Webinar – Climate change solutions: Geothermal energy opportunities in Scotland (Scottish Enterprise) Wednesday, 29 January 2020, 2pm – 4pm (GMT), 6:00 AM – 7:30 AM PST Scottish Enterprise presents an overview of Scotland’s unique minewater geothermal investment opportunity. The global warming crisis has highlighted the urgent need for solutions required to help countries to limit their environmentalContinue reading “United Kingdom: Webinar on Geothermal Heat from Abandoned Coal Mines in Scotland”
Category Archives: Uncategorized
USA, California: Radio Interview on the Potential for Geothermal Energy in the Golden State
More Energy Expected To Come From Geothermal In California (KPBS) Two new geothermal plants are in the works in the state, one is in the Salton Sea area and the other is in northern California. The growth in geothermal is believed to be spurred by a California bill passed in 2018 requiring the state to getContinue reading “USA, California: Radio Interview on the Potential for Geothermal Energy in the Golden State”
Quebec backtracks on decision to permit euthanasia for mental illness
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition I reported, last week, that the Québec government officially decided to extend euthanasia to people with mental illness. Katrina Laframboise with Global News reported that the Québec government is now backtracking on its decision to extend euthanasia to people with mental illness. Laframboise reported: Health Minister Danielle McCann madeContinue reading “Quebec backtracks on decision to permit euthanasia for mental illness”
Philippines: Indigenous Peoples Give Thanks for Benefits from Mt Apo Geothermal Power Plants
Manobos hold thanksgiving ritual in Mt. Apo for Benefits from geothermal power (Minda News) Leaders of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in North Cotabato held a ritual on Friday as part of their thanksgiving for the ‘gifts’ they received from a private company for allowing it to use part of their ancestral domain as site of its geothermalContinue reading “Philippines: Indigenous Peoples Give Thanks for Benefits from Mt Apo Geothermal Power Plants”
Kenya: 35 MW Sosian Menengai Geothermal Power Project Gets Green Light
Sosian Energy gets nod to drill Menengai steam (Business Daily Africa) Local renewable power firm, Sosian Energy has been granted approval to drill geothermal power in Menengai, Nakuru. The firm got the green light through a notice last Friday by the National Environment Management Authority (Nema). The environmental watchdog further invited the public to share theirContinue reading “Kenya: 35 MW Sosian Menengai Geothermal Power Project Gets Green Light”
Belgian trial draws curtain from dark back-story to euthanasia death
This article was published by Mercatornet on January 27, 2020. By Michael Cook The criminal trial of three Belgian doctors for assisting in an allegedly illegal euthanasia of a woman in 2010 is under way. It is the first time that doctors have been charged with an unlawful death since the legalisation of euthanasia inContinue reading “Belgian trial draws curtain from dark back-story to euthanasia death”
Chile: EDC Progressing With 240 MW Mariposa Geothermal Power Project
Compañía filipina que inyectará 240 MW de energía geotérmica suma nuevos avances – Philippine company that will develop 240 MW of geothermal energy makes new advances (La Tercera) Nuevos pasos ha dado en las últimas semanas el Proyecto Mariposa, ubicado en la VII Región, que busca inyectar 240 MW de energía geotérmica en el país. La iniciativaContinue reading “Chile: EDC Progressing With 240 MW Mariposa Geothermal Power Project”
Iceland: Countdown to World Geothermal Congress 2020
2020 to become a milestone year for the global geothermal energy sector (International Geothermal Association) Going into a new decade, geothermal energy is well positioned in the efforts on a global energy transition providing heating, cooling and electricity around the clock With the beginning of 2020, an exciting year and decade starts for the globalContinue reading “Iceland: Countdown to World Geothermal Congress 2020”
Climate Change: Golden State Leads the Way in De-Carbonization Policies – But Could Do Better
How Even Stronger California Climate Policies Could Spark A $7 Billion Economic Opportunity (Forbes) California is a global leader in the clean energy transition, with some of the world’s most ambitious decarbonization policies. But even the Golden State, which met its 2020 greenhouse gas emission reduction target four years early, should be doing more. ResultsContinue reading “Climate Change: Golden State Leads the Way in De-Carbonization Policies – But Could Do Better”
Global: Geothermal Installed Capacity at End of 2019 is 15,406 MW – ThinkGeoEnergy
The Top 10 Geothermal Countries 2019 – based on installed generation capacity (MWe) (ThinkGeoEnergy) Global geothermal power generation capacity stood at 15,406 MW at the year-end 2019. With addition of 759 MW in capacity, this is the largest annual growth of geothermal in the past 20+ years. Read More………
German News, German Breaking News, German Latest News 