Small Steps: Ten Years of Geothermal Power in Iran (PowerTechnology)

 

Perhaps best known for its oil production and membership of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Iran has rarely featured in discussions about the cutting edge of renewable power. In the near future however, that could be set to change.

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Education: Latest Issue of International Journal of Geothermal Research and its Applications

Geothermics - Volume 85 , May 2020

Under the auspices of the Geothermal Resources Council, The International Geothermal Association and the CNR-Instituto di Geoscienze e Georisose

• Editorial Board 
• Smectite quantification in hydrothermally altered volcanic rocks by Léa Lévy, Thráinn Fridriksson, Nathaniel Findling, Bruno Lanson, ... Benoit Gibert
• A combined thermo-mechanical drilling technology for deep geothermal and hard rock reservoirs by Edoardo Rossi, Shahin Jamali, Volker Wittig, Martin O. Saar, Philipp Rudolf von Rohr 
• Analysis of gravity data to delineate structural features controlling the Eburru geothermal system in Kenya by
Justus Maithya, Yasuhiro Fujimitsu, Jun Nishijima
• Modelling acid stimulation in the enhanced geothermal system of Soultz-sous-Forêts (Alsace, France) by Yann Lucas, Viet V. Ngo, Alain Clément, Bertrand Fritz, Gerhard Schäfer
  
  

Iran: 5 MWe Sabalan Geothermal Power Plant is 40% Complete

Progress at Sabalan Geothermal Power Plant (LinkedIn)

The Iranian Geothermal Energy Association (IGEA) reports good progress at what would be the first geothermal power plant in the country.

According to the website of Petro Tech Sun (PTS) the Sabalan Geothermal 5 MWe Power Plant, near Ardabil in the far north of Iran, is 40% complete.

From the Global Geothermal News archives:

• Monday, April 9, 2018 - Iran: Turbine Being Installed at 5 MW Geothermal Power Plant
• Monday, February 27, 2017 - Iran: Enel Equipment for Geothermal Power Plant Will be Installed Soon
• Monday, January 25, 2016 - Iran: Enel Could Invest in Geothermal Power Project
• Friday, October 23, 2015 - Iran: 800 MW of Geothermal Energy Could be Developed

Iran: Turbine Being Installed at 5 MW Geothermal Power Plant

Iran building geothermal power plant in Ardabil (Iran Daily)

Iran has located three sites for the construction of geothermal power plants and is building the first such facility in the northwestern province of Ardabil.

According to Fars News Agency, the head of the Renewable Energy Department of Niroo Research Institute, Shahriar Bozorgmehri said on Sunday that the five MW geothermal power plant under construction in Meshkinshahr was designed several years ago and its turbine is being installed.

He elaborated that Iranian experts have identified three suitable sites, including Meshkinshahr, Damavand and Sistan-Balouchestan, for the construction of geothermal power plants.

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From the Global Geothermal News archives:

• Monday, February 27, 2017 - Iran: Enel Equipment for Geothermal Power Plant Will be Installed Soon
• Monday, January 25, 2016 - Iran: Enel Could Invest in Geothermal Power Project
• Friday, October 23, 2015 - Iran: 800 MW of Geothermal Energy Could be Developed

Calendar for the Global Geothermal Energy Community

Geothermal Energy Calendar from the Geothermal Resources Council

GRETA Midterm Conference
7 November, Salzburg, Austria
www.alpine-space.eu/event-details/1530

IGC Invest Geothermal
7 November, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
www.investgeothermal.com/

CAS Deep Geothermal Systems - Certificate of Advanced Studies
Module 2: Geochemistry and Hydrochemistry
12-16 November, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
www.unine.ch/cas-deegeosys

Renewable Iran 2017 - Incorporating Iran Geothermal Expo
13-14 November, Tehran, Iran
www.greenworldconferences.com/ri2017/

Geothermal Energy Development for a Green Economy
13-14 November , Hanoi, Vietnam
http://iea-gia.org/workshop-november-2017/

2017 Geothermal Technologies Office Peer Review 
13-15 November, Denver, Colorado, USA
http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/D/DENSNDT-USD-20171112/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG

