A round-up of this week's international geothermal energy news.......
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September 15-18, 2019
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Education: Deadline for Geothermal Scholarships is Today - To qualify for any of these awards a student must be a GRC member (student memberships are only $20 per year). Selection of recipients will be based upon a variety of factors, including the individual’s academic record, student activities, geothermal industry experience, and career goals.
Tuesday, May 28
Climate Change: Geothermal Energy Failing to Keep Pace with Long-Term Goals for Clean Energy Transitions - IEA - Geothermal electricity generation increased by an estimated 6% in 2018, much more than the average growth of the five previous years. Nevertheless, the technology is still not on track to reach the SDS level, which would require a 10% annual increase in generation over 2018‑30.
USA, Hawaiʻi: Debate on the Re-Starting of Puna Geothermal Venture - Puna Geothermal Venture intends to be back in the power business again by year-end. Critics question whether the cost of reopening is justified, versus the benefits of investing in other forms of renewable energy. Should Puna Geothermal Restart?
Austria: Third Well at Geothermal District Heating Project Successful - During a pumping test, the water from more than 2000 meters deep at more than 100 degrees was produced.
United Kingdom: Renewable Energy Auction to Kick-Off Tomorrow - Developers of so-called Pot 2 technologies, including geothermal, offshore wind, remote islands wind and wave and tidal, will have until 18 June to submit a project application.
Wednesday, May 29
New Zealand: Drilling for New Contact Energy Geothermal Power Plant to Begin August - The drilling programme - involving four appraisal wells - will commence in August and be completed in early 2020, it said.
Finance: Geothermal Can be a Very Economical Source of Round-the Clock Power - IRENA Report - In 2018, the global weighted-average Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) of new geothermal plants commissioned was USD 0.072/ kWh, 1% lower than in 2017.
Thursday, May 30
USA: “Geothermal electricity generation could increase more than 26-fold from today—reaching 60 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity by 2050”. - The U.S. Department of Energy released a groundbreaking analysis detailing how the United States can benefit from the vast potential of geothermal energy.
USA: Enel to Use Innovative Predictive Maintenance Software to Optimize Field Operations at its Geothermal Facilities - Enel Green Power North America Inc. and Irvine, California-based NarrativeWave signed an agreement under which Enel will deploy NarrativeWave’s innovative predictive maintenance software to optimize field operations at its geothermal facilities.
Friday, May 31
Geothermal Event! Three Workshops Announced for GRC Annual Meeting & Expo - In addition to the main event of the GRC Annual Meeting & Expo taking place September 15-18, 2019, there will be two workshops before and a special presentation open to the general public during the conference.
Kenya: Chinese Companies to Cooperate on Geothermal Power Plant Projects in Rift Valley - CNNC joins China National Petroleum Corporation for geothermal exploitation.
Canada: Good Progress at Alberta Lithium Extraction Project - Canadian-based E3 Metals has confirmed the successful production of lithium hydroxide from brine originating from its Alberta lithium project. The company has said in the past that a binary geothermal energy plant could power the lithium extraction facility.
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