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Monday, June 29, 2020

Sprinkled Like Paprika, The Thermal Waters of Hungary

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Sue Hodgson gives a colorful, yet detailed account of the geothermal resources of Hungary -- from its history to the culture surrounding it,...

GRC and Earth Science Week

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GRC has been asked to provide an additional 10,000 copies of our Geothermal Energy Educational Poster, to be included in this year's sch...

Message from the GRC President: June 2020

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We can’t erase COVID, feed all the world’s hungry, or quickly silence the vulgarities that apparently now pass for political speech. But we ...
Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Geothermal Energy Capacity Set for Strong Growth in Europe (Renewables Now)

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Geothermal energy capacity, both for electricity and heating/cooling, is set for robust growth in Europe in the coming years if favourable p...
Tuesday, June 16, 2020

MIT-Born Quaise Raises $6 Million in Round Led by the Engine to Access Geothermal Energy (Pulse 2.0)

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Quaise, a company that is pioneering millimeter-wave drilling technology for accessing deep geothermal energy, announced it raised $6 millio...
Thursday, June 11, 2020

The 2020 Annual Meeting Technical Program is Going to be Better than Ever!

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With the deadline for submissions having closed on May 27, we received more than 150 papers and posters for the GRC Annual Meeting and...
Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Indonesia to Get $300M Loan for Two Geothermal Plants in Java (GCR)

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will lend Indonesia $300m to help expand its geothermal power generation capacity by 110 megawatts in J...
Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Geothermal Industry Wants Piece of Green Deal Recovery Package (Renewables Now)

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The European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC) has asked for the geothermal industry to be included in EU's Green Deal Recovery plan....
Friday, May 29, 2020

May 2020 GRC Bulletin

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Read the Full May 2020 GRC Bulletin Here
Wednesday, May 27, 2020

DJIBOUTI: AfDB Grants US$ 3.22 Million for Geothermal Project Around Lake Assal (Afrik21)

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A geothermal exploitation project around Lake Assal is receiving US$ 3.22 million in financing from the African Development Bank (AfDB)...
Monday, May 18, 2020

First Geothermal Independent Power Producer in Ethiopia (ESI Africa)

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The African Development Bank has welcomed a decision by the Trust Fund Committee of the Clean Technology Fund (CTF), one of two funds wit...

In Memoriam: GRC Remembers Two Members

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Two members of the geothermal sciences and GRC community passed away early this year. GRC shares the legacies of John Wilson Pr...

Can the Fly Ash, Metakaolin and Silica Flour in Light-Wellbore Cement Slurries Prevent Alkali-Silica Reactivity of Glass Microspheres?

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Cementing is a required process for drilling and completing any types of wellbores, those producing geo-fluids, or used for injectio...

California Banks on Lithium Extraction and Geothermal Holds the Key

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“California has the potential to be the leading supplier of lithium in the world,” said California Energy Commission Chair David H...

Transformational Change Comes to the Geothermal Resources Council

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This industry magazine has been published since 1972, and has been a backbone of the geothermal industry. Since then it has been pr...

Successful Well Design and Remedial Cementing by Top Squeeze Method at Steamboat, NV, USA

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Ormat drilled well 42A-32 in the Steamboat field in 2018 to support injection at its Steamboat complex. Injection well 42A-32 was drille...
Monday, May 11, 2020

Growing Geothermal Industry in Canada Supported by Canadian Oil Service Sector (Hydrogen Fuel News)

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The Canadian Oil Service Sector has teamed up to provide the growing geothermal industry in Canada with support through a new allia...
Monday, May 4, 2020

Munich Taps into Geothermal Power to Widen District Cooling Grid (Recharge News)

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Munich utility Stadtwerke München (SWM) is investing €80m ($87m) to expand its climate-friendly district cooling network with pipelines...
Thursday, March 5, 2020

Global: Geothermal Magazine Now Available

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GRC Bulletin - January/February 2020 GRC Bulletin - Vol. 49 No 1 - January February 2020 from Geothermal Resources Council

Global: Geothermal Magazine Now Available

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GRC Bulletin - January/February 2020 Volume 49, No. 1 of the internationally-renowned geothermal energy magazine is now available...

United Kingdom: Testing About to Begin at United Downs Deep Geothermal Power Project

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Update from United Downs Deep Geothermal Power Project (UDDGP) We have now finished constructing a water storage pond that will allow us...

Netherlands: Geothermal Heat Lab Opens in Rijswijk

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Rijswijk Centre for Sustainable Geo-energy geopend - Rijswijk Center for Sustainable Geo-energy opened  (News Release) Innovatielab RCSG ...

Turkey: GMK Enerji Announces New Geothermal Power Plant Project

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New Geothermal Power Project Announced in Denizli Province  (GMK Enerji) GMK Enerji of İzmir, Turkey has announced that a new geotherma...

Nicaragua: Production at San Jacinto Geothermal Power Plant Bounces Back after Well Expansion

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Polaris Infrastructure Announces 2019 Year End Results  (News Release) (Courtesy Polaris Infrastructure) Polaris Infrastructure Inc...