NZ Geothermal Workshop
22-24 November, Rotorua, New Zealand
http://nzgeothermal.org.nz/blog/2017/03/09/2017-geothermal-workshop/

5th Global Geothermal Energy Summit 
29-30 November, Amsterdam, Netherlands
www.wplgroup.com/aci/event/global-geothermal-energy-summit/

Geothermal Energy Workshop
European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers
1 December, University of Nebrija, Madrid, Spain
https://events.eage.org/en/2017/international-workshop-on-geothermal-energy

Reunión Nacional de Geotermia (ACEG)
5-6 December, 2017, Manizales, Colombia
www.acegeociencias.org/reuni%C3%B3n-nacional-de-geotermia/

SMU Power Plays Conference (SMU Geothermal Lab)
10-11 January, 2018 , SMU Campus, Dallas, Texas, USA
www.smu.edu/Dedman/Academics/Programs/GeothermalLab/Conference

CAS Deep Geothermal Systems - Certificate of Advanced Studies
Module 3: Drilling and Logging
15-19 January, 2018, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
www.unine.ch/cas-deegeosys

3rd International Conference on Geothermal Energy 
(Centre of Excellence for Geothermal Energy - CEGE, PDPU)
17 January, 2018, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
www.pdpu.ac.in/cege.html

3rd National Energy Education Summit (CEREL) 
25 January, 2018, Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Washington D.C.
https://energyedsummit.wordpress.com/

Stanford Geothermal Workshop
12-14 February 2018, Stanford, California, USA
https://pangea.stanford.edu/researchgroups/geothermal/stanford-geothermal-workshop

IV. Geothermal and Natural Mineral Waters Symposium and Exhibition
21-24 February 2018, Afyonkarahisar City, Turkey
https://jeotermalsempozyumu.org/

GeoTHERM – Expo & Congress
1-2 March, 2018, Offenburg, Germany
www.geotherm-germany.com/

CAS Deep Geothermal Systems - Certificate of Advanced Studies
Module 4: Reservoir Evaluation and Production
12-16 March, 2018, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
www.unine.ch/cas-deegeosys

9th European Geothermal PhD Days (EGPD) 
14-16 March, 2018, Zurich, Switzerland
https://geg.ethz.ch/conferences/egpd/

5th Expo Geothermal 
19-21 April, 2018, İzmir, Turkey
http://demosfuar.com.tr/fair/2

Iceland Geothermal Conference 2018
24-26 April, 2018, Reykjavik, Iceland
www.igc.is

GEOHEAT International Geothermal Conference
4-7 September, 2018, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russian Federation
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLsAdQDW0AAxWj9.jpg

GRC Annual Meeting & Expo
14-17 October, 2018
Reno, Nevada, USA
www.geothermal.org/meet-new.html

Seventh African Rift Geothermal Conference (ARGeo-C7) 
29 October–4 November 2018, Kigali, Rwanda
www.theargeo.org

Calendar for the Global Geothermal Energy Community

Geothermal Energy Calendar from the Geothermal Resources Council

41st GRC Annual Meeting & GEA GeoExpo+
1-4 October, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
https://geothermal.org/meet-new.html

5th European Geothermal Workshop 
12-13 October, Karlsruhe, Germany
www.agw.kit.edu/EGW2017.php

Geological Society of America Conference (GSA) 
Session T80: Geothermal Energy 
22-25 October, Seattle, Washington, USA
http://community.geosociety.org/gsa2017/home

IGC Invest Geothermal
7 November, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
www.investgeothermal.com/

Renewable Iran 2017 - Incorporating Iran Geothermal Expo
13-14 November, Tehran, Iran
www.greenworldconferences.com/ri2017/

CAS Deep Geothermal Systems - Certificate of Advanced Studies
Module 2: Geochemistry and Hydrochemistry 
12-16 November, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
www.unine.ch/cas-deegeosys

2017 Geothermal Technologies Office Peer Review 
13-15 November, Denver, Colorado, USA
http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/D/DENSNDT-USD-20171112/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG

NZ Geothermal Workshop
22-24 November, Rotorua, New Zealand
http://nzgeothermal.org.nz/blog/2017/03/09/2017-geothermal-workshop/                       

