A round-up of this week's geothermal energy news.......
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GRC Annual Meeting & GEA GeoExpo+
Oct. 1-4 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Monday, September 18
Honduras: 35 MW Platanares Geothermal Power Plant Begins Operation - The 35 MW Platanares geothermal plant is now operating with final tests being carried out by Ormat Technologies.
Belgium: Third Well to be Drilled at Mol Geothermal Energy Project - The client is planning to connect to an aquifer that has a temperature of around 120 Celsius and is located at a depth of up to 5.000 meters, with the geothermal energy to be used to produce heat and energy.
Global: Geothermal Energy Photos of the Year - Winners of the 2017 Geothermal Photo Contest Announced.
Tuesday, September 19
Ethiopia: 20 MW Corbetti Geothermal Plant in Operation in October - The first phase of Corbetti Geothermal project is to start generating 20 MW of electricity next month. The Geothermal project is located in Corbetti town in Oromia Regional State.
Turkey: Toshiba to Aid Zorlu in Developing Geothermal Energy Projects - Toshiba has entered into a package deal agreement (PDA) with Turkey-based Zorlu Energy Group for geothermal power generation projects.
USA, Idaho: Boise to Expand Geothermal District Heating Network - The City of Boise is looking to expand its use of geothermal heating by twenty percent.
Wednesday, September 20
Canada: Plan to Retrofit Oil & Gas Wells for Geothermal Energy - A UAlberta research partnership to retrofit Oil & Gas wells near Hinton has the potential to provide megawatts of power to the local community.
Science & Technology: Leapfrog Geothermal to Showcase Products at Geothermal Energy Event - Leapfrog Geothermal will be exhibiting at the GRC Annual Meeting and GEA GeoExpo+ 1-4 October in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Thursday, September 21
Canada: Site C Hydro Inquiry Finds That Geothermal Energy is Viable Alternative - The Panel finds that geothermal is potentially a viable alternative and we do not agree with BC Hydro that geothermal should be excluded from consideration as part of its alternative portfolio.
GRC Annual Meeting & GEA GeoExpo+ - Things to do at Geothermal Event - There is so much to do in Salt Lake City, the venue for the geothermal energy event of the year.
Friday, September 22
Taiwan: Feed In Tariff for Geothermal to be Increased by 5% - The feed-in tariff for geothermal will be 5.1956 NT$/kWh an increase of 5.11% on 2017 rates.
Pacific: Geothermal Energy is a Promising Option for Island States - Among the renewable energy options that are available in the Pacific Islands region, geothermal energy has been identified as a promising option states the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC).
GRC Annual Meeting & GEA GeoExpo+ - Geothermal Event! - 1 Week to the Geothermal Energy Event of the Year!
Global: Calendar of Geothermal Energy Events
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