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AUGUST 7, 2024

Reported in July 2024, Contact Energy has completed a 30-day test run of the Tauhara geothermal power station in New Zealand, with the plant running continuously at 152 MW and tested at the target capacity of 174 MW. Electricity from the power plant will be sold to Genesis Energy under a 15-year PPA.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Kyuden Mirai Energy, a subsidiary of Kyushu Electric Power , will be offering up to 600 million kWh of electricity generated from geothermal power plants in what will be Japan’s first wholesale geothermal power auction.

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JUNE 24, 2024

The Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) has announced the list of six geothermal power projects that have been selected for the 2024 Geothermal Resource Survey Subsidy Program. Three of the six projects are new, while the other three are continuation of previously funded ongoing projects.

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AUGUST 29, 2024

PT Geo Dipa Energi has announced a tender for an EPC contract for the Dieng Unit 2 geothermal power plant in Central Java, Indonesia. The deadline for submission of bids for the open competitive bidding is on 26 November 2024. Operations of the 55-MW Dieng Unit 1 geothermal power plant started in 2002.

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JUNE 17, 2024

Over the past decade, the Patuha Geothermal Power Plant Unit 1, operated by PT Geo Dipa Energi (Persero), has stood as a testament to the potential of geothermal energy. The Patuha geothermal power plant has demonstrated exceptional reliability, achieving an Availability Factor (AF) of 99.8%

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MAY 16, 2024

Registration is now open for “Geothermal Power: The Light Under Your Feet.” ” This is a high-level event being organized by the European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC) that will feature insightful discussions on the future of geothermal electricity, thermal storage, and lithium.

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

Contact Energy has announced that the Te Huka Unit 3 geothermal power station has started supplying power to the grid for the first time. MW, equivalent to the power requirement of about 60,000 homes. Te Huka 3 is expected to be fully online by the end of 2024.

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Global Renewable News

JULY 8, 2024

EGEC, in collaboration with the Geosmart Project, successfully hosted the Geothermal Power 2024 conference in Brussels on July 3rd. Held at the Hotel Sofitel Brussels Europe, the event attracted over.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Speaking at the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of Indonesia , Eniya Listiani Dewsi said that the country is offering 12 geothermal energy projects for investment. To develop these 12 projects, a total investment of about USD 21.6

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MAY 13, 2024

As part of the regular Focus on Geothermal Webinar series – a partnership of Enerchange and ThinkGeoEnergy – we are proud to host Hermann Röhm of Orcan Energy AG for a webinar on “Flexible Electricity Generation from Geothermal Heat with Modular ORC-Solutions.”

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POWER Magazine

APRIL 2, 2024

GA Drilling, ZeroGeo Energy Collaborate on Deep Geothermal Power Project. Geothermal drilling technology company GA Drilling and ZeroGeo Energy GmbH in February announced the companies have a memorandum of The post POWER Digest [April 2024] appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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JANUARY 25, 2024

Construction has officially started on the United Downs Deep Geothermal Power (UDDGP) project of Geothermal Engineering Ltd. The work on the power plant and lithium extraction plant is expected to be completed by the summer and power generation is planned by the end of 2024. GEL) in Cornwall, UK.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

In June 2024, Sumitomo Corporation (Sumitomo) officially announced the contractual hand-over of the Tauhara Geothermal Power Station in New Zealand to Contact Energy. It holds the distinction of being the world’s largest single-shaft geothermal steam turbine generator.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MAY 23, 2024

The letter of intent formalizing this relationship will be signed on 24 May 2024 during the state visit of Kenyan President William Ruto to the USA. As part of the agreement, G42 will be working with local partners to build a data centre campus that will run on geothermal power and will run Microsoft Azure for a new East Africa Cloud Region.

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JULY 19, 2024

The Geothermal Development Company (GDC) has published an open tender for the supply and installation of a 5 to 10 MW wellhead geothermal power plant at the Menengai Field in Kenya. The tender will close on the 15th of August 2024. The official tender documents and forms can be accessed via this link.

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

On October 8, 2024, one of Italy’s leading political parties, Fratelli d’Italia , called a special Parliamentary hearing entitled “Energy Independence: Geothermal’s Contribution” (“Indipendenza energetica: il Contributo della Geotermia”).

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Kenya’s state-owned electric power generation company KenGen has announced a new tender for “Consultancy services for feasibility study on geothermal power generation brine in KenGen Olkaria Field.” Expressions of Interest in English must be received on or before 28 February 2024.

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JULY 8, 2024

alfa8 Colab Limited (“alfa8”) has signed an Investment Agreement with TerraThermo Limited (“TerraThermo”) whereby alfa8 will invest in TerraThermo and the development of Projekt Thermo, a 12-MW geothermal power project in Lower Saxony, Germany. in future financings for Projekt Thermo, subject to certain conditions. for Projekt Thermo.