SMU Power Plays Conference (SMU Geothermal Lab)
10-11 January, 2018 , SMU Campus, Dallas, Texas, USA
www.smu.edu/Dedman/Academics/Programs/GeothermalLab/Conference

CAS Deep Geothermal Systems - Certificate of Advanced Studies
Module 3: Drilling and Logging
15-19 January, 2018, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
www.unine.ch/cas-deegeosys

Stanford Geothermal Workshop
12-14 February 2018, Stanford, California, USA
https://pangea.stanford.edu/researchgroups/geothermal/stanford-geothermal-workshop 

GeoTHERM – Expo & Congress
1-2 March, 2018, Offenburg, Germany
www.geotherm-germany.com/

CAS Deep Geothermal Systems - Certificate of Advanced Studies
Module 4: Reservoir Evaluation and Production
12-16 March, 2018, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
www.unine.ch/cas-deegeosys

5th Expo Geothermal 
19-21 April, 2018, İzmir, Turkey
http://demosfuar.com.tr/fair/2

Iceland Geothermal Conference 2018
24-26 April, 2018, Reykjavik, Iceland
www.igc.is

Seventh African Rift Geothermal Conference (ARGeo-C7) 
29 October–4 November 2018, Kigali, Rwanda
www.theargeo.org

CAS Deep Geothermal Systems - Certificate of Advanced Studies

Module 2: Geochemistry and Hydrochemistry
12-16 November, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
www.unine.ch/cas-deegeosys

2017 Geothermal Technologies Office Peer Review 

13-15 November, Denver, Colorado, USA
http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/D/DENSNDT-USD-20171112/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG

NZ Geothermal Workshop

22-24 November, Rotorua, New Zealand
http://nzgeothermal.org.nz/blog/2017/03/09/2017-geothermal-workshop/
2018

SMU Power Plays Conference (SMU Geothermal Lab)

10-11 January, 2018 , SMU Campus, Dallas, Texas, USA
www.smu.edu/Dedman/Academics/Programs/GeothermalLab/Conference

CAS Deep Geothermal Systems - Certificate of Advanced Studies

Module 3: Drilling and Logging
15-19 January, 2018, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
www.unine.ch/cas-deegeosys

Stanford Geothermal Workshop

12-14 February 2018, Stanford, California, USA
https://pangea.stanford.edu/researchgroups/geothermal/stanford-geothermal-workshop

GeoTHERM – Expo & Congress

1-2 March, 2018, Offenburg, Germany
www.geotherm-germany.com/

CAS Deep Geothermal Systems - Certificate of Advanced Studies

Module 4: Reservoir Evaluation and Production
12-16 March, 2018, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
www.unine.ch/cas-deegeosys

5th Expo Geothermal 

19-21 April, 2018, İzmir, Turkey
http://demosfuar.com.tr/fair/2

Iceland Geothermal Conference 2018

24-26 April, 2018, Reykjavik, Iceland
www.igc.is

42nd GRC Annual Meeting & Expo
14-17 October, 2018, Reno, Nevada, USA
https://geothermal.org/meet-new.html

Seventh African Rift Geothermal Conference (ARGeo-C7) 

29 October–4 November 2018, Kigali, Rwanda
www.theargeo.org

Global: Calendar of Geothermal Energy Events

Geothermal Energy Calendar from the Geothermal Resources Council

GEOHEAT International Geothermal Conference

5-8 September, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russian Federation
More information and registration........

Workshop to Discuss EGS Research at Newberry Geothermal Test Facility

10-14 September, Oregon State University, Bend, Oregon, USA
More information from Susan Petty at Hot Rock Energy Research Organization, spetty@hotrockenergy.org.

