Global Geothermal News

U.K. Deep Geothermal Symposium: Gregory Barker Speech (Department of Energy & Climate Change) Gregory Barker, U.K.  Minister of  ...

A Global Coalition Can Tap Geothermal Power and Drive Development  (World Bank) In Kenya, the Olkaria geothermal plant, located on the boun...

Idaho State University wins U.S. Department of Energy’s National Student Geothermal Competition   (Idaho State University) The Idaho ...

McLachlan Geothermal Site for Sale   (The Dominion Post) (Courtesy Bayleys) A large parcel of land once earmarked for the development ...

Preliminary Work Starts on New Geothermal Well in Klamath County, Oregon (Herald and News - Klamath Falls) (Courtesy Herald and News) ...

New Project Seeks to Develop Dormant Volcano into Power Source (Public Radio International) Geothermal energy from the Newberry volcan...

The GRC Board of Directors met September 30, 2013 at the Peppermill Resort Spa, Reno, Nevada, USA

Photos from the 36th GRC Annual Meeting Field Trips For more photos go to GRC on Flicker

Photos from the 36th GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Expo Opening Reception For more photos go to GRC on Flicker

Photos from the 36th GRC Annual Meeting Opening Session For more photos go to GRC on Flicker

Photos from the 36th GRC Annual Meeting Banquet The Annual Banquet was held at the National Automobile Museum in Reno For more photos ...

Photos from the 36th GRC Annual Meeting Poster Reception Anna Suzuki, PhD student at Tohoku University, Japan winner of the student poste...

Photos from the 36th GRC Annual Meeting Awards Luncheon From left to right: Patrick Dobson, Darrell L. Gallup, Doug Powell, Jack A. Fros...

Geothermal Workshop (Society of Petroleum Engineers) 21–24 October, 2012 Cebu, Philippines Shangri-La's Mactan Resort & Spa Thi...

View from the Top: Wasabi Energy   (Interactive Investor) Wasabi Energy's  COO Diane Bettess Interactive Investor questions Wa...

California State Water System buys Geothermal Energy   (Sacramento Bee) Landfill gas and geothermal energy will soon power a portion of th...

Panax Geothermal Plans to Capitalise on Indonesia’s Energy Demand  (Proactive Investors Australia) Panax Geothermal  of Queensland, Aust...

Hawaii State, Ormat to Build Hydrogen Plant   (Investing Business Week) Hawaii island is gearing up to add locally produced hydrogen to it...

Drilling For US$150-M Biliran Energy Plan to Start Next Year   (Manila Bulletin)   The Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) said yesterd...

California's Renewable-Energy Plans May Hinge on Presidential Race (Los Angeles Times) The prospect of a Romney victory in Novem...

EU, AU Set to Catalyze Geothermal Development in Eastern Africa (Global Times) The European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) hav...

Newberry EGS Test Delayed Again (Bend Bulletin) A geothermal experiment deep in Newberry Volcano south of Bend won’t start until next week, ...

Ram Power Announces Tariff Increase for San Jacinto-Tizate Project   (Equities.com) San Jacinto-Tizate geothermal power project  (Court...

Enhanced Geothermal Systems (Center for Climate and Energy Solutions) Source: U.S. DoE Geothermal  Technologies Program The term ...

Impact Sonoma: Mike Rogers, Calpine Geothermal Operations   (North Bay Business Journal) Mike Rogers (Courtesy  North Bay Business Journ...

Indonesia, NZ to Partner on Geothermal Projects   (Jakarta Globe) New Zealand and Indonesia have reaffirmed their commitment to boost their ...

West Sumatra Welcomes Geothermal Pilot Project   (Jakarta Post) West Sumatra has shown its seriousness in exploiting the abundance of geoth...

Japanese Ministry Starts Project to Promote Geothermal Power Generation (The Denki Shimbun (Electric Daily News)) Aiming at promoting g...

Montserrat Holding Talks on Geothermal   (Caribbean Journal) (Courtesy the Caribbean Journal) Montserrat is holding a public meeting W...

U.S. Patent Issued for "Self Contained In-Ground Geothermal Generator" The "Self Contained In-Ground Geothermal Generator...

British Firms Look to Invest in Kenya’s Renewable Energy Sector   (CleanTechnica) To promote the development of green energy projects in d...

Indonesian Gov't to Build Geothermal Power Plant at Mt. Slamet (Jakarta Post) The Banyumas regency administration will soon build a geo...

Geothermal Electricity is Expected to Increase in Costa Rica   (The Costa Rica News) (Courtesy CIA.gov) Geothermal power plants in C...

New Geothermal Data Website Launched   (Arizona Geology) The Arizona State Geologist Lee Allison rolled out the all new website for the...

Call for Bids: Public Contract for Exploration of Geothermal Resources in Domuyo, Neuquen, Argentina (Courtesy Google Maps) The Agencia ...

GreenFire Energy Making Headway on CO2-Based Plant (ThinkGeoEnergy) At the GRC 2012 Annual Meeting in Reno this week, GreenFire Ener...

Update on Eburru, Kenya Wellhead Plant   (ThinkGeoEnergy) Eburru Geothermal Power Plant (Courtesy GDA) Reno-based Geothermal Development...

US Development Barriers & Policy Incentives Revisited at GRC Annual Meeting   (ThinkGeoEnergy) At the GRC 2012 Annual Meeting in Ren...

Can New Utah Hotspot Give Geothermal A Lift?   (EarthTechling) Researcher gathering temperature gradient data (Courtesy Utah Geologic...

Environmentalists against North Iceland Power Plant (IcelandReview) The area near Lake Mývatn. (Courtesy IcelandReview. Photo by ...

Drilling for Geothermal Power to begin in North West India   (domain-B) (Courtesy CIA.gov) Indian State-run oil and gas explorer Oil and...

Energy Future Takes Stage at Impact Sonoma on Oct. 18   (North Bay Business Journal) As home to the largest complex of geothermal plants...

U.S. Senator Tours Peppermill Geothermal Production Well During GRC Annual Meeting   (Politicalnews.me) U.S. Senator Dean Heller (R-NV...

Geothermal Company Drills Into A Volcano (Forbes) An AltaRock Energy drill rig on Newberry Volcano. Photo credit: Newberry Geothermal ...

BLM Issues Decision on Ormat Wild Rose Geothermal Project  (KRNV & MyNews4.com) The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City...

Energy Department Addresses Largest Gathering of Geothermal Energy Stakeholders (EERE, Geothermal Technologies Program) Douglas Hollett,...

Photos from the 36th GRC Annual Meeting Peppermill Resort Spa Reno, Nevada, USA September 30 - October 3, 2012

Geothermal Solutions: How Hot Rock Helped Keep the Peppermill Afloat   (Renewable Energy World) The geothermal system in the Peppermill Ho...

Australian Geothermal's Glimmer of Hope (The Australian) Not so much light at the end of the tunnel – more a glimmer of hope. (Cou...

Kilauea Volcanic Rift Zones Subside Whether or not they Host Geothermal Developments (Hawaii 24/7 - Press Release) Recently, Hawaiia...