Thermal power

Geothermal Power Plant

Kengen Approves Greenfire Closed-Loop Application in Olkaria Geothermal Field, Kenya

Olkaria II geothermal power plant, Kenya (source: ARGeo)GreenFire Energy Inc. (GreenFire) has announced that it has received approval from KenGen to commence th…

Geothermal Power Plant

Colorado Launches Tax Credit Program for Geothermal Electricity Production

Chalk Creek Canyon, Colorado/ U.S. (source: flickr/ Colorado Luis, creative commons)The State of Colorado thru the Colorado Energy Office (CEO) has opened its f…

Geothermal Power Project

Whitebark Energy Awarded New Geothermal Permit in Cooper Basin, Australia

Windorah, Australia (source: Kerry Raymond, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)Whitebark Energy Limited (Whitebark) has been awarded a new Geothermal Exploration …

Thermal Coal

China, India Boost Seaborne Thermal Coal Imports as Power Demand Surges

A cooling tower stands at a thermal power plant under Shaanxi Yulin Energy Group in Yulin, Shaanxi province, China November 20, 2023. REUTERS/Ella Cao/File Phot…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

New England to Become the Second Coal-Free Region in the US

Both of New Hampshire’s coal plants are shutting, making New England the second coal-free region in the US.That’s following a settlement between Sie…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Germany Shuts Seven Coal-Fired Power Stations

Photo: suppliedFive had been taken out of the reserve by the German government to cope with a shortfall in gas supplies through the winter, and a further two ha…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

New England's Last Coal Plants to Be Shut Down, Replaced With Renewables

Granite Shore Power (GSP) announced an agreement with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) setting a firm date for the voluntary closure of M…

Geothermal Power Plant

Tauhara, NZ Geothermal Power Station Targets Operations by Q3 2024

Planned set up of the Tauhara geothermal power plant, NZ (source: Contact Energy)Contact Energy has provided progress updates for the Tauhara geothermal power p…

Geothermal Power Plant

Drilling of Geothermal Research Well Starts in Gluszyca, Poland

Mayor Roman Glód of Gluszyca, Poland during the ceremonial start of geothermal drilling operations (source: Gluszyca official website)Drilling has starte…

Geothermal Power Plant

Revolutionizing Geothermal Energy: Interview With Toshiba America, Inc.

Toshiba presents its geothermal technology during the tenth edition of GEOLAC. (source: PiensaGeotermia)During the 10th Geothermal Congress for Latin America an…

Geothermal Power Plant

Work Underway for Second Geothermal Heating Plant in Riehen, Switzerland

Park at Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/ Switzerland (source: flickr/ eager, creative commons)Local heating operator Wärmeverbund Riehen AG (WVR) has announced t…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Vietnam Coal-Fired Power Emissions Hit New Highs in Early 2024

A view of a port of a coal preparation company in Quang Ninh province, 200 km (124 miles) north east of Hanoi September 16, 2011. REUTERS/Kham Purchase Licensin…

Geothermal Power Project

Geothermal in Arunachal Pradesh, India Progresses With Field Study

Lake at Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India (source: TheSomdeep, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)Field investigations to evaluate geothermal potential have bee…

Geothermal Power Project

Munich, Germany Aims for CO2-Neutral Heating by 2040, Primarily With Geothermal

Rendering of planned geothermal plant at Michaelibad, Munich (source: SWM)Munich city utility Stadtwerke München (SWM) has laid out a plan for the heating …

Geothermal Power Plant

Minami Tateishi Is First Geothermal Power Project in Japan to Receive Green Loan

The Minami Tateishi geothermal power plant in Beppu City in Oita Prefecture, Japan. (source: BLD Power Stations)The Shoko Chukin Bank has provided a total of 80…