Energy is an essential part of American life and a staple of the world economy. The Trump Administration is committed to energy policies that lower costs for hardworking Americans and maximize the use of American resources, freeing us from dependence on foreign oil.
For too long, we’ve been held back by burdensome regulations on our energy industry. President Trump is committed to eliminating harmful and unnecessary policies such as the Climate Action Plan and the Waters of the U.S. rule. Lifting these restrictions will greatly help American workers, increasing wages by more than $30 billion over the next 7 years.
The Sacramento-based Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies (CEERT) and its allies long have seen themselves as prime keepers of California’s clean energy future. To keep the state on track, the center long has contended that a much more balanced portfolio of renewable sources is needed.
The state’s rapid growth of rooftop and utility-scale solar installation must be matched by generation with a different daily production profile: more wind, geothermal and biomass resources as well as utility-scale storage (such as pumped-hydro reservoirs).
Headlines and features in this month’s edition include:
The Fight's Not Over - Editorial by GEO Chairman Joe Parsons
A New Year's Resolution for Congress - by GEO's Doug Dougherty
Geothermal Exchange Organization - 2016 Year in Review
Michigan Energy Laws Will Benefit Geothermal Heat Pumps
NY-Geo Urges Cuomo to Include Geo Tax Credits in 2017 Budget
Exhibit Space Available for IGSHPA 2017 Conference & Expo!
The Geothermal Exchange Organization, a 501(c)(6) non-profit trade association based in Springfield, Illinois, USA that advocates the environmental, energy efficiency and economic benefits of geothermal heat pump systems for heating and cooling applications in residential, commercial, and institutional buildings in the USA.
Federal support for renewable energy could take an abrupt U-turn should Perry be confirmed as Secretary of Energy.
(Courtesy ABC News)
Perry was asked repeatedly during the hearing to comment on recent reports that the Trump administration will drastically cut the DOE’s budget, eliminating the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Electricity and Office of Fossil Fuels. He said he would fight to keep them going.
“I will be in the room advocating for these types of things,” he said.
“I’m not going to tell you I’m going to be 1000 percent successful but I can assure you — and people who know me and who have worked with me know — of my commitment to making sound science, economic science connected together because at the end of the day they make great economic sense and great quality of life.” Read More.........
Llynfi Valley residents are being invited to find out more about an exciting project which is investigating whether heat could be taken from underground mine water to provide energy for nearly 1,000 homes.
Former mine workings in the valley may potentially offer a geothermal source of energy as they have filled up with water which has an average temperature of around 10 to 14 degrees Celsius.
The idea is to pump the water from the old disused mine workings and transport it through a network of pipes to residents’ properties in Caerau where the heat will be extracted and passed through a heat pump, which will then provide heat for the property using its existing radiator system. The mine water would not, at any point, enter the homes of residents.
Scientists have now studied three different parts of the divergent ridge (area where the ocean plates are slowly sliding away from each other) that crosses Iceland from southwest to northeast. The slow movement and separation of the ocean plates can cause cracks in Earth’s crust, through which hot magma from the planet’s interior rises to the surface. As a result, a large number of volcanos have emerged along the divergent boundary.
Using a geodetic GPS, the scientists have now been able to measure the movement of the plates over time. The data used in the study is based on measurements from almost 100 ‘fixed’ measurement points. The information from the measurement points have made it possible to draw maps that show in what way the plates are moving away from each other and how large the deformation zone is.
Chief Sustainability Officer and Finance Group Head Jose Teodoro K. Limcaoco noted that Ayala Corp. will depend on foreign financing for the acquisition of the geothermal operations of Chevron Global Energy, Inc. in Indonesia and the Philippines. Hence, the conglomerate managed to keep its capital expenditures at year-ago levels.
“Chevron is actually quite interesting because, while it looks big on the surface, we have been able to get financing but, of course, we have partners -- that’s not all ours. Our share in Indonesian and Philippine assets is a manageable amount for us,” Mr. Limcaoco said.
The Polish government is to use geothermal energy to try and clean up its air quality problem.
Both Warsaw and the EU are to help fund a $2.4bn programme to tackle the problem and $120m is to be designated towards geothermal energy projects.
