Thermal energy

Geothermal Power Plant

Egypt Starts Project on Geothermal Capacity Building

Fourteen entities are participating in a project that aims to build the geothermal capacity of Egypt, partly through the establishment of the country's first po…

Bulgaria

Nuclear Power Company Westinghouse to Build 2GWh Pumped Heat Storage in Bulgaria

Nuclear power firm Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a state-owned energy company to build 2GWh of pumped thermal ener…

Geothermal Power Plant

Good Opportunities for a Greater Role of Geothermal in Greece

Greece sees positive steps for a potential greater use of geothermal energy for both power generation and direct use.

Geothermal Power Plant

Study Presents Recommendations for National Geothermal Strategy for Germany

A newly released draft of a study by the recommends immediate expansion of geothermal energy in Germany as part of the energy transition for heat in the country…

Geothermal Power Plant

Exergy Intl and STRABAG to Closely Cooperate on Geothermal Energy

Italian ORC supplier Exergy International and German STRABAG Umwelttechnik have agreed on a close partnership on geothermal energy development.

Geothermal Power Plant

EXERGY and STRABAG Collaborate on Geothermal Energy

EXERGY International Srl and STRABAG Umwelttechnik GmbH with its plant engineering and construction division from Dresden, Germany, agreed upon a far-reaching p…

Energy Storage Technology

UK Group Develops Liquid Air Energy Storage Tech

A UK consortium has developed the Prisma system, which stores thermal energy in liquid air form to provide onsite compressed air, via a latent energy cold stora…

Geothermal Power Plant

EMA Wants to Explore Singapore’s Geothermal Energy Potential

It has issued a Request for Information to facilitate the investigation project.

Geothermal Power Plant

DOE Provides Funds for Enhanced Geothermal Energy Projects

The U.S. Department of Energy is dedicating $84 million to help demonstrate enhanced geothermal pilot projects.

Solar Cell

Hybrid Thermionic-Photovoltaic Converter for Applications in Thermal Energy Storage, Waste Heat Recovery

A Spanish-Italian research group has developed a solid-state thermal-to-electric energy converter based on hybrid thermionic-photovoltaics (TIPV) for different …

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Bosch Unveils Hydrogen-Compatible Stationary Fuel Cell System

Bosch’s new solid oxide fuel cell prototype has an electrical efficiency of more than 60% and an overall efficiency above 85%. It also has a targeted power out…

ClearWELL Enters Geothermal Market

Aberdeen-based ClearWELL have stepped into the geothermal energy market for the first time to answer a growing cross-sector demand for its chemical-free, electr…

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…

Energy Transition

The European Commissioner for Energy Backs Geothermal to Bolster EU Energy Security

The EU’s Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, called on Europe to “harness geothermal energy’s potential.

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.