Mexico International Renewable Energy Conference (MEXIREC) 

11-13 September, Mexico City, Mexico
www.ren21.net/irecs/mexirec-2017/

CAS Deep Geothermal Systems - Certificate of Advanced Studies

Module 1: Geothermics and Geophysics
11-15 September, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
www.unine.ch/cas-deegeosys

Praxisforum Geothermie

11-12 September, Munich, Germany
www.praxisforum-geothermie.bayern/en

DGK 2017 - Der Geothermiekongress 2017

12-14 September, Munich, Germany
www.geothermie.de

41st GRC Annual Meeting & GEA GeoExpo+

1-4 October, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
https://geothermal.org/meet-new.html

5th European Geothermal Workshop 

12-13 October, Karlsruhe, Germany
www.agw.kit.edu/EGW2017.php

Geological Society of America Conference (GSA) 

Session T80: Geothermal Energy 22-25 October, Seattle, Washington, USA
http://community.geosociety.org/gsa2017/home

IGC Invest Geothermal

7 November, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
www.investgeothermal.com/

Renewable Iran 2017 - Incorporating Iran Geothermal Expo

13-14 November, Tehran, Iran
www.greenworldconferences.com/ri2017/

CAS Deep Geothermal Systems - Certificate of Advanced Studies

Module 2: Geochemistry and Hydrochemistry
12-16 November, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
www.unine.ch/cas-deegeosys

2017 Geothermal Technologies Office Peer Review 

13-15 November, Denver, Colorado, USA
http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/D/DENSNDT-USD-20171112/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG

NZ Geothermal Workshop

22-24 November, Rotorua, New Zealand
http://nzgeothermal.org.nz/blog/2017/03/09/2017-geothermal-workshop/
2018

SMU Power Plays Conference (SMU Geothermal Lab)

10-11 January, 2018 , SMU Campus, Dallas, Texas, USA
www.smu.edu/Dedman/Academics/Programs/GeothermalLab/Conference

CAS Deep Geothermal Systems - Certificate of Advanced Studies

Module 3: Drilling and Logging
15-19 January, 2018, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
www.unine.ch/cas-deegeosys

Stanford Geothermal Workshop

12-14 February 2018, Stanford, California, USA
https://pangea.stanford.edu/researchgroups/geothermal/stanford-geothermal-workshop

GeoTHERM – Expo & Congress

1-2 March, 2018, Offenburg, Germany
www.geotherm-germany.com/

CAS Deep Geothermal Systems - Certificate of Advanced Studies

Module 4: Reservoir Evaluation and Production
12-16 March, 2018, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
www.unine.ch/cas-deegeosys

5th Expo Geothermal 

19-21 April, 2018, İzmir, Turkey
http://demosfuar.com.tr/fair/2

Iceland Geothermal Conference 2018

24-26 April, 2018, Reykjavik, Iceland
www.igc.is

Seventh African Rift Geothermal Conference (ARGeo-C7) 

29 October–4 November 2018, Kigali, Rwanda
www.theargeo.org

Global: Calendar of Geothermal Energy Events

Geothermal Energy Calendar from the Geothermal Resources Council

Indonesia International Geothermal Convention & Exhibition 2017
2-4 August, Jakarta, Indonesia
www.iigce.com/

Clean Power for the South Pacific Conference 2017 
7-11 August, Vanua Levu, Fiji
www.geothermalcities.com/en/

GEOHEAT International Geothermal Conference
5-8 September, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russian Federation
More information and registration........

Mexico International Renewable Energy Conference (MEXIREC) 
11-13 September, Mexico City, Mexico
www.ren21.net/irecs/mexirec-2017/

CAS Deep Geothermal Systems - Certificate of Advanced Studies
Module 1: Geothermics and Geophysics
11-15 September, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
www.unine.ch/cas-deegeosys

Praxisforum Geothermie
11-12 September, Munich, Germany
www.praxisforum-geothermie.bayern/en

DGK 2017 - Der Geothermiekongress 2017
12-14 September, Munich, Germany
www.geothermie.de

41st GRC Annual Meeting & GEA GeoExpo+
1-4 October, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
https://geothermal.org/meet-new.html

5th European Geothermal Workshop 
12-13 October, Karlsruhe, Germany
www.agw.kit.edu/EGW2017.php

Geological Society of America Conference (GSA)
Session T80: Geothermal Energy
22-25 October, Seattle, Washington, USA
http://community.geosociety.org/gsa2017/home

IGC Invest Geothermal
8-10 November, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
www.investgeothermal.com/

Renewable Iran 2017 - Incorporating Iran Geothermal Expo
13-14 November, Tehran, Iran
www.greenworldconferences.com/ri2017/

