A round-up of this week's international geothermal energy news.......
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Monday, December 16
Indonesia: 80 MW Muara Laboh Geothermal Power Plant Begins Commercial Operation - ENGIE today announced the Commercial Operation Date (COD) of its first geothermal power generation plant globally in Muara Laboh, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
Philippines: Basic Energy to Partner with Thai Company to Develop Renewable Energy Projects Including Geothermal - Also under the deal, both parties agreed VTE has the right to invest in the Mabini geothermal project and other projects.
Tuesday, December 17
USA, Washington D.C.: Federal Budget Awards $69,000,000 for Enhanced Geothermal Systems Programs - The agreement provides $20,000,000 for the Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE), with activities to include ongoing novel subsurface characterization, full-scale well drilling, and technology research and development to accelerate the commercial pathway to large-scale enhanced geothermal systems power generation.
Wednesday, December 18
Australia: Current Status of Geothermal Energy in Australia - To get an insight into the current status of geothermal energy in Australia, Asia Pacific Urban Energy Association (APUEA) advisor Muhammad Ali sat down and had a conversation with Dr. Donald Payne, who recently Co-Led the Australian Geothermal Association (AGA) Census.
Science & Technology: Magnitude and Orientation of the Background Hydraulic Gradient, are Prime Parameters that Affect Lifetime of a Geothermal Reservoir - Our numerical experiments show also that BHGs (low and high) can be outperformed by comparatively small variations in permeability contrast (103) and fracture-induced permeability anisotropy (101) that thus strongly affect the performance of geothermal reservoirs.
Thursday, December 19
France: Another Geothermal District Heating Project Breaks Ground in Paris Suburb - Drilling of the four wells began on November 21. Bobigny and Drancy will soon bring a source of renewable energy from Ile-de-France.
USA, Nevada: Public Comment Period Opens for Comstock Geothermal Exploration Project - The proposed Comstock Geothermal Exploration Project would include drilling and testing of up to 10 geothermal wells and access road construction. The project would include approximately 49.2 acres of new disturbance on BLM-administered lands.
Japan: Geothermal Power Plant Manufacturers Part Ways - Japanese technology conglomerate Hitachi will withdraw from Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS), a joint venture it established in 2014 with another power equipment giant, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), over a dispute stemming from construction of two massive defect-ridden coal plants in South Africa.
Indonesia: Sumitomo and Engie to Build 220 MW Geothermal Power Plant in Sumatra Starting 2023 - Plans are for the plant to begin operating in 2025.
Friday, December 20
Kenya: Geothermal Development Company Recovers USD 14 Million from Chinese Contractor - “We will proceed with our own drilling operations. Already there is one rig at the site and we have completed drilling of the two wells. The recovery of the funds will boost our operations in the region,” GDC boss Johnson Nchoe in a statement.
New Zealand: Geo40 and Climeon to Establish Combined Mineral extraction and Geothermal Power Production Plant Next Year - The filtered water from Geo40’s application can then be utilized in Climeon’s Heat Power modules to produce clean electricity and increase power output at geothermal power stations.
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