Thermal energy

Geothermal Energy Pros And Cons

Geothermal energy pros and cons are a very hot talking point in expert circles. Environmentally friendly and quite efficient, this method of producing power has…

How Storing CO2 Could Provide Heating Utilising Geothermal Energy to Cities？

How storing CO2 could provide an opportunity to provide heating utilising geothermal energy to cities. A rather interesting articles by researchers at BRGM in F…

Using Geothermal Energy in The Process of Recycling Plastic Material in Iceland

An Icelandic company is starting to use geothermal energy in its process of recycling plastic material in Hveragardi, Iceland - a geothermal hot spot of the cou…

Temperature Tracing – Important Element to Sustainable Use of Geothermal Resources

There are challenges holding geothermal energy development back, as described in a recent article shared on the website of the Idaho National Laboratory.

Geothermal Energy Storage System to Reduce Peak Electricity Demand

ORNL researchers have developed a system that stores electricity as thermal energy in underground tanks, allowing homeowners to reduce their electricity purchas…

Strategies on Reducing Induced Seismicity in Geothermal Energy And CO2 Storage

Swiss researchers at EPFL and the Federal Office of Energy have published a study that shares strategies that help reduce risk of induced seismicity in geotherm…

Europe And Asia Will Lead the Charge on Geothermal Capacity Growth in the Next Eight Years

Geothermal energy refers to power generated from the natural heat of the earth's subsurface. The clean form of energy, which is primarily found along tectonic p…

What's Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) was conceived of by the French engineer Jacques D'Arsonval in 1881. OTEC is a potential alternative energy source that ne…

CHP

The Potential of Hydrothermal Geothermal Energy for CHP Generation in Germany

A new study released provides an estimate on the technical and economically feasible geothermal potential for both power and heat generation.

European Green Deal must Look to Heat Sector and Geothermal Energy

In a statement to Italian news, EGEC's Philippe Dumas says that "the European Green Deal must look to the heat sector to face the climate crisis", and that geot…

Italian Investors Show Interest in Geothermal Investment in Croatia

Italian energy and engineering group Saipem has raised an interest in investments of geothermal development in Croatia. Italian company Saipem has expressed an …

Geothermal Energy a Real Option for Low Emission Electricity Generation

The Australian Geothermal Association (AGA) has shared a white paper that looks into geothermal electricity generation in Australia, recent developments and the…

Pertamina Preparing Expansion of Lumut Balai Geothermal Plant with 55 MW Unit 2

PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy is now preparing work on the 55 MW Unit 2 expansion at the 55 MW Lumut Balai geothermal power plant in South Sumatra, Indonesia. …

AfDB Supports Sahofika Project, Madagascar

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a Partial Risk Guarantee (PRG) of $100 million for development of the 205MW Sahofika hydropower project in Mada…

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Develops Rapidly in Pacific

A renewable energy system that uses deep ocean water to generate power is scheduled to move from 45 years of experimentation to seeing the world's two largest o…