Dr Kazimierz Kujda, CEO of the National Fund said, “Improving air quality is, has been and will be one of the priorities of the National Fund, but achieving this requires above all coordinated action at the local government level.”
The prerequisite for financing individual projects is documented ability to receive thermal energy (including the ability to connect the source to the existing district heating network). This offer does not apply to recreational use of geothermal waters or spas.
Cornwall looks set for a £50billion mining revolution after plans were revealed to make Poldark country Europe's sole producer of lithium.
Mining company Cornish Lithium wants to use new technology to extract lithium from hot spring brines in the granite deep underground in Cornwall.
The firm announced that it has secured a mineral rights agreement with Canada's Strongbow Exploration and Mineral Exploration and has also reached agreement with significant landowner Tregothnan Estates to carry out exploration for lithium across Cornwall.
Jeremy Wrathall, chief executive of Cornish Lithium, added that extraction of lithium is very clean and environmentally friendly, while also offering the prospect of generating power through geothermal energy.
Geothermal Resources Council Annual Meeting will be held Oct. 1-4 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Theme is “Geothermal Energy - Power to do More.”
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) has issued a call for papers for the world’s biggest geothermal conference of the year taking place October 1-4, 2017, in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA at the Salt Palace Convention Center.
Themed “Geothermal Energy - Power to do More” the 41st GRC Annual Meeting will reflect the world-wide availability of a clean, dependable renewable energy that is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, providing both flexible and baseload power production.
The GRC Annual Meeting is the industry’s largest annual gathering of leading geothermal energy scientists, producers, renewable energy industry stakeholders, regulators, utilities, and key associated business leaders. The four-day event will offer technical, policy, and market conference sessions, educational seminars, tours of local geothermal and renewable energy projects, and numerous networking opportunities. Registration also includes entry to the GEA GeoExpo+.
Over 1,260 attendees came to the 2016 GRC Annual Meeting and GEA GeoExpo+ from around the world, highlighting the GRC’s role in connecting the global community. With increasing interest in geothermal as a reliable source of renewable energy providing both flexible and baseload power production around the world, the GRC is looking ahead to an even stronger international attendance in 2017.
The GRC 2017 Annual Meeting planning committee will consider papers for its Technical and Poster Sessions covering a range of topics, both domestic and international: Business Development / Finance/ Market Analysis; Drilling; Direct Use / Heat Pumps; Emerging Technologies; Exploration / Resource Assessment; Field Operations / Production Technologies; Geology; Geochemistry; Geothermal Education and Community Engagement; Geothermal Energy and Mineral Extraction; Geothermal Energy Associated with Oil and Gas Operations; Geothermal Play Fairways; Geothermal Project Case Studies; Geophysics; Power Operations / Flexible Generation / Maintenance; Regulatory / Environmental Compliance / Policy Issues; Reservoir Engineering/ Reservoir Management/ Modeling / Enhanced Geothermal Systems; Sedimentary Basins; Utility and Transmission Issues; Country Updates (example: Kenya / Philippines); Regional Updates (example: Basin & Range / Cascades / Rocky Mountains).
Successful selection to present at the GRC Annual Meeting is prestigious and recognizes the presenter as a top industry expert. International participation is key to the success of the technical programs, and geothermal researchers and experts from around the world are encouraged to submit their work for consideration to be presented at the GRC Annual Meeting.
Anyone who wants to present at the GRC Annual Meeting must submit a paper. Authors may submit a poster and/or oral technical presentation. The paper submission deadline is April 28, 2017.
Additional information about paper requirements and submission forms can be obtained by contacting the GRC at (530) 758-2360 or at www.geothermal.org.
For information on how to sponsor this event, contact Estela Smith; GRC at (530) 758-2360 or grc@geothermal.org.
For more information about the GRC Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, visit www.geothermal.org/meet-new.html or call (530) 758-2360. For information about the GEA GeoExpo+ visit http://geothermalexpo.org or call (202) 454-5261.
The Geothermal Development Facility for Latin America has announced the opening of it’s first round of Expressions of Interest (EOI) which began on January 15th, 2017. In an interview with Geothermal News Report (GNR), Dr. Warren T. Dewhurst from Dewhurst Group, and IDA Fund Management, discusses the opening round for the GDF Latin America as well as what’s surprised him so far, and an overall explanation of the risk mitigation fund itself.
