ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 5, 2024

The State of Hawaii currently has an operating geothermal power plant – the Puna Geothermal Power Plant, located in the Island of Hawai’i. In 2018, the eruption of Kilauea Volcano damaged the power plant which had to be taken offline until eventually resuming operations in 2020.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JUNE 13, 2024

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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ThinkGeoEnergy

JUNE 13, 2024

The US Department of Energy (DOE) and Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) has announced a new funding opportunity under the Geothermal Resources’ Value in Implementing Decarbonization (GRID) program. A total of USD 7 million will be available under this funding.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 8, 2024

We evaluated our existing database of power plants, compared it with numbers released from operators, national authorities, international reporting and more. The total installed geothermal power generation capacity at year-end 2023 stood at 16,335 MW, an increase of 208 MW.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JUNE 7, 2024

Benjamin Burke, Chief Executive Officer, Gradient Geothermal. “We Pierce can be a world-class ‘geothermal garden’ where both heat and electricity from geothermal power benefit the entire town and provide jobs for a workforce familiar with oil and gas.” Our technologies are field-tested and commercial ready.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 12, 2023

DEEP Earth Energy Production and Ormat Technologies have signed a Notice to Proceed Agreement for a partnership to launch the first 5-MW conventional geothermal power plant in Canada. This development comes after years of collaboration between the two parties and is a notable first step to bringing the geothermal project online.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JUNE 10, 2024

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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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Despite its advantages, there are numerous technological and geological barriers to geothermal energy that have hindered the U.S. government’s ability to construct a utility-scale geothermal facility on federal land to directly supply electricity to its missions. and integrating the data into a robust resource conceptual model.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 4, 2024

Ormat Technologies Inc. Ormat) has closed the previously announced acquisition of a portfolio of geothermal and solar assets from Enel Green Power North America (EGPNA), a subsidiary of Enel SpA (ENEL.MI, LLC). Under the agreement, Ormat paid $271 million for 100% of the equity interest in the portfolio assets.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In this scale-up, solar and wind will have the largest role to play, but all renewable energy technologies will be essential. The case for geothermal Currently, geothermal accounts for only about 0.5% of the total installed renewable power capacity.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JUNE 13, 2024

A new legislation has been proposed in the US by House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Representative Andrea Salinas (D-OR) that seeks to support research, development, and testing of supercritical geothermal technologies.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MAY 7, 2024

This investment will go towards the scaling of Zanskar’s AI-led exploration technology to develop new geothermal resources. Zanskar is an AI-native geothermal developer leveraging a suite of new technologies to improve the geothermal discovery and development process.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 22, 2024

If we can capture the “heat beneath our feet,” it can be the clean, reliable, base-load scalable power for everybody from industries to households,” said Granholm during the announcement. For example, all federal oil and gas leases can be converted to geothermal leases without having to go through any permitting review.”

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ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 22, 2024

Situated in southwest Utah, Cape Station is positioned to redefine geothermal energy production with an anticipated total project capacity of approximately 400 MW. The success of Cape Station will not only validate the efficacy of EGS technology but also unlock vast potential for future geothermal power projects across the United States.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 4, 2024

(Sage) has been selected to conduct conduct geothermal project development initiatives at the Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi in Texas. These analyses could pave the way for expanding geothermal energy solutions across additional U.S. In partnership with the U.S. military installations.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 27, 2024

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.

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POWER Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

POWER is proud to partner with RE+ as we provide information and insight for attendees of the largest renewable energy event in North America. RE+ celebrates its 20th anniversary this […] The post Coming Together for Clean Energy: Supplement to POWER and RE+ appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The full paper, “Techno-Economic Analysis of Greenfield Geothermal Hybrid Power Plants using a Solar or Natural Gas Steam Topping Cycle,” by Wendt et. Leveraging efficiency and flexibility Geothermal power plants face several challenges to competitively provide power to U.S. energy markets.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MAY 23, 2024

A ceremonial commitment signing was held in Jakarta between Nisha Biswal, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the DFC and representatives from PT Medco Power Indonesia and Ormat Technologies Inc. MCG is jointly owned by Medco Power (51%) and Ormat Technologies (49%).

