Thermal

Gas power plant

Capital Power Acquires Two US Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants for $2.2bn

Capital Power, a prominent North American energy company, announced the acquisition of two natural gas generation facilities in the United States for $2.2 billi…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Trump Exempts Dozens of Coal Plants From Mercury, Air Toxics Limits

The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that 47 companies operating coal-fired power plants in the United States have received a two-year exempti…

Geothermal Heating Project

Auckland, New Zealand Explores Geothermal to Reduce Heating Bills

A research team led by Associate Professor Sadiq J. Zarrouk, co-director of the University of Auckland’s Geothermal Institute, has started drilling under …

Geothermal Power Plant

Google Inks Taiwan’s First Corporate Geothermal Power Purchase Agreement

Google has entered into Taiwan’s first corporate geothermal power purchase agreement with Baseload Power Taiwan, a subsidiary of Sweden’s Baseload Capital. Th…

Geothermal Drilling

Strataphy Completes Multiple Geothermal Drilling and Testing Campaigns in Saudi Arabia

Wedoany.com Report-Apr. 15, Strataphy, a geothermal cooling startup, has completed several drilling and testing campaigns across western and northwestern Saudi …

Geothermal Power Project

Pertamina, Zorlu Enerji to Jointly Develop Geothermal Project in Türkiye

On February 2025, Indonesia’s state-owned PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGEO) and Türkiye’s Zorlu Jeotermal Enerji Elektrik Üretimi A.S.…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

China Allows New Coal Plants Through 2027 to Fill Renewable Gaps

China has outlined new guidelines allowing the construction of coal-fired power plants until at least 2027, according to a government action plan issued on Marc…

Geothermal Power Project

Utah Geothermal Lease Sale Nets USD 5.6 Million

On April 9, 2025, the Utah state office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) held a competitive geothermal lease sale in Utah, raising over $5.6 million throu…

Geothermal Power Project

Pantelleria Emerges as Sicily’s Geothermal Hotspot

Pantelleria, an Italian island situated between Sicily and Tunisia, is gaining attention as a promising site for geothermal energy development due to its volcan…

Geothermal Heating Project

KS ORKA Secures Geothermal License in Hungary

KS ORKA Hungary Kft, a subsidiary of Kaishan Co., Ltd., has secured a geothermal exploration license for the Tura region in Hungary, advancing its renewable ene…

Geothermal Power Project

Bill on Repurposing Oil and Gas Wells to Geothermal Passed in New Mexico, US

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed House Bill 361, establishing a framework to repurpose existing oil and gas wells for energy storage or geo…

Gas power plant

Gas-Fired Power Generation Hits Four-Year Quarterly High in GB

In the first quarter of 2025, Britain saw gas-fired power generation reach its highest level since 2021, driven by low renewable output and increased demand. Mo…

Geothermal Heating Project

Beius, Romania Presents Study on Pathway to 100% Geothermal Heating

A study by Icelandic partners highlights opportunities to expand geothermal heating in Beius, Bihor County, Romania, where the current system serves 70% of the …

Geothermal Drilling

Geothermal Exploration Drilling to Start in Magglingen, Switzerland by 2027

Exploratory drilling for the Magglingen geothermal project in Switzerland is set to begin by the end of 2027. The initiative aims to assess whether deep water s…

Geothermal Power Project

Registration Open – Taiwan International Geothermal Conference, 24-25 April 2025

Registration is now available for the 2025 Taiwan International Geothermal Conference, scheduled for April 24-25, 2025, in Taipei, Taiwan. The Energy Administra…