2016 was the hottest year on record, setting a new high for the third year in a row, with scientists firmly putting the blame on human activities that drive climate change.
The final data for 2016 was released on Wednesday by the three key agencies – the UK Met Office and Nasa and Noaa in the US – and showed 16 of the 17 hottest years on record have been this century.
Direct temperature measurements stretch back to 1880, but scientific research indicates the world was last this warm about 115,000 years ago and that the planet has not experienced such high levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere for 4m years.
REthinking Energy, the flagship report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), examines trends and developments in the global quest for a sustainable energy future. As this third edition emphasises, accelerated deployment will fuel economic growth, create new employment opportunities, enhance human welfare and contribute to a climate-safe future.
Renewables, consequently, are crucial for sustainable development, including the pursuit of SDG 7, the United Nations-adopted goal of ensuring “affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all”.
Policies and regulations remain crucial to establish a stable and attractive market for renewable energy. Strong government commitment is needed to reduce risk and lower the cost of financing.
The deep geothermal European Technology and Innovation Platform (ETIP) invites interested parties to submit an Expression of Interest to become member of the ETIP’s Steering Committee for the period 2017-2020.
The deep geothermal ETIP was launched in March 2016. Since then, a provisional Steering Committee of the deep geothermal ETIP manages the technology platform and its working groups.
The Geothermal ETIP is an open stakeholder group, including representatives from industry, academia, research centres, and sectoral associations, covering the entire deep geothermal energy exploration, production and utilization value chain.
March 7, 2017, 10AM-4 PM, Washington DC, United States Energy Association - Ronald Reagan & International Trade Center
The Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) has annually provided leadership within the geothermal energy community and a platform for constructive dialogue and in-depth discussion on issues ranging from finance, market development, and policy to GHG emissions, new technology driving change and key markets to look out for. In light of the latest developments, the Association's International Geothermal Forum is a recent spinoff from the traditional US & International Showcase.
For one day, the Forum will gather roughly fifty (50) top energy, finance, policy, government, ministry, and engineering experts to provide in-depth discussion and insight into the future of the geothermal market in the US and abroad.
Occupancy for this event is limited to 55 participants.
Registration opens this Thursday, January 19!
Cost for attendance is $25 for GEA members and $75 for Non-GEA Members, pre-registration required.
Reykjavik law firm BBA, publishes a guide to legal frameworks in geothermal energy
The handbook is intended to provide an insight into the legal frameworks governing exploration, exploitation and production of electricity from geothermal resources, in countries where geothermal capacity is being harnessed or is available for harnessing.
The hope is that the handbook will increase transparency and awareness of some of the rights and obligations governing applications for licenses for geothermal development and will serve as a first step in an eventual international cooperation for the purposes of creating industry standards in this field.
The Geothermal Transparency Guide features chapters on Iceland, Canada, Chile, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, USA and Vietnam.
Geothermal energy potential of southwestern of Saudi Arabia explored for possible power generation
Saudi Arabia is eyeing geothermal power — that is, energy from the earth by harvesting steam from volcanic vents — as part of its strategic energy plan that also includes massive use of solar energy and wind farms, a senior official told a conference here.
Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al Falih, speaking at the on-going World Future Energy Summit in the UAE capital, said that his country will generate an addition 10 gigawatts of power from a combination of solar, wind and geothermal power projects to be installed by 2023.
This doesn’t come as a surprise: Recent studies site potential geothermal sites in Al Khouba area, in the south-western province of Jizan, for example.
In California’s southeastern desert, where an abundance of clean energy boils just beneath the surface, two start-up firms aim to build the nation’s largest geothermal power plant and mining operation.
Controlled Thermal Resources and Alger Alternative Energy, founded by Simbol's former vice president of businesses development, Tracy Sizemore, plan to tap the Imperial Valley’s geothermal resources to bring a 250 MW power plant online as early as 2020 that would be able to generate nearly six times the electricity as similar facilities in the area. In addition, the mining operation would begin extracting lithium carbonate — used for battery production — as well as manganese, zinc and other minerals in 2019.
