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Tsuchiyu Onsen, a hot spring resort sixteen kilometers from Fukushima in Japan, is home to a geothermalpower 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.
Over the past decade, the Patuha GeothermalPower Plant Unit 1, operated by PT Geo Dipa Energi (Persero), has stood as a testament to the potential of geothermal energy. Drawing from a steam-dominated geothermal reservoir with 12 production wells and 2 injection wells, the power plants boasts of a generating capacity of 60 MW.
The Unit Rated Capacity (URC) test of the 33-MW Sorik Marapi GeothermalPower Plant Unit 5 has been successfully completed. With this, the total capacity of the Sorik Marapi Geothermal Field in Mandailing Natal Regency in South Sumatra, Indonesia has increased to 200 MWe.
The operators of the Qingshui geothermalpower plant in Yilan County, Taiwan, have announced that the project has now produced more than 38 million kWh of electricity as of the end of July 2023 since i ts opening in October 2021. With an installed capacity of 4.2 These all pertain to the same project.
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KS Orka Renewables Pty Ltd (KS Orka), via subsidiary PT Sorik Marapi GeothermalPower (PT SMGP), has announced the start of commercial operations of the 50-MW Sorik Marapi Unit 4 geothermalpower plant in North Sumatra, Indonesia.
A new binary geothermalpower plant located in Mori-Machi in Hokkaido, Japan has started commercial operations as of 24 November 2023. The 2-MW MORI Binary Power Plant (MBP) is managed and operated by Mori Binary Power LLC, a joint venture organized by three Japanese companies – Hokkaido Electric Power Co.
(APRI) has announced the start of operations of the 17-MW Tiwi Binary GeothermalPower Plant, part of the Tiwi geothermal facility in Albay, Philippines. Construction of the facility started back in early 2023.
The 34-MW Phase 1 development of the Ijen geothermalpower plant in East Java, Indonesia being developed by PT Medco Cahaya Geothermal (PT MCG) is targeting commercial operations by the end of 2024. The Ijen geothermalpower plant is part of the 10-year Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL) of PT PLN.
Contact Energy has provided progress updates for the Tauhara geothermalpower project in New Zealand, maintaining a target commercial operations date by winter (June to August) 2024. Through recent year, Contact Energy has provided several updates on the construction of the Tauhara geothermalpower plant.
million) to renewable energy company BLD Power Stations for the Minami Tateishi geothermalpower plant located in Beppu City in Oita Prefecture, Japan. This marks the first geothermalpower generation project in Japan to receive funding from a Green Loan financial instrument.
Power company Mercury , along with representatives from Tauhara No. participated in a groundbreaking ceremony to signal the start of construction of the 50-MW geothermalpower plant at the Nga Tamariki geothermalpower station in New Zealand. 2 Trust , Ngati Tahu-Ngati Whaoa Runanga , and Ormat Technologies Inc.
PT Archi Indonesia (ARCI), one of the largest pure-play gold produces in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, is currently in the process of evaluating the viability of diversifying into the renewable energy market thru a joint venture with PT Ormat Geothermal Indonesia. The decision to establish a geothermal subsidiary is currently pending.
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MW across its operating plants, namely the Palinpinon Power Plant Units I and II, the Nasulo GeothermalPower Plant, and the Nasuji GeothermalPower Plant. The ECC was amended in July 2023 to include a provision for a 30-MW battery energy storage system. The field is operating at 241.8
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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.
.” “With the inauguration of the Lao-Lao Geopark, it is emphasized that geothermal is not only a green industry that coexists in harmony with the environment, but can also be a driver of the country’s tourism industry,” said Julfi Hadi, President Director of PGEO.
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The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) recently celebrated the 40th year anniversary of the Tongonan geothermalpower plant in the Leyte geothermal field of the Philippines. After several years of intensive exploration and development work, the Tongonan-1 geothermalpower plant was inaugurated on July 02, 1983.
(“Taiteck”), has won the tender for the GreenFire’s GreenLoop technology feasibility study project from CPC Corporation, Taiwan (“CPC”) on June 14, 2023. The commencement date of the project was on June 26, 2023. The tender requested the design of tests, testing of geothermal wells, and retrofit of wells using the GreenLoop technology.
