ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The full report, “Prospectivity for geothermal power in the Northern Territory” written by Graeme Beardsmore and Gemma Mitjanas, as well as the accompanying Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data, can be accessed at the respective GEMIS page.

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POWER Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

million contract to demonstrate its pioneering geothermal baseload power and energy storage system at an off-site […] The post Sage Snags Air Force Contract for Geothermal Power Demonstration in Texas appeared first on POWER Magazine. Department of the Air Force has awarded Sage Geosystems an initial $1.9

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Kyuden Mirai Energy, a subsidiary of Kyushu Electric Power , will be offering up to 600 million kWh of electricity generated from geothermal power plants in what will be Japan’s first wholesale geothermal power auction.

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JUNE 24, 2024

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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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 7, 2024

Another geothermal power plant has been completed in Japan, this time in the town of Oguni in the Aso District of Kumamoto Prefecture. The 5-MW Oguni Machiokoshi geothermal power plant will soon start supplying the electricity needed by about 8000 households in a rural area theat is well-known for its hot springs.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JUNE 2, 2024

The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) is targeting to commence operations on four geothermal power plants before the end of 2024. The four planned projects are as follows: 29-MW Palayan Bayan binary power plant in Bicol 5.6-MW The four planned projects are as follows: 29-MW Palayan Bayan binary power plant in Bicol 5.6-MW

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GreenBiz

MARCH 25, 2024

Rising demand from artificial intelligence is forcing big technology companies to look beyond wind and solar for clean energy.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 1, 2024

MW Appi Geothermal Power Plant in the Hachimantai region of Iwate Prefecture, Japan has officially started commercial operations. The power plant uses a single-flash turbine. All the power generated in Appi will be supplied under a Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) mechanism for renewable energy.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JUNE 7, 2024

Kyushu Electric Power , thru subsidiary Kyuden Mirai Energy, has announced that it will build a 4990-kW geothermal power plant in Kirishima City in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Construction will begin by September this year and the power plant is expected to start commercial operations by the end of the 2026 fiscal year.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The Kamojang geothermal power plant in West Java, Indonesia has officially started producing geothermal-based green hydrogen and will now supply the Senayan Hydrogen Refueling Station. Green hydrogen, in this case, is produced from the condensation water coming from the Kamojang geothermal power production process.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Unlocking Earth’s Hidden Energy: The Future of Geothermal Power Exploring the depths of the Earth has always been a challenging endeavor, but recent breakthroughs by a team of scientists at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) are shifting the boundaries of what’s possible.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Star Energy Geothermal has announced plans of expanding their installed geothermal power generation capacity by 102.6 The announcement was made during the recent Indonesia International Geothermal Convention & Exhibition in Jakarta, which Star Energy also hosted.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 7, 2024

Reported in July 2024, Contact Energy has completed a 30-day test run of the Tauhara geothermal power station in New Zealand, with the plant running continuously at 152 MW and tested at the target capacity of 174 MW. Electricity from the power plant will be sold to Genesis Energy under a 15-year PPA.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 19, 2024

Regulatory filings have indicated that state-owned utility KenGen is planning to build the Olkaria VII geothermal power plant which will cost an estimated Ksh 32 billion (approx. The planned power plant will have an installed capacity of 80.3 248 million).

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Zorlu Geothermal Energy Electricity Generation Inc. Zorlu Energy ) has announced that additional solar power plants will be built to augment the installed capacities of the company’s geothermal power plants in Alasehir and Kizildere, Türkiye. The meeting regarding the project will be held on 06/11/2023.” “The

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POWER Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2024

Sage Geosystems will build a first-of-its-kind 3-MW geothermal baseload power and energy storage system on land owned by San Miguel Electric Cooperative (SMECI) in Christine, Texas. The company plans to […] The post Sage’s First 3-MW Geothermal Power and Energy Storage Project Will Feed ERCOT appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JUNE 17, 2024

