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UPNA team produces geothermal power in Antarctica with thermoelectric tech

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A group of researchers from the Smart Cities Institute (ISC) of the Public University of Navarra (UPNA) in Pamplona, Spain has successfully deployed thermoelectric generators to produce power from geothermal heat in Antarctica. Thermoelectric generators are solid-state devices with no moving parts such as pumps or fans.

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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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Sinopec’s first geothermal power demonstration project starts grid supply

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The China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) has announced that their first geothermal power demonstration project has obtained the access permit to start supplying power to the power grid in Xianyang City in Shaanxi Province, China. The facility is an integrated power, heat, and helium extraction plant.

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Chic geothermal-powered home embraces indoor-outdoor living

Inhabitat - Innovation

Dutch design studios Bedaux de Brouwer and i29 have blurred the boundaries between indoors and out at Outside In, an aptly named 400-square-meter villa for a family of four.

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Gyrotrons is a new tech that could revolutionize geothermal power extraction

Hydrogen Fuel News

Unlocking geothermal power potential requires drilling deep into the earth, using technology that is efficient, cost-effective, and widely accessible. Gyrotrons, a new technology developed by a team or researchers out of MIT, could revolutionize geothermal energy extraction via deep drilling and melting rock with energy beams.

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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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Ormat signs PPA for new geothermal power plant in Guadeloupe

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(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.