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Small-scale geothermal power plants in Japan pave way for bigger plants

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Tsuchiyu Onsen, a hot spring resort sixteen kilometers from Fukushima in Japan, is home to a geothermal power plant that successfully generates 400 kW of electricity , which is enough to power roughly 800 homes , as well as a local shrimp farm. This generates further revenue for local businesses.

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Philippine driller acquires new rigs to support affiliate’s geothermal growth

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ThermaPrime said the acquisition of three additional drilling rigs augments its two current 2,000-hp rigs and supports the development of additional geothermal wells of affiliate Energy Development Corporation (EDC), the country’s biggest vertically integrated geothermal company.

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Earths Energy provides updates on Australian geothermal projects

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Evaluation of geothermal assets EE1 has two new projects areas in South Australia: Paralana (300 km NE of Port Augusta) Flinders West (Beginning 45 km NW of Port August to Olympic Dam) The Paralana asset is the site of the Paralana 2 geothermal well. kilometers suggesting some potential for an engineered geothermal system.

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Interview – Singapore, Asia’s newest emerging geothermal market

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Many people are already familiar with Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan, and China as some of the leaders of geothermal development in Asia. Taiwan and South Korea area also steadily building up their geothermal markets, and we are beginning to see encouraging progress in India. Cited works Oliver, G.J.H. and Cai, J.G.

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2024 RE statistics highlight lagging growth of geothermal for electricity

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The growth of the global geothermal power sector continues to lag behind other renewable energies, but there is still plenty of untapped potential for geothermal to contribute to the commercial heat market. annual growth since 2011. Renewable energy sources accounted for 29.1% This represents 2.3% since 2014.

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Eastland Group raises capital to support geothermal projects in New Zealand

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The company has been operating in New Zealand since 2011 and has delivered several significant projects such as New Zealand’s first megawatt-class green hydrogen production facility, Halcyon Power. Te Ahi o Maui (pictured) was Eastland Generation’s first geothermal power plant they built from the ground up.