Tag Archives: geothermal

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”

DEEP Geothermal Delineation Drilling In Progress (News Release) (Video 5:02 Minutes) DEEP Earth Energy Production Corp. has announced that the 2019-2020 winter drilling and testing program is underway. DEEP intends to drill up to 5 stratigraphic wells by the end of March 31, 2020, to  further define the field’s geothermal reservoir parameters. Drilling contracts have beenContinue reading “Canada: DEEP Begins Drilling of Five Wells at Estevan Geothermal Power Project”

A Hera la gestione della centrale geotermica di Casaglia – Hera manages the Casaglia geothermal power plant (News Release) Negli ultimi giorni dello scorso anno, il Gruppo Hera (associata assieme ad Enel Green Power in un Raggruppamento Temporaneo di Imprese (RTI) specificamente creato) ha rilevato la centrale geotermica di Casaglia, dopo che a fine settembre 2017Continue reading “Italy: Emilia-Romagna Utility Takes Over Casaglia Geothermal Plant”

Oil and gas industry needs to step up climate efforts now (IEA) Oil and gas companies are facing a critical challenge as the world increasingly shifts towards clean energy transitions. Fossil fuels drive the companies’ near-term returns, but failure to address growing calls to reduce greenhouse gas emissions could threaten their long-term social acceptability and profitability.Continue reading “Climate Change: Investment in Geothermal Energy Can Help Oil & Gas Companies Transition to Low-Carbon Electricity Production”

PNNL Fracturing Fluid: Cost-effective Option for Geothermal Energy (PNNL) Researchers identified two processes that generate larger rock fractures at lower pressures using StimuFrac™With funding and technical support from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) came up with an alternative. Researchers developed an eco-friendly fracturing fluid called StimuFrac™ that leveragesContinue reading “Science & Technology: Innovative Fluid Could Help Expand Fractures in Enhanced Geothermal Systems”

HyperSciences – Shell Demo Winter 2019 (HyperSciences) (Video 2:26 Minutes) From the HyperSciences website: HyperDrill™ is our oil & gas and geothermal drilling solution. With financial commitment by one of the world’s largest upstream oil & gas companies we have developed a drilling solution that increases rate of penetration by up to 10x that of existingContinue reading “Science & Technology: Innovative Drilling Company Provides an Update – Video”