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Philippine Driller Acquires New Rigs to Support Affiliate’s Geothermal Growth

ThermaPrime Drilling Corporation (ThermaPrime), the Philippines’ leading geothermal well drilling company, is expanding operations by acquiring three more…

Geothermal Drilling

Geothermal Drilling Resumes for Puga Valley Geothermal Project, Ladakh, India

Drilling site, Puga Valley, Ladakh, India (source: ISOR/ Bastien Poux)After a two-year setback, drilling operations have started again for the geothermal projec…

Geothermal Power Plant

Capacity Optimization Encouraged for Geothermal Power Plants in Indonesia

Ulubelu Unit 3 & 4, Lampung, Indonesia (source: Sidiq Nurbiyantoko)Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR / ESDM) is encouraging vario…

Geothermal Drilling

Tripartite MoU Signed in Taiwan to Promote Geothermal R&D, Exploration

Signing of MOU between CNPC Taiwan, National Central University, and Academia Sinica for geothermal cooperation (source: MOEA)The China Petroleum Corporation of…

Geothermal Power Plant

Geothermal Power Plant in Tauhara, New Zealand Starts Operations

Construction of the Tauhara geothermal power plant in New Zealand, May 2023 (source: Video screenshot, Contact Energy)Reported in July 2024, Contact Energy has …

Geothermal Power Plant

US DOE Awards Grants to Two Small Businesses for Geothermal Research

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) has selected two small businesses to receive grants to support research on geothermal top…

Geothermal Drilling

INPEX to Drill Geothermal Exploratory Well in Okuhida Onsengo, Gifu, Japan

Okuhida Onsengo Kansaka, Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan (source: alonfloc, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) has announced plans to d…

Solar Power Plant

Solar + Wind Now Make up More Than 20% of US Electrical Generating Capacity

Photo by Amol Mande on Pexels.comSolar and wind now make up more than 20% of total US electrical generating capacity, according to new data from the Federal Ene…

Geothermal Power Project

Exergy, Rentco Partner for Geothermal Power Project in Kenya

Olkaria geothermal plant, Naivasha, Kenya (source: Lydur Skulason, creative commons)ExerExergy International srl (Exergy), a global provider of new generation O…

Geothermal Power Plant

Philippines’ DOE Keen on Partnerships for Geothermal Derisking Facility

Tiwi geothermal steam field, Philippines (source: PGPC)The Department of Energy of the Philippines is in the process of negotiating with potential partners for …

Geothermal Heating Project

Work Underway for Vogelaer Geothermal Heating Expansion, Netherlands

Construction of the Aardwarmte Vogalaer 2 geothermal heating facility in the Netherlands (source: Aardwarmte Vogelaer)VB Geo Projects is now busy with preparato…

Geothermal Power Plant

Three Geothermal Sites in Kahramanmaras, Türkiye to Be Tendered

Kahramanmaras, Onikisubat, Turkiye (source: Zkarapatlak, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)The Kahramanmaras Governorship YIKOB (Investment Monitoring and Coo…

Solar Power Plant

For the 9th Consecutive Month, Solar Is the Largest Source of New u.s. Generating Capacity and on Track to Be Second Only to Natural Gas Within Three Years

A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reveals that the mix of renewable energy sources (i.e.…

Geothermal Drilling

Geothermal Drilling Planned in çEsme, Türkiye

Cesme district, Izmir, Turkiye (source: Cesme Municipality)The Izmir Governorship Investment Monitoring and Coordination Presidency has announced plans for geot…

Geothermal Power Project

Geothermal License Tender Announced for 13 Sites in Manisa, Türkiye

Official Gazette AnnouncementThe Manisa Investment Monitoring and Coordination Directorate of Manisa, Türkiye has announced that 13 geothermal resources ex…