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”
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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”
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………
USA, California: High-Temperature Well Cementing Workshop – Exploring Geothermal and Oil & Gas Synergies
Joint GRC-SPE Workshop: High-Temperature Well Cementing “Exploring Geothermal and Oil & Gas Synergies” March 30 – April 1, 2020,San Diego, California, USA Geothermal wells experience high temperatures at very shallow depths and are required to cement casing across the entire length of each casing string set in the well. Our joint workshop will enable bothContinue reading “USA, California: High-Temperature Well Cementing Workshop – Exploring Geothermal and Oil & Gas Synergies”
USA, California: Symposium on Lithium Recovery from Geothermal Brine in the Golden State
California’s Lithium Recovery Initiative – Symposium (California Energy Commission) Wednesday, February 12, 1-5 pm. Stanford University, California, USA The California Energy Commission (CEC) and the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), will jointly host a symposium facilitating presentations and panel discussions on lithium recovery from geothermal brine in California. The theme for this symposiumContinue reading “USA, California: Symposium on Lithium Recovery from Geothermal Brine in the Golden State”
Iceland: Registration Now Open for Battle of the Bands at WGC 2020
WING WGC2020 Battle of the Bands Thursday 30 April 2020Ægisgarður Brewery, Reykjavik (evening event)Registration is Open Now is the time to register your group for Women in Geothermal (WING)’s first-ever Battle of the (Geothermal) Bands. Please remember: We can support you in Iceland with musicians, instruments and sound gear (thanks to Atli and Black Box).Continue reading “Iceland: Registration Now Open for Battle of the Bands at WGC 2020”
Geothermal Energy News from Around the World
Global Geothermal News – Weekly Update (Geothermal Resources Council) A round-up of this week's international geothermal energy news…….Click on the links below to view the whole story and other news on Global Geothermal News. Read more »