2017 Geothermal Technologies Office Peer Review 
13-15 November, Denver, Colorado, USA
http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/D/DENSNDT-USD-20171112/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG

CAS Deep Geothermal Systems - Certificate of Advanced StudiesModule 2: Geochemistry and Hydrochemistry
13-17 November, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
www.unine.ch/cas-deegeosys

NZ Geothermal Workshop
22-24 November, Rotorua, New Zealand
http://nzgeothermal.org.nz/blog/2017/03/09/2017-geothermal-workshop/

SMU Power Plays Conference (SMU Geothermal Lab)
10-11 January, 2018 , SMU Campus, Dallas, Texas, USA
www.smu.edu/Dedman/Academics/Programs/GeothermalLab/Conference

CAS Deep Geothermal Systems - Certificate of Advanced Studies
Module 3: Drilling and Logging
15-19 January, 2018, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
www.unine.ch/cas-deegeosys

Stanford Geothermal Workshop
12-14 February 2018, Stanford, California, USA
https://pangea.stanford.edu/researchgroups/geothermal/stanford-geothermal-workshop

GeoTHERM – Expo & Congress
1-2 March, 2018, Offenburg, Germany
www.geotherm-germany.com/

CAS Deep Geothermal Systems - Certificate of Advanced Studies
Module 4: Reservoir Evaluation and Production
12-16 March, 2018, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
www.unine.ch/cas-deegeosys

Global: Calendar of Geothermal Energy Events

Geothermal Energy Calendar from the Geothermal Resources Council

National Geothermal Academy - Module 1: Geothermal drilling engineering 
19-23 June, Reno, Nevada, USA
www.gbcge.org/education-NGA.php

13th International Mine Water Association Congress – “Mine Water & Circular Economy – A Green Congress”
25-30 June, Rauha, Laappenranta, Finland
www.imwa2017.info/

National Geothermal Academy - Module 2: Geothermal reservoir engineering
26-30 June, Reno, Nevada, USA
www.gbcge.org/education-NGA.php

NZGA Seminar - Pulse of the NZ Geothermal Industry
27 June, Wairakei Resort, Taupo, New Zealand
http://nzgeothermal.org.nz/blog/2017/03/10/nzga-workshop-june-2017/

Indonesia International Geothermal Convention & Exhibition 2017
2-4 August, Jakarta, Indonesia
www.iigce.com/

Clean Power for the South Pacific Conference 2017 
7-11 August, Vanua Levu, Fiji
www.geothermalcities.com/en/

CAS Deep Geothermal Systems - Certificate of Advanced Studies
Module 1: Geothermics and Geophysics
11-15 September, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
www.unine.ch/cas-deegeosys

Praxisforum Geothermie
11-12 September, Munich, Germany
www.praxisforum-geothermie.bayern/en

DGK 2017 - Der Geothermiekongress 2017
12-14 September, Munich, Germany
www.geothermie.de

41st GRC Annual Meeting & GEA GeoExpo+
1-4 October, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
https://geothermal.org/meet-new.html

5th European Geothermal Workshop 
12-13 October, Karlsruhe, Germany
www.agw.kit.edu/EGW2017.php

IGC Invest Geothermal
8-10 November, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
www.investgeothermal.com/

Renewable Iran 2017 - Incorporating Iran Geothermal Expo
13-14 November, Tehran, Iran
www.greenworldconferences.com/ri2017/

CAS Deep Geothermal Systems - Certificate of Advanced Studies
Module 2: Geochemistry and Hydrochemistry 
13-17 November, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
www.unine.ch/cas-deegeosys

NZ Geothermal Workshop
22-24 November, Rotorua, New Zealand
http://nzgeothermal.org.nz/blog/2017/03/09/2017-geothermal-workshop/

SMU Power Plays Conference (SMU Geothermal Lab)
10-11 January, 2018 , SMU Campus, Dallas, Texas, USA
www.smu.edu/Dedman/Academics/Programs/GeothermalLab/Conference

CAS Deep Geothermal Systems - Certificate of Advanced Studies
Module 3: Drilling and Logging
15-19 January, 2018, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
www.unine.ch/cas-deegeosys

GeoTHERM – Expo & Congress
1-2 March, 2018, Offenburg, Germany
www.geotherm-germany.com/

