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Kenyan Geothermal Plant Boosts Operations with IoT Upgrade

The Olkaria Geothermal Power Station in Kenya has been able to improve operations by implementing internet of things (IoT) technology.

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Singapore Digs Deep to Unleash Geothermal Energy Potential

But the volumetric extent of hot rock where geothermal can be sourced is unknown.

United States

US DOE Announces $44M Funding for EGS Innovation Projects

Through Utah FORGE, the U.S. Department of Energy will provide funding for up to 17 awards that will build on FORGE's existing work on EGS technologies.

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Enhanced Geothermal Energy System R&D Gets a Boost From DOE Money

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy field laboratory announced up to $44 million for projects to develop and…

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New Zealand’s Contact Energy to Reinforce Renewable Energy Generation With $193 Million Investment

New Zealand's Contact Energy said on Monday it would spend NZ$300 million to build a 51.4 megawatt geothermal power unit near its Te Huka power station in Taupo…

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First Iranian Geothermal Plant on the Grid and Operational

With power lines in place, the Meshginshahr (Sabalah) geothermal power plant seems to have finally start operation and making Iran officially a member of the ge…

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Japanese Funding for 28 MW Binary Mahanagdong Geothermal Plant, Philippines

In July 2022, the Japanese JCM funding scheme announced funding for the 28 MW binary cycle Mahanagdong geothermal plant in the Philippines. Several countries wi…

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With Its Geothermal Plans Local Utilities in Germany Eye Lithium Extraction

As part of their geothermal heating development plans, two local utilities in Germany's Upper-Rhine region have also secured a Lithium exploration permit.

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Geothermal Energy Player Ormat’s Battery Storage Strategy Paying Off

US geothermal energy company Ormat Technologies’ energy storage division achieved gross margin of 25.3% during the second quarter of this year, as revenues inc…

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CGG Licenses Geothermal Studies

After launching its Geothermal Resource Assessment and Lithium Brine Screening multi-client studies in March, CGG has licensed both new studies in its Earth Dat…

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SMIC’s Philippine Geothermal Production Company Acquisition Gets Green Light

The consideration paid for the acquisition was around $284.8m.

France

Hazard Map in Aid of Geothermal Projects Developed in France

The multidisciplinary hazard map developed by BRGM and Cerema has helped in creating regulatory zones for geothermal drilling in several regions in France.

Colombia

Colombia Establishes New Regulations on Geothermal Exploration and Exploitation

The new regulation defines the permitting process for geothermal projects in Colombia and establishes a geothermal registry for the details and terms of the pro…

Expro Secures Geothermal Contract

Energy services provider Expro has secured a contract for its first integrated services package to support a geothermal project in the Upper Rhine Graben area o…

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Philippines Identified as ‘Outperformer’ in the Geothermal Power Market

Fitch Solutions has cited the significant installed geothermal capacity of the Philippines and potential for substantial growth in citing the country as an "out…