The two companies say they have resolved the economic challenges by planning bigger operations and designing processes to minimize the adverse effect of the salt.
“We’re taking advantages of economies of scale” to produce power cheaply enough to lure utilities and other buyers, said James Turner, business development manager for Controlled Thermal Resources, which is building the power plant. “We’ve chosen to base our financial modeling with no government subsidies at all.”
In addition, CTR will receive royalties from Alger Alternative Energy’s sale of the minerals it extracts from the operation, which will bolster the power plant operation’s bottom line. One of the primary minerals is the resource used in making lithium-ion batteries, which are becoming increasingly popular in energy storage for cars, homes and utility power plants.
Alger Alternative estimates there are 100 million metric tons of recoverable lithium around the Salton Sea. Experts estimate that lithium-ion battery demand could reach 300,000 metric tons a year by 2020, so the company sees a growing market for the product.
Xped Limited has announced the completion of the Conditional Sale and Purchase Agreement (CSPA) with Singapore based KS Orka Renewables Pte Ltd.
As announced on 2nd August 2016, the company advised it had entered the CSPA with KS Orka to acquire the company's 45% shareholding in PT Sokoria Geothermal Indonesia (SGI).
Completion of the CSPA has now been satisfied following the recent approvals granted by PT PLN (Persero) for the change of shareholding interest to KS Orka under the Power Purchase Agreement and approvals from BKPM (the Investment Coordinating Board of the Republic of Indonesia), and the extension of the exploration period under the IPB held by SGI for one year.
State-owned energy giant Pertamina has allocated US$54 billion in investment for the upstream industry between 2016 and 2025, aiming for a 185 percent increase in oil, gas and geothermal production.
In 2025, Pertamina aims to produce oil, gas and geothermal energy of around 1.91 million barrels of oil equivalents per day (boepd), a significant jump from 0.67 million boepd in November last year.
The UAE today announced a landmark new $50 million fund for renewable energy projects in Caribbean island countries.
Launched by Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, the UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund represents one of the largest single investment in the region's clean energy sector, as well as a significant deepening of bilateral relationships between the UAE and Caribbean countries.
Grant funding is provided by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), with the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs managing the initiative and Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, leading implementation.
The new fund will seek to conclude project agreements with several countries per year. Designed for flexibility, it can support renewable energy projects both as a minority or full financier, as well as engage with both the public and private sectors. With Masdar as the technical lead, all sources of renewable energy can be considered, including solar, wind, geothermal and waste-to-energy.
The report states 5,768 are employed in the geothermal energy industry in the U.S.
The U.S. Department of Energy today released the agency’s second annual analysis of how changes in America’s energy profile are affecting national employment in key sectors of the economy.
By administering a new supplemental survey to over 30,000 energy sector employers, the Department’s 2017 U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER) tracked dramatic growth in several key sectors of the U.S. economy in 2016.
Mexico’s geothermal sector is poised for growth with a new regulatory and investment framework now in place. The new framework will greatly aid with permitting for site studies and a concession system for exploration and development of geothermal resources.
Join the Institute of the Americas (IOA), the US Department of Energy (DOE), the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the US Commercial Service, Mexico’s Ministry of Energy (SENER) and Federal Electric Commission (CFE) for an overview of a recent NREL report on the sector, as well as an outlook and insights into the geothermal sector in Mexico from key market participants and government officials. More Information........
This report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), prepared in collaboration with regional researchers, aims to support South East European governments in preparing long-term renewable energy strategies.
The geothermal energy potential of the region is primarily characterised by a relatively low-enthalpy resource base, which is more appropriate for non-power
applications. Binary plants that allow cooler geothermal reservoirs to be used for electricity generation are the only feasible option, which offer a potential of
up to 690 megawatts (MW) at an average LCOE of EUR 86/MWh in the medium cost of capital scenario.
This renewable could be deployed mainly in Romania and, to a lesser extent, in Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia. In the rest of SEE, the geothermal electricity potential is often marginal and uncertain.
Here in northern California we have had a wet start to the year. Over 7 inches of rain has fallen since New Year's Day! There are widespread floods and the reservoirs are filling up. The long drought, at least in the north, could be over.