CAS Deep Geothermal Systems - Certificate of Advanced Studies
Module 4: Reservoir Evaluation and Production
12-16 March, 2018, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
www.unine.ch/cas-deegeosys

Global: Calendar of Geothermal Energy Events

Geothermal Energy Calendar

Geothermal Energy (Resource Technology, and Economy) - One Day Course
12 May, Kelowna, BC, Canada
www.apeg.bc.ca/Events/Events/2017/17MAYGER

Euroheat & Power Congress 
14-17 May, Glasgow, United Kingdom
www.ehpcongress.org/

Taiwan Start to Steam - Acid Volcanic Geothermal Systems and the Challenges for Power Development
15-17 May, Taipei, Taiwan
www.taiwan-start2steam.tw/

Geothermal Reservoir Engineering Short Course (IGA)
15-19 May, Bochum, Germany
www.geothermal-energy.org/iga_academy/courses.html

1st EFG EuroWorkshop: Geothermal - the Energy of the Future (EFG/AGG)
18-19 May, Santorini, Greece
http://eurogeologists.eu/santorini-2017

GeoEnergi 2017
22-23 May, Bergen, Norway
http://cger.no/index.cfm?id=433924

IGC Turkey 2017 
22-24 May, Izmir, Turkey
http://igc-turkey.com

National Geothermal Academy - Module 1: Geothermal drilling engineering 
19-23 June, Reno, Nevada, USA
www.gbcge.org/education-NGA.php

13th International Mine Water Association Congress – “Mine Water & Circular Economy – A Green Congress”
25-30 June, Rauha, Laappenranta, Finland
www.imwa2017.info/

National Geothermal Academy - Module 2: Geothermal reservoir engineering
26-30 June, Reno, Nevada, USA
www.gbcge.org/education-NGA.php

Indonesia International Geothermal Convention & Exhibition 2017
2-4 August, Jakarta, Indonesia
www.iigce.com/

Clean Power for the South Pacific Conference 2017 
7-11 August, Vanua Levu, Fiji
www.geothermalcities.com/en/

CAS Deep Geothermal Systems - Certificate of Advanced Studies
Module 1: Geothermics and Geophysics
11-15 September, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
www.unine.ch/cas-deegeosys

Praxisforum Geothermie
11-12 September, Munich, Germany
www.praxisforum-geothermie.bayern/en

DGK 2017 - Der Geothermiekongress 2017
12-14 September, Munich, Germany
www.geothermie.de

41st GRC Annual Meeting & GEA GeoExpo+
1-4 October, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
https://geothermal.org/meet-new.html

5th European Geothermal Workshop 
12-13 October, Karlsruhe, Germany
www.agw.kit.edu/EGW2017.php

IGC Invest Geothermal
8-10 November, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
www.investgeothermal.com/

Renewable Iran 2017 - Incorporating Iran Geothermal Expo
13-14 November, Tehran, Iran
www.greenworldconferences.com/ri2017/

CAS Deep Geothermal Systems - Certificate of Advanced Studies
Module 2: Geochemistry and Hydrochemistry 
13-17 November, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
www.unine.ch/cas-deegeosys

SMU Power Plays Conference (SMU Geothermal Lab)
10-11 January, 2018 , SMU Campus, Dallas, Texas, USA
www.smu.edu/Dedman/Academics/Programs/GeothermalLab/Conference

CAS Deep Geothermal Systems - Certificate of Advanced Studies
Module 3: Drilling and Logging
15-19 January, 2018, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
www.unine.ch/cas-deegeosys

GeoTHERM – Expo & Congress
1-2 March, 2018, Offenburg, Germany
www.geotherm-germany.com/

CAS Deep Geothermal Systems - Certificate of Advanced Studies
Module 4: Reservoir Evaluation and Production
12-16 March, 2018, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
www.unine.ch/cas-deegeosys

Iran: Renewable Energy Conference in Tehran Includes Geothermal Presence

Renewable Iran 2017 (Green World Conferences)

13-14 November, 2017, Tehran, Iran

Renewable Iran 2017 is an umbrella name for an annual large-scale expo covering the following renewable energy sectors: solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, bioenergy/waste management.

