A round-up of this week's international geothermal energy news.......
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September 15-18, 2019
Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, California, USA.
Call for Papers - The GRC has issued a call for papers for the world’s biggest annual geothermal energy conference. The deadline for submission is Friday, March 15th. More Information..........
Book Your Rooms Now - The official hotels are either connected to the convention center or just one block away. Rooms are available starting at $150 per night. Make your reservations........ Book by 21st August.
Exhibitor Registration Now Open - This is an opportunity to display goods and services at one of the largest geothermal energy trade shows on the planet. Reserve your booth.......
Get Your Company Noticed - Sponsorships are now available. These are great opportunities for companies to get more exposure at the largest annual geothermal gathering in the world. Make the geothermal community take notice, become a sponsor now!
Monday, March 11
Global: Future Leader of International Geothermal Energy Association - The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) has announced the election of Jon Trujillo as President-Elect. He will become the 27th President of the global geothermal energy organization in January 2021 after the term of current President Andy Sabin ends.
Tuesday, March 12
Kenya: Three New National Entities to Manage and Regulate Energy Resources - The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority will regulate generation, importation, exportation, transmission, distribution, supply and use of electrical energy. It will also manage production, conversion, distribution, supply, marketing and use of renewable energy.
Netherlands: Exploration for Geothermal Resources Could be Tailor-Made for Oil Firms- Firms such as Shell, France's Engie and Canadian independent Vermilion Energy have submitted plans for large geothermal heat projects in the Netherlands in recent months.
Wednesday, March 13
USA: Appropriation Budget for Geothermal Technologies Office - Call for Action by GRC- To that end, we ask that GRC members with relationships in Congressional offices share these with their Members of Congress or Members/Senators that represent locations where you have a major project presence.
Thursday, March 14
Canada: Shell Oil to Support Closed-Loop Conduction-Only Geothermal Energy Project- Eavor Technologies Inc. has announced Shell International Exploration and Production, via its New Energies Research & Technology program, has signed an agreement to join a field trial of Eavor’s disruptive new closed-loop conduction-only geothermal energy solution (Eavor-Loop™).
Sweden: Geothermal Heat Power Investment Company Issues Green Bond - Baseload Capital has issued its first green bond. In total, SEK 500 million has been raised to finance low temperature geothermal heat power globally.
Friday, March 15
Norway: Wells to be Drilled to 1500 Meters for Geothermal District Heating Project - It's only the second time to go so deep in Norway. It has been done once before at Gardermoen, and to get this in time and at cost, we have adopted a special drilling method with compressed air.
USA: Enel Transfers Ownership of Geothermal Power Plants Within Group - In line with the Group’s 2019-2021 Strategic Plan, this transaction aims to increase Enel’s consolidated capacity in the key US market, extracting more value through full ownership of assets that use strategic renewable technologies.
USA: BLM Removes Sage Grouse Protections in West - The new plans ― covering millions of acres of public land in Colorado, northeastern California, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, Utah and Wyoming ― allow enormous new loopholes for fossil-fuel development that conservation groups say will doom the bird to extinction.
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