This poor weather affected electricity generation especially wind and solar. When the wind doesn't blow and the sun doesn't shine these renewable energy providers suffer.
However, geothermal energy was still plugging away, supplying a constant supply of clean, dependable, renewable energy 24/7, 365 days a year.
In fact, yesterday in California, geothermal energy was the biggest provider of electricity to the CAISO grid, with over 24,000 MWh. Winds produced 13,066 MWh, solar energy (PV and thermal) peaked after midday and only supplied 16,161 MWh.
Geothermal energy was the number one renewable energy provider - and this is not the only day when it supports the economy here in California.
Wairakei in winter. By Duncan Foley. Pipe to Powerplant at Wairakei outlook taken July 27, 2012. GRC Photo Contest 2012.
In 2012, construction of the world’s first bioreactor was completed along the Waikato River in New Zealand.
The purpose of the bioreactor is to mitigate the environmental impact of the Wairakei Power Station that is situated on the river. The success of this bioreactor has made it a potential model for similar technology to be produced in the United States.
The Wairakei Power Station is a geothermal power station located in the North Island of New Zealand. The station is situated on the Waikato River, so it can utilize the river water to cool the geothermal fluid that is extracted in order to generate electricity. However, after usage in the cooling process, pollutants from the plant are introduced into the water. Releasing the polluted fluid back into the Waikato River is damaging to the natural river ecosystem, especially as a threat to local biodiversity.
In an effort to reverse the detrimental environmental impact of the plant, the Wairakei bioreactor was conceived. The bioreactor is made up of 378 km of underground pipes that house bacteria on their internal surface area.
Aujourd'hui, on vous explique tout sur la géothermie avec une visite de la centrale de géothermie profonde à côté de Strasbourg!! Nous sommes pour cela avec le directeur du laboratoire d'excellence sur la géothermie profonde !
Today, we explain everything about geothermal energy with a visit to the deep geothermal power station near Strasbourg!! We talk with the director of the laboratory of excellence on deep geothermal!
(Video 5:39 Minutes)
The LabEx G-EAU-THERMIE PROFONDE is a research program on deep geothermal energy founded by the French Ministry of Research and Education in the framework of the "Laboratories of Excellence" initiative.
White Arrow Ranch in Bliss, Idaho has hot springs that produce 1.5 million gallons of 170° Fahrenheit water daily—perfect for geothermally heating a greenhouse.
Technology is king at Laura Lee Farms. Geothermal energy heats the greenhouse. During the 50 days that it takes each seed to grow into harvestable food, sensors monitor temperature, humidity, and sunlight, keeping conditions ideal for plant growth and pest control. A computer monitors total dissolved salt in the feed water and injects more salt as necessary.
The project bond has also been touted as one of the best in Asia, getting the Best Renewable Deal of the Year by Alpha Southeast Asia, to be awarded on Jan 25, 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The P12.5-billion local currency, multi-tranche bond issuance, backed by the Asian Development Bank, was the first green bond issuance in Asia and the Pacific.
AboitizPower through its subsidiary AP Renewables, Inc. (APRI), used the issuance to finance the rehabilitation of the Tiwi-MakBan geothermal power facilities, which it bought from the government in 2009 and to partially fund its operating expenditures and future capital investments.
The two power plants, located in Batangas and Laguna (MakBan) as well as in Tiwi, Albay combine for 390 MW of clean renewable power for the Luzon grid.
The biggest category of investment in clean energy in 2016 was, as usual, asset finance of utility-scale renewable energy projects. This totalled $187.1bn last year, down 21% on 2015. The biggest seven financings were all in offshore wind in Europe, but there were also large deals in Chinese offshore wind, in solar thermal, solar PV, biomass and geothermal (the ENDE Laguna Colorada installation in Bolivia, at 100 MW and $612m).
Taking all categories of investment into account, solar was the leading sector once again, at $116bn, but this was 32% down on 2015 levels, due in large part to lower costs per MW. Wind saw $110.3bn invested, down 11%, while energy smart technologies attracted $41.6bn, up 29%, biomass was more or less level on 2015 at $6.7bn, and biofuels secured just $2.2bn, down 37%. Small hydro showed a 1% dip in investment to $3.4bn, while low-carbon services attracted $4.3bn, up 5%, geothermal $2.7bn, up 17%, and marine energy $194m, down 7%.
