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SLB, DEEP partner for 30-MW geothermal power project in Canada

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DEEPs geothermal project will leverage proven approaches from conventional field development in oil & gas, to deploy advanced horizontal drilling techniques to access some of the most productive zones in the formation, as well as production enhancement technologies to optimize output of geothermal energy generation.

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US DOE announces $31M funding for geothermal wellbore construction, energy storage

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Five projects address the need for improved wellbore constructions in enhanced geothermal systems (EGS), while one project seeks to demonstrate the use of reservoir thermal energy storage (RTES) for industrial processes. Innovative Downhole Solutions, Inc.

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Cascade Institute publishes roadmap for ultradeep geothermal power in Canada

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The Cascade Institute , a research centre at Royal Roads University, has published a roadmap towards the deployment of ultradeep geothermal power technologies for commercial operations in Canada. The “Ultradeep Geothermal Research and Action Roadmap” can be accessed and downloaded here.

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RFI – Transformative technologies for superhot geothermal power

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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. Well construction (e.g., Drilling (e.g., Well stimulation (e.g., Section 4: Other I.

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CTR breaks ground on geothermal and lithium facility in California

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(CTR) has broken ground on the construction of an integrated geothermal power plant and lithium production facility at the Salton Sea in California. This is the first of seven project stages building towards a multi-billion-dollar clean energy precinct, the “Lithium Valley Campus.” ” The 1.85-billion-dollar

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Interview – Building geothermal power generation capacity with ABB

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Discussions and stories on geothermal power plants typically focus on the turbines, who is supplying them, and what technologies they use. To learn more about this aspect of power plant operations, we talked with Jonas Burström , Sales Manager for Motors and Generators at electrification and automation leader ABB.

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Solicitation – Novel approaches to geothermal power for US Air Force, Army, Navy

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While current renewable energy solutions such as wind and solar can supply on-site energy, such solutions provide intermittent power and require battery energy storage or other solutions to maintain energy resilience, unlike geothermal energy. While newer geothermal technologies such as advanced geothermal (i.e.,