create STEP Energy, a geothermal project development company. STEP Energy will leverage ...

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 ...

Berkeley Lab Scientists to Help Advance Geothermal Energy Thanks to California Energy Commission Grants

Wednesday, 05 August 2020 REM Deep beneath the surface of the Salton Sea, a shallow lake in California’s Imperial County, sits an immense reserve of critical metals that, if unlocked, could power the state’s green economy for ...

Geothermal Projects Get Boost from California Energy Commission

Thursday, 14 May 2020 REM The California Energy Commission (CEC) awarded nearly $10 million in grants for three geothermal-related projects that will help California meet its 100% clean electricity goal and expand the state’s ...

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 ...

Research Helps Transform Coal Mine into Geothermal Heat Source

Thursday, 30 April 2020 REM

Research carried out at Durham University in Durham, England, is being used to transform coal mines into multi-million pound renewable energy systems.

Geothermal Industry Calls for Internal Market for Heat

Wednesday, 08 April 2020 REM EGEC, the voice of the European geothermal industry, has called on the European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen to create a European internal market for heat in an open letter published EGEC’s ...