The natural heat of deep aquifers will meet 82% of the heating needs.
Fully committed to the energy transition in its area, Bordeaux Métropole (comprising the city of Bordeaux and some of its suburbs) is taking another step forward in its Climate Plan with the creation of the Plaine Rive Droite geothermal heating network, which will serve the neighbourhoods of Brazza, Niel, Benauge and Garonne-Eiffel.
To best meet the city’s expectations, ENGIE subsidiaries ENGIE Cofely and Storengy joined forces to submit a single integrated tender for deep geothermal energy, combining ENGIE Cofely’s expertise in heating networks and Storengy’s expertise in subsurface exploration and development. In selecting ENGIE’s tender, Bordeaux Métropole has chosen a partner that is committed to the long-term success of all aspects of this ambitious project, which marks a revival of deep geothermal energy in France. The concession has been awarded to ENGIE for a 30-year period.
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The Indonesian Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has scrapped plans to auction Ciremai Mountain geothermal working area in West Java. The government will appoint state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina to become the operator of the area. “They [local residents] at the vicinity of Ciremai Block suggested it be operated by Pertamina,” Energy Ministry Geothermal director Yunus Saefulhak told Tempo yesterday.
The ministry now is aiming to develop geothermal electricity in Ciremai with a capacity of 110 MW of a total capacity of 150 MW. The block covers an area of 38,560 hectares.
(Courtesy Big Sky Carbon Sequestration Partnership)
US researchers have taken another step closer to developing a scalable option to capture and store carbon dioxide (CO2) using a new technique that involves injecting liquefied gas into ancient lava flows.
Researchers at the Big Sky Carbon Sequestration Partnership (BSCSP), at the Wallula Basalt Pilot Project in Washington State, have turned liquefied carbon dioxide into solid rock by injecting the gas into basalt formations. This type of carbon capture and storage could help manage the amount of carbon in the atmosphere and in turn help to mitigate global warming, one of the most serious threats facing humanity in the 21st century.
Location of the Lithium resources owned by Dajin Resources in northern Nevada. Note the proximity to the Tesla Gigafactory. (Courtesy Dajin Resources)
Dajin Resources Corp. reports that it has completed its direct push drill sampling program at Gabbs Valley, Mineral County, Nevada, and has received laboratory analytical results. Six direct push holes were completed to depths ranging from 150 to 181 feet (45.7 to 55.2 metres), from which saline groundwater samples were taken. Salinities were highest in samples that were centrally located in the playa, ranging up to 49,000 mg/l of total dissolved solids.
U.S. Geothermal Inc. announced today that the estimate of the geothermal reservoir capacity associated with its San Emidio II project in Washoe County, Nevada, has increased from the earlier estimate of 10 net megawatts, to an estimated generation capacity of up to 47 net megawatts. This increased capacity is in addition to the current 10 megawatts being produced by the existing San Emidio I plant.
In early 2016, five 1,000 foot temperature gradient wells were drilled in the Southwest Zone and later in the year, two of those wells were deepened. Both wells intersected a high permeability, high temperature geothermal reservoir. Data from flow tests that took place in late 2016 on the two deepened wells were incorporated into a Probabilistic Power Density model developed by Geothermal Science Inc., an independent geothermal reservoir engineering company. Based on the flow rate and temperature produced by the two wells, and by measurement of pressure response across the wellfield, the model estimates that the area encompassed by the five wells drilled in 2016 (.18 square miles) has a 90% probability of 18.8 net megawatts of generation capacity as the Minimum. A larger area (1.4 square miles), defined by additional temperature gradient wells and geophysics, has a 50% probability of 47 net megawatts of generation capacity and was rated as the Most Likely outcome.
GEORG – Research Cluster Initiative is seeking a powerful project manager to participate in increased activities of the cluster on international research and development projects.
Responsibilities:
Operation and supervision of international research and development projects in the field of geothermal energy
Communication and support to cluster participants
Marketing, promotions and event management
Planning and managing meetings and networking events
Participation in policy development in geothermal RD&D?
