Geo

Nuclear Reactor

Pipe Issue Delays Startup of New Vogtle Nuclear Unit

Startup of the first of two new reactors at the Vogtle nuclear plant in Georgia is being pushed back to at least April, one month after officials with Georgia P…

Geothermal Power Plant

Drilling Commences for Geothermal Project at Potsdam, Germany

Drilling rig at Potsdam, Germany (source: YouTube screenshot / SWPPotsdam)Two weeks before the end of 2022, the local utility of Potsdam in Germany, Energie und…

Geothermal Power Plant

Greenfire Energy and CPC to Collaborate on Closed-Loop Geothermal in Taiwan

MOU signing between GreenFire Energy and CPC Taiwan (source: GreenFire Energy)GreenFire Energy Inc. and CPC Corporation, Taiwan (CPC) have signed a Memorandum o…

Hydropower Plant

Kenya Looks to Hydro and Geothermal Power to Replace Thermal Baseload

Olkaria plant. Image courtesy KenGenState-owned generation company Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has announced a renewed plan to scale up th…

Geothermal Power Plant

Daldrup Tapped for Geothermal Drilling for Munich Engine Manufacturer

MTU aircraft engine set up (source: facebook.com/MTUAeroEngines/)Munich-based aircraft engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines has tapped Daldrup & Söhne AG f…

Hydropower Plant

Kengen to Fast Track Hydroelectric and Geothermal Deployment

KenGen Kenya's 105 MW Olkaria II Geothermal Power Plant was commissioned in 2003. (Courtesy: KenGen)Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has an…

Geothermal Power Plant

Inpex Acquires Stake in Rajabasa Geothermal Project, Indonesia

Bandar Lampung City, Indonesia (source: eVANDOphotography / flickr, Creative Commons)Japanese INPEX has acquired stake in the Rajabasa geothermal project, the l…

Geothermal Power Plant

Drilling Commences on Tu Delft Geothermal Heat Project

The drilling site at TU Delft, Netherlands (source: Geothermie Delft)Drilling has started for the Geothermie Delft geothermal heating project at TU Delft. The f…

Geothermal Power Plant

Hs Orka Breaks Ground on Svartsengi Geothermal Power Plant Expansion

Blue Lagoon with Svartsengi plant, Iceland (Picture: Vestman, (c) CC BY 2.0)The Icelandic power company HS Orka has broken ground on the 22-MW expansion of the …

Geothermal Power Plant

Barito Pacific Increases Stake in Indonesia Geothermal Assets

Wayang Windu geothermal power complex, Indonesia (source: flickr/ Andri Suprihadi, creative commons)PT Barito Pacific Tbk (BRPT) has increased its ownership of …

Energy&Power

Webinar – Unlocking the True Power of Clean Geothermal Energy, 12 January 2023

The Geological Survey of Northern Ireland will be hosting a webinar on 12 January 2023 discussing the millimeter wave technology being developed by Quaise Energ…

Geothermal Power Plant

Binary Unit at San Jacinto Geothermal Project, Nicaragua Commences Operations

San Jacinto power plant (source: Ram Power)Polaris Renewable Energy Inc. (Polaris) has announced the completion of construction, testing, and initial operation …

Energy Subsidies

January Solar Policy Snapshots

A guide to recent legislation and research throughout the country.New Mexico’s new interconnection ruling is one of the most progressive for solar + stora…

Oil Price

Oil Swings on First Trading Day of 2023 Amid Demand Concerns and IMF Recession Warning

Fund's managing director says the global economy faces 'a tough year, tougher than the year we leave behind'IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva repeated an earlier w…

Switzerland

Integrating Satellite-Derived Snow Data for Long-Term Hydropower Energy Trading

The DeFROST4Hydropower project has demonstrated that the combination of near-real-time geospatial data fused with AI and long-term hydrological models can produ…