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ORIX starts operations of Minami-Kayabe geothermal power plant, Japan

ThinkGeoEnergy

ORIX Corporation (ORIX) has announced the start of commercial operations of the Minami-Kayabe Geothermal Power Plant in the Minami-Kayabe region of Hakodate City in Hokkaido, Japan. MW, it is now the largest binary cycle geothermal power plant in Japan. With a capacity of 6.5

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Sihuangziping geothermal project in Taiwan breaks ground on 4-MW expansion

ThinkGeoEnergy

Editor’s note: The Sihuangziping geothermal power project is also referred to in other sources as the Liuhuangziping geothermal power project. A groundbreaking ceremony for the 4-MW Sihuangziping geothermal power plant Jinshan, New Taipei City in Taiwan was held on the 20th of November 2023.

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Tauhara, NZ geothermal power station targets operations by Q3 2024

ThinkGeoEnergy

Contact Energy has provided progress updates for the Tauhara geothermal power 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 geothermal power plant.

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EDC celebrates 40th anniversary of Tongonan geothermal field, Philippines

ThinkGeoEnergy

The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) recently celebrated the 40th year anniversary of the Tongonan geothermal power plant in the Leyte geothermal field of the Philippines. After several years of intensive exploration and development work, the Tongonan-1 geothermal power plant was inaugurated on July 02, 1983.

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Media brief: Geothermal energy and its potential in Canada

Clean Energy Canada

Globally, geothermal energy was responsible for more than 85,891 GWh of power generation in 2017 ( 0.3% Global geothermal capacity is anticipated to grow by 28% by 2024, with Asia responsible for one-third of global expansion. There are two main types of geothermal power facilities. Geothermal in Canada.

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The COP28 pledge to triple up by 2030 and implications for geothermal

ThinkGeoEnergy

Beyond the 16 GW of installed geothermal power capacity as of the end of 2022, there is currently also about 173 GW of installed geothermal heating capacity according to a recent “Facts for Future” webinar episode by the International Geothermal Association (IGA).

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Contact to produce food-grade CO2 from Ohaaki geothermal plant, NZ

ThinkGeoEnergy

Contact Energy (Contact) has developed a way to capture the small amount of naturally occurring carbon dioxide released during geothermal power generation at the Ohaaki geothermal site near Taupo, New Zealand. MW Te Huka Unit 3 geothermal power station.