Geothermal in the News

NewNet
TRANSALTA CORPORATION : New Special Purpose Entity to Extend Life of ...
4-traders (press release)
Geothermal energy is a reliable renewable resource, and the new contract approach provides a number of benefits for both customers and CalEnergy. For customers, the ability to secure power purchase contracts for a share of the energy generated by the ...
MidAmerican and TransAlta Form Geothermal Venture in CaliforniaBloomberg
MidAmerican-backed CalEnergy sees 25000 gallon spill at geothermal plantpNewNet

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Residents urge governor, EPA to clean up geothermal
Hawaii 24/7 (press release)
Despite well-publicized claims that Hawaii's geothermal energy resources are clean and safe, a pattern of hazardous releases has inspired 272 Big Island residents to send a letter to Abercrombie and the EPA asking them to place a moratorium on further ...

Brisbane Times
Local firm leads energy future - Brisbane Times
Brisbane Times
Experts predict this geothermal energy gathered from turbines driven from the steam of boiling underground water will provide 9 per cent of Australia's energy needs by 2035. Queensland has already identified 11 high-priority sites - in southwest ...

Southwest News-Herald
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Southwest News-Herald
At Kennedy, 7644 S. Central Ave., students from first through sixth grade showed visitors their geothermal knowledge in various ways. Bilingual students first took turns reading a poem about geothermal energy, in several different languages, including, ...

Blue & Green Tomorrow
Chile looks to volcanoes for geothermal energy
Blue & Green Tomorrow
Gonzalo Salgado of the Chilean Geothermal Energy Association (ACHEGEO) told Tierramérica that the area has great potential for geothermal power, which involves the creation of electricity from underground hot water through a system of turbines.
Chile Hopes to Boost Geothermal Sector with New Zealand Partnership - OilPriceOilPrice.com
Chile Volcanoes: Friend or Foe?I Love Chile News

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Aljazeera.com
Chile looks to volcanoes for renewable energy
Aljazeera.com
Chile is one of the countries with the greatest potential for geothermal energy development in Latin America, but a lack of incentives for investment in the sector has kept it from moving past the exploratory phase. A strategic partnership with New ...

Renewable energy is right for Nevada
Las Vegas Sun
Investments in wind, solar and geothermal energy sources have tremendous paybacks over the lives of the investment. The return on investment is estimated to be 30 percent. Location, however, is crucial. One needs wind, sunshine and underground thermal ...

Aspen Daily News
Same goal, new hole for city geothermal project
Aspen Daily News
The drilling project is part of a city initiative launched in 2008 that aims to tap geothermal energy to heat or cool buildings. Historical mining accounts indicate there is geothermal potential below the city. The Prockter hole would be the first of ...

CBC.ca
Reality Check | BC's geothermal potential
CBC.ca
The Ring of Fire — so-called because it is the horseshoe-shape region stretching along the Pacific Ocean where three out of every four of the world's most active and dormant volcanoes are located — has given B.C. an abundance of geothermal energy and ...

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E&T magazine
Swiss commit funds to Deep Geothermal Energy research
E&T magazine
“We must now make every effort to tackle the fundamental research for this form of geothermal energy quickly if we want it to deliver tangible benefits in ten to twenty years' time,” says Ralph Eichler, President of ETH Zurich. Geothermal power is ...

Chile Looks to Volcanoes and Geysers for Energy - Thomson Reuters Foundation
Reuters AlertNet (blog)
Geothermal energy is the heat energy from deep inside the Earth, which is brought to the near surface by thermal conduction and in some areas rises to the surface in natural streams of hot water or steam. This steam can be harnessed to power a turbine ...

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Chile Looks to Volcanoes and Geysers for Energy
Inter Press Service
Geothermal energy is the heat energy from deep inside the Earth, which is brought to the near surface by thermal conduction and in some areas rises to the surface in natural streams of hot water or steam. This steam can be harnessed to power a turbine ...

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Sparking off research into deep geothermal energy - PhysOrg.com
Phys.Org
Deep geothermal energy is regarded as a very promising technology, as it would allow previously unused heat energy from the ground to be tapped. ETH Zurich had decided some time ago to create two chairs in deep geothermal energy underlining its desire ...

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Solar Novus Today
First phase of Army's $7B renewable energy contract underway
Washington Business Journal (blog)
Five companies have prequalified to build and maintain geothermal energy projects for DOD, under the first phase of the contract. Companies will pay for and maintain renewable energy projects in exchange for set energy payments over time. Installations ...
US Army Rolling Out $7B Renewable Energy BuyEarthTechling
DoD awards first of $7 billion for renewable energy PPAs - Clean Energy AuthorityClean Energy Authority
US Army energy saving effort under wayiStockAnalyst (press release)
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Research and Markets: Analyzing Geothermal Energy - 2013 Report
Wall Street Journal
Aruvian's R'search's report Analyzing Geothermal Energy is a comprehensive guide to understanding geothermal energy and its impact on the economy and environment. The role of geothermal energy is explained with the historical perspective and basics of ...

Research and Markets: Analyzing Geothermal Energy - 2013 Report
Wall Street Journal (press release)
Aruvian's R'search's report Analyzing Geothermal Energy is a comprehensive guide to understanding geothermal energy and its impact on the economy and environment. The role of geothermal energy is explained with the historical perspective and basics of ...
GEA National Geothermal Summit 2013AltEnergyMag (press release)

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Research and Markets: Analyzing Geothermal Energy - 2013 Report
Business Wire (press release)
Aruvian's R'search's report Analyzing Geothermal Energy is a comprehensive guide to understanding geothermal energy and its impact on the economy and environment. The role of geothermal energy is explained with the historical perspective and basics of ...

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Consultant: Geothermal energy best option for NMI
Marianas Variety
THE best chance to significantly lower utility costs in the Northern Marianas is through geothermal power. Economists.com managing director Robert Young said, “It is very expensive initially but it has fairly low operating costs.” ...

GEA National Geothermal Summit 2013
AltEnergyMag (press release)
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 6, 2013) – The Geothermal Energy Association and Gold Level Sponsor, Ormat, will host the third annual National Geothermal Summit (#GEASummit2013), in alliance with the Geothermal Resources Council, UC Davis' California ...

Nanowerk LLC
Sparking off research into deep geothermal energy - Nanowerk
Nanowerk LLC
(Nanowerk News) ETH Zurich is to receive ten million Swiss francs from the Werner Siemens Foundation to establish a chair in deep geothermal energy. This will enable ETH Zurich to fulfil its aim of launching an initiative in this promising energy ...

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