ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 3, 2025

Fervo Energy has signed a new PPA with California community choice energy aggregator Clean Power Alliance (CPA) that adds 18 MW to a previously signed 15-year contract for 30 MW. The commitment to supply 48 MW of geothermal power will support the growing demand for clean energy across the 35 communities that CPA serves.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The Ngawha Geothermal Power Station has become the first geothermal power plant in New Zealand to achieve net carbon zero status. This comes after the efforts of owner Top Energy to embark on the Ngawha Carbon Zero Project, succeeding in the 100% reinjection of non-condensible gases (NCG).

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

geothermal power project co-developed with Fervo Energy in northern Nevada in the US has officially started supplying power to the local grid. The geothermal power facility in Nevada is the full-scale EGS pilot of Fervo Energy. Google has announced that the 3.5

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 6, 2025

million loan to fund the construction of a 10-MW geothermal power project in Dominica. The project is a public-private partnership between the Commonwealth of Dominica (GoCD) represented by the Geothermal Development Company of Dominica (DGDC) and Ormat Technologies Inc.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MAY 9, 2024

Like its predecessor, Mammoth is powered by the Hellisheidi geothermal power plant of ON Power. Constructing multiple real-world plants in rapid sequences makes Climeworks the most deployed carbon removal company with direct air capture at the core,” said Jan Wurzbacher, Co-founder and Co-CEO of Climeworks.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

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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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 13, 2025

Colorado-based Gradient Geothermal is overcoming these barriers with a novel yet reasonably practical approach – producing geothermal power from produced fluids of existing wells in oil and gas fields. “In either case, we generate power, but we can really flexibly meet the goals of our clients,” said Burke.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 4, 2024

(Ormat) has signed a 30-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Electricité de France (EDF) for the development of a new 10-MW geothermal power plant on the Island of Guadeloupe. The power plant, of which 63.75% in equity interest will be held by Ormat, is expected to be operational by the end of 2025.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

A seemingly landmark agreement was signed on 26 August, marking a significant uptick in ambition for carbon capture and storage technology in Europe. Icelandic power firm ON Power operates the Nesjavellir Geothermal Plant, and will supply power and heat to power the DAC process at the new plant.

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Business Green

JANUARY 5, 2021

Major milestone for emerging renewable energy sector as developers of UK's first geothermal power plant agree to sell 3MW of baseload power to green energy supplier.

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Grist

MARCH 8, 2021

When shipping giant Maersk announced last month it would operate a “carbon-neutral” vessel by 2023, the Danish company committed to using a fuel that’s made from renewable sources, is free of soot-forming pollutants — and is currently in scarce supply. E-methanol is made by combining hydrogen with carbon dioxide.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 26, 2023

(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. Taiwan , the Renze geothermal power plant is the first geothermal power plant in Taiwan that has been fully built by state-owned enterprises.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

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. MW, which will be a very significant contribution to the total global installed geothermal power capacity for this year.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

AUGUST 3, 2024

Environmental groups – among many others – loathe fracking, but could it offer zero-carbon power?   The heat is used to power a geothermal plant. However, use of those fossil fuels leads to greenhouse gas such as carbon emissions, which contribute to global warming.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

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.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JULY 5, 2024

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. Operated by EDC’s wholly-owned subsidiary BacMan Geothermal, Inc., The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) has officially inaugurated the 28.9

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ThinkGeoEnergy

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.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JUNE 24, 2024

LevertonHELM and EnBW have reported the successful production of lithium carbonate with a >99.95% purity from the extraction of lithium chloride from geothermal waters at the Bruchsal geothermal power plant in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 19, 2024

Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS) has been awarded the contract to supply steam turbines and generators for the geothermal power plant renovation of Units 1 through 3 at the old 45-MW Olkaria I geothermal power plant of KenGen in Kenya.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

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. What are possible alternative working fluids for power generation (e.g.,

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 9, 2024

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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ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 16, 2024

It also supports Google’s goal of operating their data centres and office campuses using carbon-free energy by 2030. Australian geothermal developer Solution Energy, which holds geothermal exploration licenses in Tasmania and New South Wales, will be supporting the study team.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 17, 2025

This year’s list is wonderfully diverse, both in terms of geography and how it shows off the different facets of geothermal energy utilization. Before jumping to the Top 10 list, it is worth noting that the most-visited page at ThinkGeoEnergy is, by far, our Global Geothermal Power Plant Map.

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Charged

MAY 10, 2021

Both sources have substantial local environmental impacts, in addition to the carbon cost of shipping the lithium around the world. German-Australian startup Vulcan Energy Resources says it can deliver carbon-neutral lithium, extracted at geothermal power stations. The company plans to invest 1.7

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Global Renewable News

AUGUST 28, 2024

Geothermal power stations are increasingly re-injecting their carbon emissions to combat their carbon tax and climate impact.But the long-term impact of re-injection is still relatively unknow.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

GA Drilling and ZeroGeo Energy GmbH (ZeroGeo) have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate in developing “ Projekt THERMO ,” a 12-MW Hot Dry Rock geothermal power plant in Lower Saxony, Germany.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JUNE 13, 2024

Orka Náttúrunnar (ON Power) has signed an agreement for Járðboranir (Iceland Drilling) to drill eight production wells to support the production capacity of the Hellisheiði and Nesjavellir geothermal power plants in the Hengil area in Iceland. Drilling is scheduled to take place from 2025 to 2027.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

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. Food grade CO 2 is just the beginning,” adds Mike.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JUNE 7, 2024

Through community engagement and strategic partnerships, Teverra seeks to educate stakeholders about the numerous benefits of geothermal energy while fostering a sense of pride and ownership within the community. Benjamin Burke, Chief Executive Officer, Gradient Geothermal. “We

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

2 Trust and the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) on a project that aims to advance laboratory-scale research on the conversion of carbon dioxide and methane into protein-rich biomass using specific microorganisms. New Zealand-based consultancy Upflow has partnered with Tauhara North No. 2 Trust and the MPI.

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The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

. | Image: Google A first-of-its-kind geothermal project is now up and running in Nevada, where it will help power Google’s data centers with clean energy. Google is partnering with startup Fervo, which has developed new technology for harnessing geothermal power.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JULY 10, 2024

Based on comparison with analogous projects in the US, EE1 can readily begin to assess the feasibility of 40 to 80 MWe of geothermal electricity generation from its assets in South Australia. Moreover, legislation in South Australia presents the opportunity of developing projects for Captured Carbon Storage.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 7, 2025

Department of Energys Frontier Observation for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE). This proximity provided solid benchmarks that Fervo used to conduct geothermal exploration for a multi-gigawatt geothermal power development.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The study also determined that SuperHot Rock geothermal could produce 5-10 times higher energy density per well with 1/10 the water requirements and surface area.

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Charged

MARCH 18, 2020

Beneath California’s Salton Sea lies a vast pool of super-heated fluid that’s long been exploited as a source of geothermal power. Lilac has partnered with the Australian firm Controlled Thermal Resources to develop a geothermal power plant and lithium-extraction facility at the Salton Sea.

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Clean Energy Canada

JULY 26, 2020

Global geothermal capacity is anticipated to grow by 28% by 2024, with Asia responsible for one-third of global expansion. is the world leader in terms of megawatts of geothermal power capacity, followed by Indonesia, Turkey and New Zealand. There are two main types of geothermal power facilities. Clarke Lake, B.C.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Indonesian President Joko Widodo graced the event in recognition of geothermal energy’s role in meeting their country’s energy transition targets. EDC remains active in the exploration of geothermal greenfield sites in the Philippines, also having secured two licenses locally in late November.

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