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Looking for a Job or More Clients? Advertise your Services using your GRC Member Benefits!Did you know you can include your bio or resume on your online GRC public profile which members can view and download? Did you know that you can enter your area of expertise so other members can easily find your servicesContinue reading “Global: Reach out to the Geothermal Energy Community through the GRC”

GTO Quarterly Webinar – Geothermal Technologies Office 23 January, 11:00 AM PST The Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) is pleased to host its first webinar of the new decade! Hosted by GTO Director Dr. Susan Hamm, updates on active research and new initiatives will be provided. In addition to a discussion of GTO’s strategic priorities, highlightsContinue reading “USA: Webinar Update from Geothermal Technologies Office”

16th Annual State of the Energy Industry Forum (USEA) Thursday, January 23, 10am to 6pm, National Press Club, Washington, DC Will Pettitt, Executive Director of the Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) will be representing the geothermal community. He is due to speak at around 4pm. The United States Energy Association (USEA) begins each calendar year with itsContinue reading “USA, Washington D.C.: Geothermal Resources Council Will Present at State of the Energy Industry Forum”

Vacancy – Manager Operations – Geothermal (Calpine at The Geysers) Location: Middletown, California, USA Manage the daily operations and production activities. Plan and direct the work activities of operations personnel. Supervises operators in all aspects of power plant operations. Assure operational efficiency, reliability and compliance with safety and environmental standards. Develops and coordinates plant safety programs,Continue reading “USA, California: Employment Opportunity as Manager of Geothermal Operations at The Geysers”

Webinar – Geothermal Design Challenge: Geothermal Overview (INL) Monday, January 27, 2020 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PSTJoin a webinar to learn more about the benefits of geothermal energy technologies and ideas surrounding the 2020 Geothermal Design Challenge™: GIS Mapping student competition. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO), in conjunction with IdahoContinue reading “USA: Geothermal Design Challenge – Webinar on GIS Mapping Student Competition”

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”