Heat

Geothermal Power Plant

US Firm Plans Geothermal Deep Closed-Loop Cooling System in Bali, Indonesia

U.S. company GEIOS together with Indonesian partner plans the first deep closed-loop geothermal system for geothermal heat transfer for district cooling in Bali…

Oil & Gas Supply

Europe Can Survive Throughout Summer Without Russian Gas

If Russian flows continue, the European Union (EU) and the UK will end this winter’s heating season with 27 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas in storage.

Nuclear Power Plant

Agreement Signed to Launch Nuclear Heating Project in China’s Liaoning province

China’s State Power Investment Northeast Electric Power Company and Liaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Company (LHNPC) on 9 March signed a cooperation agreement…

EU

EU Can Tap Geothermal Potential to Cut Russian Gas - EGEC

EGEC has calculated that the EU can reduce its use of Russian gas by 3 billion cubic metres (bcm) this year with the help of geothermal district heating and coo…

Coal Production

China's Jan-Feb Coal Output Jumps 10.3% for Winter Heating

China’s coal output rose 10.3% in the first two months of 2022 from a year earlier, after Beijing encouraged miners to ramp up production for the winter heatin…

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 …

Natural Gas

U.S. Natural Gas Little Changed as Rising Demand Offsets Global Price Drop

U.S. natural gas futures were little changed on Wednesday as forecasts for more U.S. heating demand next week slowed the U.S. market following a massive drop in…

Rooftop PV System

Debate on Land Allocation for Ground Mounted Solar Heats up in Israel

The Finance Ministry and the Environmental Protection Ministry of Israel are currently in conflict with each other about the amount of land that should be devot…

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…

Oil Price

Crude Oil Surges on Russia Oil Embargo Risk

WTI is continuing to soar. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has signaled the Biden administration and its allies are discussing an embargo on Russian oil,…

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…

Natural Gas

Space Heating Without Oil, Gas Feasible in Germany by 2035, Says Study

Europe’s declining security situation and rising fossil fuel prices are driving calls for independence from gas.

Australia

The Billionaire Attempting to Kill Australia’s Coal Industry

In all of the Paris Climate Agreement scenarios that could feasibly keep the world from heating by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial averages, c…