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Contact Energy (Contact) has developed a way to capture the small amount of naturally occurring carbon dioxide released during geothermalpower generation at the Ohaaki geothermal site near Taupo, New Zealand. The deadline for Ohaaki Food Grade CO2 production RFP submissions will be on 6 December 2023.
The company has ramped up efforts to raise funds in the last year, raising USD 597 million with an IPO in early 2023 and another USD 400 million after issuing green bonds in mid-2023. The 55-MW Lumut Balai Unit 2 geothermalpower plant is expected to be operational by 2024.
Sinopec Green Energy shareholders during the World Geothermal Congress 2023 in Beijing, China. With 18 years of successful operation in China, Sinopec Green Energy has emerged as the global leader in geothermal heating and cooling, serving over 70 cities and municipalities across 7 of the 9 Northern Chinese provinces.
The capacity building program was organized under the UNIDO global programme “Generating energy capacity from geothermalpower generation and its related technologies for sustainable development” (Geothermal Programme) funded by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan.
Economic viability of supercritical geothermal GNS Science further engaged with Castalia Limited to independently evaluate the economic viability of supercritical geothermal as a near-future technology for New Zealand to pursue.
The Hokkaido Electric Power Company (HEPCO) with Obayashi Corporation have announced the start of an exploration campaign for geothermalpower generation in the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido, Japan near the southern foot of Mt. Shiribetsu.
Seequent has long made its mark in the geothermal industry with the widely used Leapfrog Energy subsurface modeling software, which has supported about 65% of all geothermalpower generated globally.
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The Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) of Japan is planning to introduce new support measures to facilitate the development of small and medium-sized geothermalpower projects, as well as hydroelectric projects. This accounts for less than 1% of the installed power capacity of Japan.
The 7th World Geothermal Congress (WGC2023), hosted by China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Group) under the theme of “Clean Geothermal, Green Earth,” kicks off at China National Convention Center in Beijing. It is China’s first time hosting the international geothermal event of this kind.
The IGA is continuing the webinar series with two upcoming sessions: Geothermal Heating & Cooling: A Deep Dive with Adele Manzella (22nd November 2023 14:00 UTC) Luis Gutierrez-Negrin Explores GeothermalPower Generation (24th November 2023 16:00 UTC) More details and registration for the two sessions can be done via this link.
One of the biggest stories and most widely supported initiatives coming out of the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (CO28) in Dubai, UAE is the pledge to triple the world’s installed renewable energy capacity by 2030 to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C. The case for geothermal Currently, geothermal accounts for only about 0.5%
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The Geothermal Education Center is divided into a geothermal exploration exhibition hall and a generator control room. The generator room display area recounts the history of geothermalpower generation, processes and equipment, the benefits of geothermal, and Taiwan’s geothermal resources.
From 2014 to the first quarter of 2024, production bonuses from geothermalpower projects in Indonesia have amounted to almost IDR 1 trillion (approx. Gigih further added that the bonuses paid out in 2023 amounted to IDR 138 billion (approx. million), and that an amount of IDR 29 billion (approx.
Geothermal developer Energy Development Corporation (EDC) has submitted bids for two geothermal sites following the Open and Competitive Selection Process (OSCP4) by the Philippine Department of Energy which concluded on 28 September 2023. Sembrano (20 MW) geothermalpower projects.
The growth of the global geothermalpower 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. In contrast, the electricity generation from geothermal resources is at a relatively low figure of 97 TWh.
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. Are the results just as expected? and Cai, J.G.
IGE established its office in Indonesia in October 2022 and has since promoted geothermal business opportunities. IGE currently owns stakes in three operating geothermalpower plants in Indonesia – Muara Laboh , Rantau Dedap , and Sarulla. The company is also involved in several geothermal exploration efforts in Japan.
2023 Taiwan International Geothermal Conference in Taipei, Taiwan (source: MOEA) TIGC 2024 is being organized by the Energy Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs with partners Taiwan Geothermal Association, New Zealand Trade Development Center, Geological Survey and Mining Management Agency, Taiwan CPC Corporation, and Taipower Company.
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