Diverse team- and project work with GEORG employees
Application deadline is January 23, 2017
For further information please contact Hjalti Páll Ingólfsson, GEORG Operational Manager, directly at (+354)618 3541 or email hpi@georg.cluster.is.
Retail and tech companies such as Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Target and Walmart are among nearly half of the Fortune 500 companies seeking to locate operations in states with ready access to clean-energy sources.
The report concludes that while there is no one-size-fits-all solution, the following actions at the state level would go a long way in supporting the growth of corporate renewables procurement:
Remove barriers to
corporate deployment of
both onsite and offsite
renewable installations.
Support the development of next-generation options to purchase renewable energy through utilities in regulated markets.
Expand energy choice options for C&I customers in regulated markets.
Ensure that an adequate market exists for renewable purchasing through both utilities and third-party programs.
Ensure that RE in both regulated and deregulated markets can scale up rapidly.
Alison Thompson is the Principal of Borealis GeoPower: Geothermal Village SustainAville, Chair and Co-Founder Canadian Geothermal Association (CanGEA).
In her PowHERtalk, Alison shares her vision-in-action, "We're bringing together industry, community, and government with the "SustainAville" concept".
Once final data are in, Energy Information Agency (EIA) expects 24 gigawatts (GW) of new generating capacity to be added to the power grid during 2016. For the third consecutive year, more than half of these additions are renewable technologies, especially wind and solar.
Of the 2016 renewable additions, nearly 60% were scheduled to come online during the fourth quarter. Renewable capacity additions are often highest in the final months of the year, in part, because of timing qualifications for federal, state, or local tax incentives. Estimated fourth-quarter capacity additions for 2016 are based on planned additions reported to EIA and are subject to change based on actual project schedules.
Power producers around the world are increasingly turning their attention to the heat beneath our feet.
Circulation test at Rittershoffen EGS site, by Christine Heimlich. Circulation tests of the doublet EGS Rittershoffen site. Rittershoffen village, Alsace, France. September 24, 2014.
Geothermal electricity generation might not have the high-tech flashiness of solar, or the romance of wind and wave, but it’s the solid, steady workhorse of the renewable energy race.
The never-flagging heat lurking at various depths below the Earth’s surface is tapped to produce steam that is used to drive turbines and generate electricity.
This heat can also be used more directly to warm spaces or swimming pools, but sustainable electricity generation is the goal that most have in their sights.
Jerome L. Garciano of Robinson+Cole has updated his Green Tax Incentive Compendium which includes information about incentives for geothermal projects.
The volume presents certain U.S. federal and state tax incentives promoting the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries. Each section outlines the basic features and regulatory requirements for a tax program which provides financial incentives for clean technology development through renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.
21-22 March, 2017, Courtyard Marriott Mission Valley San Diego, California, USA
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) have teamed up to develop a joint workshop bringing together researchers, engineers, and field technicians concerned with Upstream E&P, Corrosion and Scaling, and Geothermal Energy.
Exploring themes common to these related fields through case studies and applications, this event hopes to improve the ability to develop downhole resources safely and efficiently.
A group of researchers is aiming to develop a novel way to satisfy Europe’s energy needs by combining heat and power with metal extraction.
The strategic objective of the ‘CHPM2030’ programme is to create a potentially disruptive technological solution that could help satisfy European needs for energy and strategic metals in a single interlinked process.
In the CHPM technology vision the metal-bearing deep geological formation will be manipulated in a way that the co-production of energy and metals will be possible, and may be optimised according to the market demands.
The project aims to convert ultra-deep metallic mineral formations into enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) that will serve as a basis for the development of a new type of facility for ‘combined heat, power and metal extraction’ (CHPM).
The Geothermal Development Facility for Latin America has announced the opening of it’s first round of Expressions of Interest (EOI) which began on January 15th, 2017. In an interview with Geothermal News Report (GNR), Dr. Warren T. Dewhurst from Dewhurst Group, and IDA Fund Management, discusses the opening round for the GDF Latin America as well as what’s surprised him so far, and an overall explanation of the risk mitigation fund itself.
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) have teamed up to develop a joint workshop bringing together researchers, engineers, and field technicians concerned with Upstream E&P, Corrosion and Scaling, and Geothermal Energy.
