A round-up of this week's international geothermal energy news.......
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September 15-18, 2019
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Monday, March 25
Canada: Innergex Renewable Energy Offloads Geothermal Assets in Iceland - Canadian company Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. has announced that an agreement has been reached to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary Magma Energy Sweden A.B. which owns an equity interest of approximately 53.9% in HS Orka hf.
Finance: Two Geothermal Energy Turbine Manufacturers Could Form a Joint Venture- Siemens is exploring options for its struggling gas turbine business, and could look to form a joint venture with Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI).
USA, Utah: Opportunity for Geothermal Energy Developers in Beehive State - This solicitation is a request for cost-competitive wind, photovoltaic (PV) solar, or geothermal renewable energy located in Utah and interconnecting with or delivering to PacifiCorp’s system.
Japan: Geothermal Powered Train Starts Service in Tokyo - The Setagaya Line is now powered by geothermal and hydraulic power supplied by the Tohoku Electric Power Co. group. According to its website the company has 189 MW of geothermal energy capacity from 4 stations.
Tuesday, March 26
Climate Change: Increased Use of Renewables Have Great Impact on CO2 Emissions - IEA - Increased use of renewables in 2018 had an even greater impact on CO2 emissions, avoiding 215 Mt of emissions, the vast majority of which is due to the transition to renewables in the power sector.
Commonwealth of Dominica: Two X 3.5 MW Turbines Funded for Geothermal Power Project - The technical plan for the development of the project has also been secured, “and we are now awaiting the final approval of the tender documents so that we can go to market to invite tenders for an Engineering Procurement and Construction contract, [for] the entire development of the plant.”
Wednesday, March 27
Japan: 7 MW Iwate Geothermal Power Plant Starts Operations - This is the first time in 22 years that a geothermal power plant with an output higher than 7 MW has begun operation in Japan.
Thursday, March 28
USA: Opportunity for Funding of Research on Subsurface Stress and Lost Circulation in Geothermal Drilling - DOE’s Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) will fund projects that will focus on improving geothermal drilling efficiency and cost reduction by addressing two of the most significant barriers: state of stress and lost circulation events.
Finance: Corporate Giants Band Together to Buy Renewable Energy - Under the banner of REBA, these pioneers aim to empower tens of thousands of companies to buy renewable energy in the coming years — increasing the market from roughly 5,000 companies today.
Friday, March 29
New Zealand: Employment Opportunity as Geothermal Reservoir Engineer in Rotorua- This is a great opportunity to join Mercury where you will be called upon as our "in-house" technical expert to provide comprehensive, in-depth reservoir engineering analysis and technical leadership to the business.
Germany: Pump Tests Commence at 50 MWth Munich Geothermal District Heating Project- The pump tests for the Well Th3 commenced on 26.02.3019, following the successful drilling of the third of six wells for the SWM geothermal project Schäftlarnstraße (Munich).
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