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JOGMEC announces subsidies for six geothermal power projects in Japan

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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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Qingshui geothermal power plant, Taiwan hits 38m-kWh milestone

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The operators of the Qingshui geothermal power 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. The reservoir temperature is around 180 degrees Celsius at a depth from 1,200 to 2,100 meters.

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Taipower inaugurates Renze geothermal power plant in Yilan County, Taiwan

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State-owned electricity company Taiwan Power Co. Taipower) has inaugurated the 840-kW Renze geothermal power plant in Yilan County, Taiwan. The power plant is set to begin commercial operations by the end of this year. In a statement, Taipower said that the Renze geothermal power plant will generate 4.7

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Earths Energy provides updates on Australian geothermal projects

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Australian geothermal developer Earths Energy (EE1) has provided updates on their South Australian projects following a review conducted both internally and by geothermal consultancy JRG Energy (JRG). Drilled in 2009, the well reached a depth of 3672 meters and had a measured temperature of 176 °C.

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IRENA reports 22% lower LCOE of geothermal power in 2022

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Between 2021 and 2022, the global weighted average levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of ten newly commissioned geothermal projects fell by 22% to USD 0.056 kWh. This statistic was reported by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in their newly published document, “Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2022.”

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HEPCO, Obayashi commence geothermal exploration in Rusutsu, Japan

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The Hokkaido Electric Power Company (HEPCO) with Obayashi Corporation have announced the start of an exploration campaign for geothermal power generation in the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido, Japan near the southern foot of Mt. Shiribetsu.

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EDC celebrates 40th anniversary of Tongonan geothermal field, Philippines

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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.