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Pilot Geothermal Heating Project Breaks Ground in Massachusetts

Utility company Eversource has broken ground on a pilot project in Framingham, Massachusetts that aims to determine the cost-effectivity of geothermal heating. …

Thermal Plant

U.S. Making Water Efficiency Gains in Power Sector

As the U.S. moves away from the most water-intensive electric power generating sources, the country’s water withdrawals for power plant cooling remained relati…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

“Day for History Books:” Hazelwood Becomes First Coal Plant to Transition to Big Battery

Hazelwood big battery. Supplied.The first big battery to be built in Australia at the site of a former coal generator – the Hazelwood big battery in Victo…

Thermal Plant

NPPD Finalizes Route for Kearney Power Project

The new eight-mile long 115 kV transmission line will connect Kearney TechOne substation on the east side of Kearney and the Tower substation on the west side.N…

Geothermal Drilling

GT Energy to Develop Geothermal Heating for Salisbury District Hospital

GT Energy, the geothermal unit of IGas Energy, has been selected to develop and operate a geothermal heat plant for the Salisbury District Hospital NHS Trust.

Hydropower Plant

Energy Market in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan, a landlocked country in Central Asia, is blessed with abundant renewable energy resources, including hydro, solar, and wind power. As the country ai…

Geothermal Power Plant

Geothermal Ukraine Kicks off Partnership for Geothermal Direct Use

Geothermal Ukraine, Verkis, and ISOR will be partnering on feasibility studies to identify direct use opportunities for the geothermal resources in western Ukra…

Geothermal Power Project

IEA Geothermal Highlights Mine Water Geothermal Case Studies

IEA Geothermal features two case studies of successful demonstration mine water schemes for geothermal heating and thermal storage in Germany and Netherlands.

Geothermal Power Project

Geoscience Wins Tender for Study on Geothermal Heat From Cornish Metal Mines

Geoscience Wins Tender for Study on Geothermal Heat From Cornish Metal Mines

United States

Despite ‘Religious War’ Over Fossil Fuels, Texas Lawmakers Approve $1.8 Billion for Microgrids

During the Texas Legislature's recent session, renewables were blamed for causing the outages related to Winter Storm Uri. But a resilience bill providing $1.8 …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Pennsylvania’s Largest Coal Power Plant Set to Retire

1888 MW Homer City facility will close by JulyThe largest coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania will shutter by July, according the U.S. Energy Information Adm…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Firstenergy Subsidiary Upgrades Power Line to Strengthen Ohio’s Transmission System

FirstEnergy subsidiary American Transmission Systems has completed a significant upgrade to a nine-mile high-voltage power line in Carroll and Harrison counties…

Thermal Plant

National Grid ESO Implements Reforms to Expedite Electricity Grid Connections

Targeted changes aim to accelerate project approvals and enable timely grid connections for viable energy projects.National Grid Electricity System Operator (ES…

Geothermal Power Plant

Geothermal Greenhouse Project Progressing in Kula District, Manisa, Türkiye

Construction is progressing on the geothermal greenhouse project in the Kula district in Manisa, Türkiye, and production is set to start in four months.

Geothermal Power Project

MITECO Announces Eur 120 Million Aid for Deep Geothermal Feasibility Studies

MITECO has announced a call for applications for feasibility studies of deep geothermal in Spain to be supported by funding of EUR 120 million total.