Tag Archives: geothermal power

From hot water to hot commodity – extracting lithium from geothermal brines (GeoDrilling International) (Courtesy Cornish Lithium) First discovered by miners in 1864, the existence of Cornwall’s lithium-enriched geothermal fluids can be ascribed to the fact that significant areas of the county are underlain by a body of lithium-rich granite. Continuous interactions with the rocks, whichContinue reading “United Kingdom: Cornish Lithium Drilling 1,000 Meter Deep Borehole to Geothermal Brine”

California needs clean energy after sundown. Geothermal could be the answer (Los Angeles Times)  John L. Featherstone plant at Hudson Ranch I, Imperial County,California (Photo by Ian Crawford) After years of playing third fiddle to solar and wind power, geothermal energy is poised to start growing again in California. Three local energy providers have signed contractsContinue reading “USA, California: Outlook is More Favorable for Geothermal Energy in Golden State”

Jobs Opportunities – Tanzania Geothermal Development Company Limited Deadline 2 February 2020 Public Service Recruitment Secretariat on behalf of Tanzania Geothermal Development Company Limited (TGDC) invites qualified Tanzanians to fill 2 vacant posts as mentioned hereunder. Tanzania Geothermal Development Company Limited (TGDC) is a subsidiary company of The Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) established inContinue reading “Tanzania: Employment Opportunity at Geothermal Development Company”

Solar-geothermal model to be tested (Times of India) After setting up a geothermal energy plant at Dholera last year, the Centre of Excellence for Geothermal Energy (CEGE) at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) will experiment with solar-geothermal hybrid model to improve energy output at the site. The plant is likely to be functional later this year. Prof AnirbidContinue reading “India: Solar-Geothermal Hybrid Power Plant to Triple Electricity Output”

ORNL develops sorbent to recover lithium from geothermal brines (News Release) In work for DOE’s Critical Materials Institute, scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are working to refine a sorbent that can more effectively recover lithium salts from concentrated brines at geothermal plants. These plants pump hot water from geothermal deposits and use it toContinue reading “Science & Technology: New Sorbent Recovers More than 91% of Lithium from a Simulated Geothermal Brine”

From Fossil fuel exploration to underground storage and geothermal energy: Why do we care about Salt tectonics? (The Salt Giant Fellowship) Giant, halite-dominated salt accumulations are common on Earth. Throughout the human history, they have been mined for their salt that was used for animal nutrition, food conservation, de-icing etc. Compared to the other rocks, haliteContinue reading “Science & Technology: Salt Domes and Geothermal Reservoirs”

Monster power station load sets Northland record (New Zealand Herald) (Photo / Tom Zink) The largest single part of a geothermal power plant being built near Kaikohe has arrived on site after a six-hour trip from Northport near Whangārei. The 130-tonne, 21.5-metre-long vaporiser was transported on a 144-wheel trailer pulled and pushed by three heavy-haulage trucks,Continue reading “New Zealand: Vaporiser Delivered to Ngāwhā Geothermal Power Station”