Geothermal

Coal Mine

Water Sampling Unlocks UK’s Geothermal Energy

Using the UK’s abandoned coal mines as a source of geothermal energy for district heating schemes is a positive development for the nation’s net zero goals.

France

Three Municipalities in Greater Paris Team up on Geothermal District Heating

Three municipalities in the greater Paris area are teaming up on planned geothermal district heating to kick off drilling in 2023.

More than half of Dutch Greenhouse Operations Could be Heated by Geothermal

Geothermie Nederland estimates that about 25% of the Dutch heat demand could be met by geothermal heat and up to 50% of the heat demand of greenhouse operators …

Geothermal Power Plant

Why Aren’t Investors Interested in Geothermal Energy?

Geothermal energy could potentially power the world for generations to come, making greater investment and research into new technologies a vital part of renewa…

Research on Enhanced Geothermal Systems Being Done in Underground PNNL Lab

An underground research facility of PNNL in South Dakota is conducting groundbreaking research on Enhanced Geothermal Systems.

Hybridizing PV, Redox Flow Batteries and Geothermal Heat Pumps

A Spanish consortium is equipping one of Madrid’s largest metro and bus stations with a hybrid system that combines PV, geothermal pumps, and vanadium redox fl…

Finland

Finnish Geothermal Heat Player QHeat Secures EUR 3.3m Loan for Drilling Rig

Finnish Climate Fund has granted EUR 3.3m loan to Finnish geothermal heat exchange player QHeat to acquire more efficient drilling rig to target medium-deep geo…

Geothermal Power Plant

NREL Appoints Amanda Kolka to Lead Geothermal Energy Program

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has named Amanda Kolker as the laboratory program manager for geothermal e…

Geothermal Power Plant

A 'Rock Star' System for Geothermal Energy

A team of scientists has assembled a first-of-its-kind system to help them understand how to harness energy from deep below ground.

Netherlands

Developers Optimistic About Leeuwarden Geothermal Heating Project

​After initially encountering with their first drilled well, the developers of the geothermal heating project in Leeuwarden, Netherlands are optimistic to make…

Thermal Plant

Maibarara Geothermal Plans Up to 30 MW Expansion Capacity

Capacity expansion of 10 to 30 MW for the Maibarara geothermal project in the Philippines is planned within the next three or four years.

Energy Transition

District Heating Systems Key to Green Energy Transition

​Recently announced plans for large geothermal heating project, highlighting the crucial role of district heating in the energy transition.

Geothermal Power Plant

Well-Constructed Solution: Geothermal to Power Bitcoin Mining

The mining of cryptocurrency, or bitcoin, is an energy-intensive process, and entrepreneurs are looking at several technologies—including innovative geothermal…

Geothermal Power Plant

Second Successful Well Re-Drilled in Bad Urach Geothermal Heating Project

Borehole Urach 4 is the second well re-drilled from old wells for the Bad Urach geothermal heating project in Germany.

Geothermal Power Plant

Why we are Entering the Golden Decade for Geothermal?

In a feature report on geothermal, Baker Hughes shares its views on why and how geothermal will certainly play an increased role in global energy in the next de…