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Ormat Plans to Expedite Development of Additional 20 MW Geothermal Plant in Honduras

Ormat Technologies announced that following payment of an outstanding amount by a customer in Honduras.

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NZ and Eastern Caribbean States Looking at Opportunities for Geothermal Direct Use

The Government of New Zealand and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Commission recently strengthened their collaboration on environmental sustainabil…

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China Ditches US Nuclear Technology in Favour of Home-Grown Alternative

China has switched from American nuclear power technology to a domestically developed alternative as worries over energy security and geopolitical uncertainties…

Turkey

Virtual Power Plant in Turkey Balances Renewables with Geothermal Capacities

Five geothermal power plant operators joined Pure Energy’s pool and now the electricity trader can optimize its operations in Turkey with the steady source via…

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GDC Kicking of Exploration at Korosi Geothermal Prospect Part of Baringo-Silali Project in Kenya

Geothermal Development Company has embarked on exploration drilling at the Korosi Geothermal Prospect, the second field in the Baringo-Silali Geothermal Project…

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Puna Geothermal Power Plant in Hawaii Expects to Restart This Month

Local news report, that the Puna geothermal power plant by Puna Geothermal Ventures on Hawaii Island is to restart at the end of September 2020.

Germany

IGC Invest Geothermal Meeting Sept 17, 2020 to Focus on European Development

Under a new approach, program this year’s IGC Invest Geothermal meeting will be featuring geothermal development in Europe.

United Kingdom

UK Starts World’s First Off-Grid Hydrogen System in Construction Site

Siemens Energy and GeoPura have installed the world’s first industrial hydrogen fuel cell system in a construction site, a low-carbon solution for off-grid pow…

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New Geothermal Company Launches to Drive Sector Development

Thermal Energy Partners, a developer of geothermal energy projects, has partnered with Schlumberger New Energy to create a new geothermal company.

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Turkey’s Soyak Considers Croatia Geothermal Project

Turkish company Soyak is considering investing in geothermal energy in Croatia and has expressed interest in exploring the Legrad-1 geothermal concession area i…

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Switzerland Continues Its bet on Geothermal Energy

After the small earthquakes in Basel in 2006 and in St. Gallen in 2013, deep geothermal energy was the subject of intense debate in Switzerland.

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Indonesia Remains Focused on Becoming World Top Ranking Geothermal Country

The government continues to explore geothermal potential to be used as a source of electrical energy.

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Schlumberger and Thermal Energy Partners to Create Geothermal Company

Schlumberger New Energy has signed an agreement with Thermal Energy Partners (TEP) to create a new geothermal project development company, STEP Energy.

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Climeworks Goes to Iceland for Geothermal-Powered CCS Project

Zurich-based carbon capture firm Climeworks AG will partner with Carbfix and ON Power in a direct air carbon capture and storage project in Iceland.

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Baseload Capital Started Drilling for Geothermal Project in Taiwan

Baseload Capital Taiwan reports on the start of drilling for the first commercial, private geothermal power project in Taiwan.