USA, California: High-Temperature Well Cementing and Integrity Workshop - Discount on Hotel Rooms Ends March 15

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High-Temperature Well Cementing and Integrity Workshop  (News Release) March 30 - April 1 Wyndham San Diego Bayside, San Diego, Californi...

USA, Texas: More Information about the New Geothermal Entrepreneurship Organization

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University of Texas Initiative Goes Deeper on Geothermal  (National Driller) Jamie C. Beard, Esq., Executive Director, GEO Imagine a ...
Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Kenya: Menengai Geothermal Steam Used for Drying Cereals

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Geothermal firm instals Africa’s first steam cereals dryer  (The Star) Geothermal Development Company  (GDC) has installed the first fac...

Poland, Iceland: Presidents Agree to Cooperate on Geothermal Energy

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Poland, Iceland to work together on geothermal energy: president  (Polskie Radio)   Poland's Andrzej Duda and Iceland's Guðni T...

Norway: Opportunity for Researcher in Simulation of Governing Processes in Superheated and Supercritical Geothermal Systems

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Employment -  PhD position in applied and computational mathematics – porous media  (University of Bergen) There is a vacancy for a PhD ...

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

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Geothermics - Volume 85 , May 2020 Under the auspices of the Geothermal Resources Council, The International Geothermal Association and t...

Global: 2020 GRC Geothermal Scholarship Awards Announced

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Geothermal Resources Council Announces Scholarships  (News Release) Total of $14,000 in educational awards to be given to eight students i...
Tuesday, March 3, 2020

USA, California: High-Temperature Well Cementing and Integrity Workshop Still On as Planned

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High-Temperature Well Cementing and Integrity Workshop  (News Release) March 30 - April 1 Wyndham San Diego Bayside, San Diego, Californi...

Global: Opportunity for Students to Serve the Geothermal Community

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GRC Seeking Students for 2020 Student Committee  (News Release) The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) is looking for dedicated students t...

Global: Geothermal Photo Contest

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The Geothermal Resources Council 2020 Photo Contest (News Release) Winners will be announced at the GRC Annual Meeting in Reno, Nevada...

United Kingdom: Government Plans Changes to the Renewable Energy Contracts for Difference (CfD) Scheme

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UK proposes CfD structure changes, reintroduces onshore wind and solar  (Renewables Now) (Courtesy CIA.gov) The UK government on Mon...

Sweden: Large Geothermal District Heating Network Planned for Malmö

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E.ON to build deep geothermal power plants to heat Swedish homes  (ReCharge) E.ON plans to drill five to seven kilometres into the grou...

USA, Washington DC: Geothermal Resources Council Joins Support for the American Energy Innovation Act.

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To The Members of The United States Senate [Latest Action: Senate - 03/02/2020 Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in ...
Monday, March 2, 2020

USA, Nevada: Good Video Explaining Geothermal Energy near City of Reno

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Video - Steamboat geothermal facility near Reno  (BLM Nevada on Twitter) #MineralMonday clip from @UNRScience talking all things #geoth...

USA, Washington DC: "Reforms included in current legislation – could yield a “26-fold” increase in the amount of geothermal energy"

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Opinion:  A Look at How Geothermal Fits in the Renewable Energy Puzzle (AAF) By Dan Goldbeck, a Senior Research Analyst for Regulatory Po...

USA, Washington DC: Budget Estimate for Advanced Geothermal Innovation Leadership Act

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S. 2657, AGILE Act of 2019 - Cost Estimate (Congressional Budget Office) The bill would: Reauthorize and amend geothermal energy rese...

St Vincent and the Grenadines: ADFD Video of Geothermal Power Project

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The La Soufriere Geothermal project - Saint Vincent (Abu Dhabi Fund for Development - ADFD) ( Video 1:00 Minute ) The La Soufriere G...

Science & Technology: Geothermal Power Plant Supports Algae Production Facility

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Algaennovation (Mannvit) Algaennovation micro-algae in Iceland is producing feed for small fish. Mannvit is the engineering firm tha...

Indonesia: New Renewable Energy Legislation Will Not Include Geothermal - For Now

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New regulation on pricing of renewable energy awaits President’s approval (The Jakarta Post) President Joko “Jokowi’ Widodo (Wikipedia...

Canada: Study Concludes Clarke Lake Gas Field Could Generate Tens of Megawatts of Geothermal Electrical Power

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Estimating parasitic loads related to brine production from a hot sedimentary aquifer geothermal project: A case study from the Clarke Lake ...

Denmark: Three Geothermal District Heating Networks Currently Operating

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Increased focus on geothermal energy  (Bruun & Hjejle) Courtesy CIA.gov) Geothermal energy has long been used for district heat...

Science & Technology: Machine Learning Can Help Map Geothermal Resources

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Machine learning picks out hidden vibrations from earthquake data (Phys.org) Credit: Christine Daniloff, MIT The new method could all...