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Austin, Texas to pilot 5-MW geothermal power project

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Geothermal energy production is a valuable tool in the utilitys efforts to strengthen the grid and keep costs down while continuing toward a greener future. Our electric utility focuses on innovative solutions to our pressing energy needs and its exciting to consider the possibilities geothermal energy will have for Austin and the state.

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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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Gradient to generate geothermal power in North Dakota oil and gas facility

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Colorado-based Gradient Geothermal (Gradient) has announced that it will provide geothermal power generation and fluid cooling services to Chord Energy , an independent North American oil and gas exploration and production entity.

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Google to increase geothermal power supply to data centers via Nevada utility

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Google has entered into an agreement with Nevada electric utility company and Berkshire Hathaway Energy subsidiary NV Energy to increase the supply of geothermal power to its data center operations from 3.5 As part of this agreement, NV Energy is working with geothermal developer Fervo Energy for the geothermal power supply. “NV

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US DOE announces funding for geothermal power in regional grid studies

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The program seeks to provide funding for regional grid modeling studies that quantify the potential contribution of clean, firm geothermal power in supporting an equitable transition to a future decarbonized grid and economy. The Teaming Partner List page provides more information on this opportunity.

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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. RFI Questions ARPA-E encourages responses that address any subset of the following topics.

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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.