Friday, September 21, 2018

Geothermal Energy News from Around the World

Global Geothermal News - Weekly Update (Geothermal Resources Council)


A Round-up of this week's international geothermal energy news.......

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GRC Annual Meeting & Expo - 3 Weeks to go!
October 14-17, 2018, Reno, Nevada, USA


Monday, September 17

Denmark: Additional Injector Well Connected at 7 MWth Thisted Geothermal Plant - The well will be brought into the geothermal circuit of the Thisted plant as an injector at the end of September 2018.

Science & Technology: New Turbine Design Projected to be 40% More Efficient than Current ORC Systems - RadMax Collaborating on New Power Cycle Technology Device to be part of PNNL R&D project.

Tuesday, September 18

Armenia: Progress at 30 MW Geothermal Power Plant Project - Swiss-based division of Chinese company SUMEC Group Corporation - Sumec GeoPower AG has announced plans to build a geothermal power plant in Armenia. The plant's planned capacity will be from 30 to 50 MW.

Philippines: ABB to Upgrade 6 Units at Palinpinon 1 & 2 Geothermal Power Plants - The scope of the contract includes the conversion of a mechanical electro-hydraulic governor to a digital version and the replacement of the existing low-pressure turbine hydraulic equipment with a new a high-pressure solution.

Wednesday, September 19

Japan: New Toyota Fund Will Target Geothermal and Other Renewable Energies - Toyota Motor will be a key investor in a Sparx Group renewable-energy fund announced Wednesday, aiming to reduce carbon emissions from its auto factories and dealerships.

Thursday, September 20

Iceland: United Nations University Geothermal Training Programme Fellows to Present Projects - On Monday, 26 September 2018, the United Nations University (UNU) Fellows of the Six Month UNU Geothermal Training Programme (UNU-GTP) will introduce their final projects.

New Zealand: Using direct use geothermal “just completes the picture for customers”- “While the geothermal came later for our business it was always on the horizon and has natural synergy with our ethos. It has proven to be a great enabler. We are very lucky to have the geothermal asset on our doorstep here at Kawerau.”

Friday, September 21

Geothermal Event - GRC Annual Meeting & Expo - More than 200 Technical Presentations and over 60 hours of high-quality presentations on the latest developments in geothermal energy on October 15, 16 and 17.


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