Over the past decade, the Patuha Geothermal Power Plant Unit 1, operated by PT Geo Dipa Energi (Persero), has stood as a testament to the potential of geothermal energy. Drawing from a steam-dominated geothermal reservoir with 12 production wells and 2 injection wells, the power plants boasts of a generating capacity of 60 MW.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In what is an incredibly unique moment for the geothermal industry, 14 of the 88 candidates for Miss Universe 2023 visited the Ahuachapán Geothermal Power Plant in El Salvador, which is currently hosting the pageant. Operated by LaGeo , the first unit of the Ahuachapán Geothermal Power Plant went online in 1975.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Global geothermal developer and operator and technology leader Ormat Technologies Inc (Ormat) recently announced the launch of the Plain Bearings Turbine (PBT), an innovative turbine designed to set new standards in reliability and ease of maintenance, as well as power capacity.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Ormat Technologies (Ormat) has been awarded the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract valued at approximately $200 million by Contact Energy for the development of the 101-MW Te Mihi 2 geothermal power plant in New Zealand. The power plant is expected to be completed by mid-2027.

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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

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

MWe geothermal power plant in the town of Ayvacik in Canakkale, Türkiye, Transmark Turkey has announced plans for the 15.8-MWe MWe Transmark Geothermal Power Plant-2 (GPP-2). The planned geothermal power plant will generate 126.4 Following the construction of an initial 3.2-MWe köy Mevkii, Ayvac?k

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MAY 23, 2024

As part of the agreement, G42 will be working with local partners to build a data centre campus that will run on geothermal power and will run Microsoft Azure for a new East Africa Cloud Region. This data centre is planned to become operational within 24 months of signing the definitive agreements. Soon after, G42 secured a $1.5

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Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 16, 2024

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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POWER Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Italian power and gas giant Enel Group has agreed to sell its entire geothermal power portfolio in the U.S., Geothermal Power Portfolio to Ormat appeared first on POWER Magazine. along with several small solar plants, to Ormat Technologies for $271 […] The post Enel Sells Entire U.S.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

During this year’s Indonesia International Geothermal Convention & Exhibition (IIGCE), the Indonesian government awarded seven new geothermal exploration licenses. Source: Detik Finance The post Indonesia invites investment in 12 geothermal power projects first appeared on ThinkGeoEnergy - Geothermal Energy News.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

In June 2024, Sumitomo Corporation (Sumitomo) officially announced the contractual hand-over of the Tauhara Geothermal Power Station in New Zealand to Contact Energy. a leading manufacturer of steam turbines for geothermal power plants. a leading manufacturer of steam turbines for geothermal power plants.

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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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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 29, 2024

PT Geo Dipa Energi has announced a tender for an EPC contract for the Dieng Unit 2 geothermal power plant in Central Java, Indonesia. Geo Dipa has received financing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the expansion of both the Dieng and Patuha geothermal power plants.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

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. With an installed capacity of 4.2 Alternative spellings can include Chingshui, Cingshuei, and Quinghsui.

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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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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 30, 2024

After being shut down for more than 2 years, Orix Corporation (ORIX) has resumed operations of the Suginoi geothermal power plant in the city of Beppu in the Oita Prefecture of the island of Kyushu, Japan. The Suginoi geothermal power plant first began operation in 1980.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Zimbabwe has announced plans of constructing a 10-MW geothermal power plant at the Chimbwawata Hot Springs in the Binga district. Zimbabwe currently has no installed geothermal power plants, despite having 32 potential geothermal sites as identified previously by the Ministry of Energy and Power Development.

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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

OCTOBER 25, 2024

A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the construction of the 35-MW geothermal power plant by OrPower Twenty-Two (OrPower 22), which will be the third power plant to be supplied by steam from the Menengai geothermal steam field in Nakuru, Kenya. Construction is expected to take 14 months and will be completed mid-2026.

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

According to Peter Njenga, KenGen Managing Director and CEO, KenGen’s increased profit is heavily attributed to the enhanced operational efficiency of the Olkaria geothermal facilities, as well as the increase in installed capacity from the newly commissioned 86-MW Olkaria I Additional Unit 6 geothermal power plant.

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AUGUST 14, 2024

The 34-MW Phase 1 development of the Ijen geothermal power plant in East Java, Indonesia being developed by PT Medco Cahaya Geothermal (PT MCG) is targeting commercial operations by the end of 2024. The Ijen geothermal power plant is part of the 10-year Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL) of PT PLN.

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