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

(Sage) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the California Resources Corporation (NYSE: CRC) to establish a collaborative framework for pursuing commercial projects and joint funding opportunities related to subsurface energy storage and geothermal power generation in California.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 9, 2024

Department of Energy will be hosting the “DOE’s Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Next-Generation Geothermal Power Webinar” on the 12th of April 2024 from 2:00-3:00 pm ET. These reports offer valuable insights, identifying key themes and interactions among various grid technologies. Click here to register.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The project envisions a two-phase development which will include a geothermal heated greenhouse, and a 10-MW geothermal power plant. The first phase of the Latitude 53 project aims to support year-round cultivation of strawberries across a 20-acre greenhouse using approximately 50 GJ of geothermal heat per hour.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JULY 11, 2024

Other facilities and sites of interest in the Milford Valley corridor are also included, such as the Blundell geothermal power plant, Roosevelt hot springs, and solar and wind power projects. Photos, videos, and 360-degree views are offered for each of the points of interest in the virtual tour.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Studies on the potential of superhot geothermal resources have been ongoing for a long time, but this movement has quickly gained momentum in the last few years. Those millimeter waves literally melt then vaporize the rock to create ever deeper holes.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 23, 2024

The funding massively upscales Canada’s research and development efforts in geothermal power and supports its national commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 to address the climate crisis. The program focuses on deep geothermal systems in hot, dry rock five to 10 kilometers below Earth’s surface.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 5, 2024

Heber Diez went on to say that the investment requirement of geothermal represents a slight fraction of what is spent for the oil industry. The AGM President emphasized that the exploration and deployment of geothermal power technologies may be expensive at the onset, but these are compensated enough when the facilities are operational.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JUNE 4, 2024

TerraLithium , a wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental, has patented DLE technologies that have the potential to process any lithium-containing brine into a responsibly sourced supply of high-purity lithium. The joint venture also plans to license the technology and develop commercial lithium production facilities outside the Imperial Valley.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 25, 2024

An amount of $51 million will be mobilized through a contingent donation by the Clean Technology Fun (CTF) which will be activated if the exploration drilling is not successful. Instructions on how to acquire the bid documents are available at the official post of the publication of the Government of Mexico.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JULY 9, 2024

XGS Energy, an innovator in next-generation geothermal energy technology and project development, has announced its acquisition of Capuano Engineering Company , a global geothermal drilling and completion services provider. With the additional expertise of Capuano Engineering Founder, President, and CEO Louis (Lou) Capuano, Jr.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 3, 2024

This next phase allows us to build on our important achievements and to further develop and de-risk the tools and technologies necessary to unlock the potential of next-generation geothermal power.” The full recording of this webinar is available below. ?

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The geothermal community has a new podcast to keep an eye (and ears) out for. Geothermal Unleashed seeks to explore the cutting-edge of geothermal technology and help educate and document the rise of geothermal in the global energy transition.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 3, 2024

In early 2023, FutEra announced the start of operations of Canada’s first co-produced natural gas and geothermal power project in Swan Hills, Alberta. Orcan’s waste heat recovery technology turns heat into clean electricity. A few months later, the majority stake of FutEra was transferred from Razor Energy Corp.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The latest addition expands upon the scope of GeoMap, which initially included Nigeria as a first case study and was then updated to encompass North America. GeoMap India also identifies coal power plants with the potential for conversion to geothermal power, and industrial zones that could benefit from geothermal heat networks.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 12, 2024

Quaise Energy , a geothermal drilling technology startup pioneering millimeter wave drilling technology, has just closed a $21 million Series A1 funding round led by Prelude Ventures and Safar Partners, with Mitsubishi Corporation and Standard Investments joining the company’s list of new investors.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JULY 3, 2024

million for 35 innovative geothermal projects, ranging from heat pump installations to geothermal power generation. Multiple opportunities for geothermal in Colorado One of the more important conclusions from the report is that Colorado can utilize multiple existing technologies to utilize its diverse geothermal temperatures.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MAY 2, 2024

Greenfire Energy has been selected for the Launch Alaska Portfolio, joining a group of 41 companies that are deploying climate-friendly energy, industry, and transportation technologies in Alaska and beyond. GreenFire Energy is aiming to develop geothermal energy projects in Alaska primarily by deploying the GreenLoop technology.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 22, 2023

Through this collaboration, a diverse group of 14 students will work with geothermal companies, national laboratories, or state agencies on projects that advance geothermal technologies.

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