A round-up of this week's international geothermal energy news.......
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Monday, December 3
Kenya: KenGen Breaks Ground on 83 MW Olkaria 1 Unit 6 Geothermal Power Plant - The electricity generator said the addition of the plant will push up its geothermal capacity which currently stands at 533.8 MW following the completion of Olkaria 1, 4 and five plants which are also due for expansion.
United Arab Emirates: Global Geothermal Alliance to Meet in Abu Dhabi - 12 January, 13:15-14:15, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) is a partner of the Global Geothermal Alliance.
Climate Change: Important Conference Will Include Discussions on Geothermal Energy - At COP24 in Katowice, geothermal energy shows off its contribution to climate mitigation.
Tuesday, December 4
Poland: Geothermal Exploration Proceeds in Polish Highlands - Geopartner Ltd. Signs Agreement to Undertake Seismic & Magnetotellurics Geothermal Surveying in South Poland.
India: New Data Analysis Confirms the Potential of the Puga Geothermal Field- Researchers used thermo-hydro-geological data to conceptualize geothermal reservoirs and then used simulation software to assess a key parameter called ‘Useful Resource Base’ of reservoirs.
Wednesday, December 5
Climate Change: Renewables have Grown This Year, but Not Keeping Pace with Rise in CO2 - The research, carried out by the Global Carbon Project (GCP), says that this year's "strong" rise is projected to be 2.7%.
United Kingdom: Geothermal Heat Should be Regulated Like Water - BGS - 'Heat, although not a "substance" in the physical sense, behaves in many ways analogous to water.'
USA, California: Imperial County Recommends a “Lithium Task Force” to Bring Together Stakeholders in Extraction Efforts at the Salton Sea - The Imperial County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a comment letter to the California Energy Commission regarding the prospect of recovering the mineral lithium from geothermal brine at the Salton Sea.
Thursday, December 6
Malaysia: Approval for 37 MW Tawau Geothermal Power Project Revoked - Government is willing to call for open tender if there were firms interested in continuing the project.
USA, Nevada: Ormat Plans 18 MW of Solar PV to Power Tungsten Geothermal Power Plant Parasitic Electric Load - The plan is to develop up to two 9 MW-DC plants and a short transmission line (gentie line) connecting the solar facility to the geothermal component.
Friday, December 7
USA: Government Plans to Strip Away Protections for Sage Grouse - In one stroke, the action would open more land to drilling than any other step the administration has taken, environmental policy experts said.
United Kingdom: First Borehole Underway at UK Geoenergy Observatory for Glasgow - The first borehole is underway at the UK Geoenergy Observatory for Glasgow, allowing scientists to 'see' underground at the world-class geothermal energy research site in the east end of the city.
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