Over 100 companies involved in the renewable energy deployment will showcase at the exhibition allowing you to meet the most relevant and experienced players within RE sector in Iran.

More Information.........

Iran: Enel Equipment for Geothermal Power Plant Will be Installed Soon

Italy to reopen LOC to Iran’s utility industries (Mehr News Agency)

Iran’s energy minister announced that Italy has opened a Line of Credit (LOC) for its firms to make investment in Iran’s water and electricity industries.

Speaking at a joint session with the Italian Minister of the Environment Gian Luca Galletti, Iran’s Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian said that Enel has built the equipment for Iran’s first geothermal power house which will be installed soon.

The visiting official went on to maintain that “presently, the Italian Ministry of Economic Development and Iran’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance are working on a legal document on how to remove the obstacles ahead of reopening credit lines between the two countries which will hopefully yield results in coming days.”

At the end of the session, the two sides agreed on preparing a joint Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on venues of cooperation between Iran and Italy in the utility sector.

Hossein Najm, an Energy Market Independent Advisor in Iran, reported on Twitter that ‏ Enel has supplied the 1st geothermal powerplant in the middle-east
in the northwest of the country at a height of 3,000 meters on Mount Sabalan. 11 wells have been drilled with a capacity of 55 MW.

• Monday, January 25, 2016 - Iran: Enel Could Invest in Geothermal Power Project
• Friday, October 23, 2015 - Iran: 800 MW of Geothermal Energy Could be Developed
• Other Iran news articles from Global Geothermal News

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Iran: Kiwi Geothermal Trade group Looking for Opportunities in Sabalan Area

Geothermal New Zealand Inc. in Iran exploring coop grounds (Trend News Agency)

Geothermal New Zealand Inc. is in Iran to meet Iranian partners and explore venues for cooperation on geothermal power generation projects.

"I am here with a trade mission from New Zealand headed by one of our ministers to learn about geothermal opportunities and new energy in general," Geothermal New Zealand Executive Director Mike Allen told Trend December 6.

"New Zealand was involved in the early project developments of Sabalan geothermal area in Iran some 15 years ago," he noted. "Now we are looking into what more is available."

Geothermal New Zealand Inc. (GEONZ) is an industry association that has an export focus promoting and marketing New Zealand companies with particular
geothermal capabilities and interests in international markets.

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Iran: 55 MW Geothermal Power Plant by September 2017

Iran's Geothermal Power Plant Launch Slated for 2017 (Financial Tribune)

Iran Hopes that its first geothermal plant would help uplift steam-related industries such as greenhouses, fish farming and tourism in the Ardebil region

Iran expects to start producing electricity from the heat of the earth less than a year from now as it takes steps to slowly move away from fossil fuel power stations that account for more than 80% of its installed power capacity.

Hamid Chitchian, the energy minister, said the country's first geothermal power plant in Meshgin Shahr, Ardebil Province near the Azerbaijan border in the northwest, will be launched by September 2017, IRNA reported.

The 55 MW plant is also billed as the first geothermal power station in the Middle East.

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Iran: Plans to Develop Geothermal Energy and Other Reneables

Iran plans first tender to draw $12 billion renewable-energy investment (REVE)

(Courtesy CIA.gov)

Iran is planning its first tender for utility-scale renewable-energy projects by year end as it begins a green power build out that could draw $12 billion of investment by the time it’s complete.

The nation wants to install 5 gigawatts of renewable energy in the next five years and an additional 2.5 gigawatts by 2030, Iran’s energy minister Hamid Chitchian said.

Iran will tender 1 gigawatt of wind and as many as 3 gigawatts of solar, likely in several stages, Chitchian said. It is also seeking to build biomass and geothermal plants and swap natural gas for electricity with Armenia.

