USA, Oregon:

Klamath Geothermal Project Lands $1.75M Federal Grant (Sustainable Business Oregon)

Lower Klamath Lake National Wildlife Refuge
(Courtesy Sustainable Business Oregon)

A pair of companies aiming to build a 10 MWe geothermal plant in the Lower Klamath Lake National Wildlife Refuge announced today a $1.75 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Technip and Entiv Organic Energy are partnering on a plant that will use a fluid power system designed to pull power from low-temperature geothermal resources. The plant carries a price tag of about $10 million.

The geothermal project on the refuge is being hailed by lawmakers as something that can deliver clean power while protecting wildlife.

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