A round-up of this week's international geothermal energy news.......
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September 15-18, 2019
Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, California, USA.
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Geothermal Photo Contest - Your best geothermal photos can now be submitted to this year’s Amateur Photo Contest. The purpose of the contest is to showcase quality photography featuring geothermal energy around the world. Send us your best shot! Deadline is August 2.
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Monday, April 29
USA, California: Public Utilities Commission Recognizes Geothermal Energy in New Recommended Portfolio - New calculations aim to add an additional 1,700 MW of geothermal capacity by 2030
USA, Nevada: Employment Opportunity as Staff Geologist at Ormat - The position is responsible for conducting geologic field evaluations of geothermal exploration projects and integrating them with existing published data to assist in the definition of new development projects.
Tuesday, April 30
Canada: Flow and Built up Test at Estevan Geothermal Power Project to Start in June- They’ve drilled their first well, and have now secured the mineral rights to the fluids from the area around it.
USA: Renewable Energy Surpasses Coal for First Time - This month, for the first time ever, the renewable energy sector (hydro, biomass, wind, solar and geothermal) is projected to generate more electricity than coal-fired plants, which totals about 240 gigawatts (GW) of still-operating capacity.
Wednesday, May 1
Geothermal News! Power Magazine Interviews Dr. William Pettitt - In conjunction with the feature article on geothermal in the May 2019 issue of POWER, we sought opinion from a leading expert in the sector: Will Pettitt, executive director of the Davis, California-based Geothermal Resources Council.
Science & Technology: Successful Control of Induced Seismicity During Hydraulic Stimulation of a Geothermal Well - In a new study now published in Science Advances a team of scientists reports on a successful attempt to control induced seismicity during the deepest-ever hydraulic stimulation of a geothermal well in Helsinki, Finland.
Thursday, May 2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Drilling has Started at 10 MW Geothermal Power Plant Site - Drilling commenced on April 30, 2019 at 1:10 pm.
USA, California: Comments Sought on Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Haiwee Geothermal Leasing Project - The plan analyzes the proposed leasing of BLM-managed public lands for geothermal exploration, development, and utilization.
Friday, May 3
USA: DOE Announces Funding for Geothermal Exploration Machine Learning Projects- Machine learning – the use of advanced algorithms to identify patterns in and make inferences from data – could assist in finding and developing new geothermal resources.
Commonwealth of Dominica: More World Bank Funding for 7 MW Geothermal Power Plant Project - Dominica has signed an agreement with the World Bank for the financing of the Geothermal Development Project.
World Bank Report on Gender Equality in The Geothermal Energy Sector - Although geothermal energy is globally recognized as a clean and reliable source of heat and electric power its development can inadvertently lead to adverse outcomes that disproportionately disadvantage women.
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