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St Vincent and the Grenadines: Confidence Shown in Improving Permeability at Geothermal Project
Permeability a continued challenge for SVG’s geothermal project (IWN) After all testing, the well capacity will be known and the economic analysis updated, sometime around July 2020. None of the three wells dug as part of the geothermal energy project have the level of permeability required although they have registered the temperature necessary for the productionContinue reading “St Vincent and the Grenadines: Confidence Shown in Improving Permeability at Geothermal Project”
Switzerland: Better Coordination is Needed to Promote Geothermal Energy – Paper
Entanglement of Top-Down and Bottom-Up: Sociotechnical Innovation Pathways of Geothermal Energy in Switzerland (ETH Zurich) By looking at deep geothermal energy in Switzerland, this article illustrateshow innovation pathways in federal countries take entangled forms between top-down and bottom-up. The Swiss federal government presents deep geothermal energy as an important technology to decarbonize electricity production. Setbacks inContinue reading “Switzerland: Better Coordination is Needed to Promote Geothermal Energy – Paper”
Canada: Fort Nelson Geothermal Power Project Gets Green Light
Geothermal clean-energy project moves forward in Fort Nelson (My Prince George Now) The Fort Nelson First Nation has received a permit from the Province that will allow them to move forward with a planned geothermal project. When finished, the project will provide a reliable source of clean and renewable energy to those in the area, whichContinue reading “Canada: Fort Nelson Geothermal Power Project Gets Green Light”
Indonesia: PT PLN (Persero) to Issue Renewable Energy Certificates to Boost Production
PLN to issue tradable renewable energy certificates to promote clean energy (Jakarta Post) (Courtesy CIA.gov) State-owned electricity firm PLN will issue renewable energy certificates (REC) to support the government’s program to promote the use of clean energy in the country in cooperation with Clean Energy Investment Accelerator (CEIA) Indonesia. PLN deputy president director Darmawan Prasodjo saidContinue reading “Indonesia: PT PLN (Persero) to Issue Renewable Energy Certificates to Boost Production”
USA, California: Policymakers Beginning to See the Potentially Extraordinary, but so far Unrecognized Value of its Geothermal Resources
Geothermal’s surprise: Cheap renewables could keep states from achieving climate goals (Utility Dive) Planners must think beyond the levelized cost for renewables to the value that each resource brings to the grid. Surprisingly, the plunging cost of some renewables could keep states from reaching ambitious climate goals if planners fail to recognize the higher value inContinue reading “USA, California: Policymakers Beginning to See the Potentially Extraordinary, but so far Unrecognized Value of its Geothermal Resources”
Finance: Surge in Corporations Directly Buying Renewable Energy
Corporate Clean Energy Buying Leapt 44% in 2019, Sets New Record (BNEF) Corporations bought a record amount of clean energy through power purchase agreements, or PPAs, in 2019, up more than 40% from the previous year’s record. The majority of this purchasing occurred in the United States, but also underpinning the strong uptrend is a surgeContinue reading “Finance: Surge in Corporations Directly Buying Renewable Energy”
USA, California: Geothermal Resources Council Southern California Section Meeting
Meeting of the SoCal Section of the Geothermal Resources Council A celebration of Life for Brian Berard. 31 January at 3 pm at the American Legion in Brawley located at 509 G St, Brawley, CA 92227 Brian was a proud Cajun and always looking for a good excuse to have a crawfish boil. In hisContinue reading “USA, California: Geothermal Resources Council Southern California Section Meeting”
United Kingdom: Webinar on Geothermal Heat from Abandoned Coal Mines in Scotland
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”
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”
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