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Europe: Geothermal News from EGEC

The EGEC Newsletter April 2016 - The Voice of Geothermal in Europe

The April issue of the EGEC Newsletter is now available.
Click here to download it. In this issue:

Editorial

• Statement on the electrification of the heating and cooling sector

Policy

• EGEC response to Consultation on Streamlining of Planning and Reporting obligations as part of the Energy Union Governance
• Time for EU leaders to back up promised with action on climate change: Statement from the Coalition for Higher Ambition
• Principles for an effective Innovation Fund
• Have your say: Public consultation on the development of the Energy Union Integrated Research, Innovation and Competitiveness Strategy

News

• Deep Geothermal European Technology and Innovation Platform Initiated
• Approval for start of works for CHP plant in Reichstett, Alsace, France
• New district heating set up in UK by Local Government and ENGIE 3
• New geothermal system for agricultural industry in the Netherlands
• Call for shallow geothermal projects in Pays de la Loire, France
• Studies on Employment in the Geothermal sector
• IRENA undertaking research on the gender breakdown of geothermal jobs
• Geothermal power plant developed into the world’s first hybrid Renewable plant
• Iran and Italy set to collaborate on Geothermal development
• EUROGIA2020 Call 04: Call for proposals on low carbon energy related research and development projects

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Iran: "Could be 9th Geothermal Energy Producer "

South African Min: Iran can be 9th geothermal energy producer (irna)

South African Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson said on Saturday that Iran can become the 9th geothermal energy producer.

She made the remarks in a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Hamid Chitchian. Pettersson welcomed presence of Iranian companies operating in energy generation from his country's renewable energies.

She said her country is willing to cooperate with Iran in photovoltaic and technology transfer. 'Our power networks are not stable and we hope Iranian energy ministry will help us provide sustainable energy supplies.'

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Global: Aid Agencies Commit to Continue Funding of Renewable Energy Projects

ADFD, Irena sign agreement on renewable energy projects (Trade Arabia)

Agencies have funded two geothermal energy projects

The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has signed an agreement with the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) to ensure the effective allocation of $350 million of funds pledged by ADFD for renewable energy projects in developing countries.

The Project Facility has already allocated $144 million worth of funds over three cycles for renewable energy, which will see 15 projects supported from the Pacific to Africa and from the Caribbean to the Middle East.

A 10 to 15 megawatt geothermal project in St. Vincent and the Grenadines received a loan of 15 million dollars. The project will connect to the energy grid to provide a consistent power source for the entire country and will influence the deployment of additional geothermal projects in the Caribbean. The entire population of 104,000 people will benefit from the project.

A five megawatt, first-of-its-kind, small-scale geothermal project in Ardebil, northern Iran is received a loan of six million dollars. The geothermal power plant will produce electricity and thermal energy for rural Ardebil to provide local heating, greenhouse agriculture and fish farming. Governmental organizations such as the electricity, gas and environment departments, and the local population of 150,000 people will benefit from the project.

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Iran: End of Sanctions Could Lead to Export of Geothermal Electricity

Iran, Azerbaijan make new electricity deal (Mehr News Agency)

Iran and Azerbaijan have reached agreements on construction of new renewable power plants, connection of Iran’s electricity grid to Russia as well as development of electricity trade. 

A fresh round of electricity and energy talks between Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan kicked off on Sunday morning in Tehran revolving around construction of new wind and geothermal power plants.

“After the removal of sanctions, the ties between Iran and Azerbaijan have been increasingly developing,” stressed Iran’s energy minister.

Mustafayev, Iran’s Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian pointed out Iran’s readiness to export electricity to Georgia, Russia and Azerbaijan in winter commenting “moreover, the negotiations on construction of wind and geothermal power plants in the Iranian cities of Khaf and Meshkin Shahr will become operational in near future.”

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Iran: Enel Could Invest in Geothermal Power Project

Enel seeks investment in Iran energy (Trend News Agency)

Enel is seeking investment in Iran in the field of geothermal energy.

If reaching an agreement, Enel and Iran’s Renewable Energy Organization will invest in a geothermal-to-electrical power project in northwestern Iran, Tasnim news agency reported January 24.

Iran is already constructing a 50 MW plant in the Meshkin Shahr geothermal zone in Ardabil Province in northwestern Iran, the first in the Middle East. The power plant is expected to come on stream in two years.  It is not clear whether Enel will invest in the same project or launch a new one in the area.

Iran’s power plants are mostly hydro or fossil fuel-powered. Renewable energy makes up less than one percent of energy used in Iran. Energy intensity is also much higher in Iran than the global standard.

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