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JUNE 13, 2024

The US Department of Energy (DOE) and Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) has announced a new funding opportunity under the Geothermal Resources’ Value in Implementing Decarbonization (GRID) program. Letters of Intent from those who wish to apply must be submitted by the 24th of July 2024. territories.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The proposed timeline of the project estimates that construction will start by late 2024 to mid-2025 and will take approximately 24 months. Proposed masterplan for the Taheke Geothermal Project (source: EPA) Based on the application submitted by ROOPU Whakarite Mahi, the power station to be built will have a capacity of 25 to 40 MWe.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The 2nd Taiwan International Geothermal Conference was held 20-21 February 2024 at the premises of the Taiwan CPC Corporation in Taipei, Taiwan. The Minister also stated Taiwan’s ambitious goals of building 20 MW of installed geothermal power capacity by 2025 and scaling this up to 200 MW by 2030 and 2 GW by 2040.

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JANUARY 3, 2024

PT Geo Dipa Energi (Persero) has published a tender for an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for the Patuha Unit 2 geothermal power plant in Central Java, Indonesia. The deadline for the submission of bids will be on 13 February 2024, 14:00H Western Indonesia Time. Warung Jati Barat Raya No.75,

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MARCH 25, 2024

million) to renewable energy company BLD Power Stations for the Minami Tateishi geothermal power plant located in Beppu City in Oita Prefecture, Japan. This marks the first geothermal power generation project in Japan to receive funding from a Green Loan financial instrument.

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JULY 5, 2024

The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) has officially inaugurated the 28.9 MW Palayan Bayan binary geothermal power plant (PBGPP) in the province of Albay in the Philippines. The binary power plant, built at a cost of Php 7 billion (approx. USD 120 million), expands on the existing 140-MW Bacon-Manito (BacMan) facility.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Department of Energy (US DOE) and the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) have published a Request for Information (RFI) to evaluate novel approaches to superhot enhanced geothermal power for generating electricity and other uses. energy storage, critical minerals, hydrogen generation)?

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ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 3, 2024

Applications are now being accepted for a summer school on “ Geothermal energy: resource assessment, plants, and environmental impacts.” Applications will be accepted until 14 April 2024. More details and instructions for application are available in the official website.

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AUGUST 6, 2024

The first edition of the Italian Geothermal Forum will be held at the “Auditorium della Tecnica” Convention Center in Rome on 11-12 November 2024. The event will also have an expo where manufacturers or distributors can showcase their latest innovations in the geothermal energy sector.

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DECEMBER 19, 2023

PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGEO) has broken ground on the construction of the power plant and Fluid Collection and Reinjection System (FCRS) for the Lumut Balai Unit 2 project in South Sumatra, Indonesia. The 55-MW expansion of the existing power facility is set to operate by the end of 2024.

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AUGUST 19, 2024

In addition to the state of Colorado throwing huge support behind geothermal energy, the Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) has adopted its first set of rules for deep geothermal operations. The goal of the new standards is to advance the state’s geothermal resources. Polis added.

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AUGUST 25, 2023

The Prešov self-governing region has signed a memorandum of mutual cooperation with developer PW Energy for a geothermal power project in L’ubotice within the Prešov district. If the project proceeds, this will be first geothermal power plant in Slovakia. Source: Trend.sk

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AUGUST 15, 2024

The National Geothermal Association of the Philippines has published the Technical Programme for the upcoming 5th Philippine International Geothermal Congress to be held at Makati, Philippines on 25-26 September 2024. Download the full programme here. Registration for the event is currently still open.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The United States Air Force (Department of the Air Force / DAF) currently has an open solicitation call for novel approaches to generate electricity at its installations using geothermal energy. Despite its advantages, there are numerous technological and geological barriers to geothermal energy that have hindered the U.S.

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MARCH 1, 2024

Vulcan Energie Ressourcen GmbH (Vulcan Energy) has been awarded as the recipient of the prestigious Ruggero Bertani European Geothermal Innovation Award 2024. The LEOP, inaugurated in November 2023, is located at the site of the Landau geothermal power plant in Germany. It is very important for us.

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TechCrunch: Climate

MAY 21, 2024

Young geothermal energy wells can be like budding prodigies, each brimming with potential to outshine their peers. In California, for example, the amount of electricity generated by geothermal power plants declined by 15% between 2001 and 2018, partly because existing wells degraded. All rights reserved.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

The 7th Turkish Geothermal Congress, organized annually by the Geothermal Power Plant Investors Association ( JESDER ), will be held on 21-22 February 2024 at the Grand Ankara Hotel & Convention Center in Ankara, Türkiye.

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APRIL 9, 2024

Department of Energy will be hosting the “DOE’s Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Next-Generation Geothermal Power Webinar” on the 12th of April 2024 from 2:00-3:00 pm ET. Registration for the webinar is currently open. Click here to register.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

Registration for international participants has officially opened for the 2nd Taiwan International Geothermal Conference , taking place in Taipei, Taiwan on 20-21 February 2024. The inaugural Taiwan International Geothermal Conference (TIGC) held last year had more than 400 people and 30 firm in attendance.

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