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JANUARY 9, 2024

.” “With the inauguration of the Lao-Lao Geopark, it is emphasized that geothermal is not only a green industry that coexists in harmony with the environment, but can also be a driver of the country’s tourism industry,” said Julfi Hadi, President Director of PGEO.

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AUGUST 23, 2023

PT Archi Indonesia (ARCI), one of the largest pure-play gold produces in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, is currently in the process of evaluating the viability of diversifying into the renewable energy market thru a joint venture with PT Ormat Geothermal Indonesia. The decision to establish a geothermal subsidiary is currently pending.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Beijing, China, will be hosting one of the most significant events in the geothermal community, the World Geothermal Congress 2023 (WGC 2023), between 15-17 September. The results from the field application of this concept in different technologies of geothermal power generation will be introduced in several cases.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Editor’s note: The Sihuangziping geothermal power project is also referred to in other sources as the Liuhuangziping geothermal power project. A groundbreaking ceremony for the 4-MW Sihuangziping geothermal power plant Jinshan, New Taipei City in Taiwan was held on the 20th of November 2023.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

Editor’s note: The Sihuangziping geothermal power project is also referred to in other sources as the Liuhangziping geothermal power project. There are also plans to proceed with the construction of a second geothermal power plant to bring the installed capacity in Sihuangziping up to 40 MW.

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APRIL 3, 2024

The Hokkaido Electric Power Company (HEPCO) with Obayashi Corporation have announced the start of an exploration campaign for geothermal power generation in the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido, Japan near the southern foot of Mt. Shiribetsu.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Sinopec Green Energy shareholders during the World Geothermal Congress 2023 in Beijing, China. With 18 years of successful operation in China, Sinopec Green Energy has emerged as the global leader in geothermal heating and cooling, serving over 70 cities and municipalities across 7 of the 9 Northern Chinese provinces.

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) recently celebrated the 40th year anniversary of the Tongonan geothermal power plant in the Leyte geothermal field of the Philippines. After several years of intensive exploration and development work, the Tongonan-1 geothermal power plant was inaugurated on July 02, 1983.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The 7th World Geothermal Congress (WGC2023), hosted by China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Group) under the theme of “Clean Geothermal, Green Earth,” kicks off at China National Convention Center in Beijing. It is China’s first time hosting the international geothermal event of this kind.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

(“Taiteck”), has won the tender for the GreenFire’s GreenLoop technology feasibility study project from CPC Corporation, Taiwan (“CPC”) on June 14, 2023. The commencement date of the project was on June 26, 2023. The tender requested the design of tests, testing of geothermal wells, and retrofit of wells using the GreenLoop technology.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) recently celebrated the 40th year anniversary of the Palinpinon-1 geothermal power facility located in the island of Negros in the Philippines.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Contact Energy (Contact) has developed a way to capture the small amount of naturally occurring carbon dioxide released during geothermal power generation at the Ohaaki geothermal site near Taupo, New Zealand. The deadline for Ohaaki Food Grade CO2 production RFP submissions will be on 6 December 2023.

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APRIL 30, 2024

The technology can generate power from low-quality heat sources, providing opportunities to increase the overall efficiency of geothermal power plants. Source: Kontan The post Pertamina harnessing innovative technologies to optimize geothermal operations first appeared on ThinkGeoEnergy - Geothermal Energy News.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The IGA is continuing the webinar series with two upcoming sessions: Geothermal Heating & Cooling: A Deep Dive with Adele Manzella (22nd November 2023 14:00 UTC) Luis Gutierrez-Negrin Explores Geothermal Power Generation (24th November 2023 16:00 UTC) More details and registration for the two sessions can be done via this link.

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OCTOBER 31, 2023

The company has ramped up efforts to raise funds in the last year, raising USD 597 million with an IPO in early 2023 and another USD 400 million after issuing green bonds in mid-2023. The 55-MW Lumut Balai Unit 2 geothermal power plant is expected to be operational by 2024.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Star Energy Geothermal (Star Energy) has been appointed by PT PLN (Persero) as a partner to develop the Kepahiang Geothermal Working Area (WKP) in Bengkulu, Indonesia. Kepahiang was one of the geothermal sites offered for partnership by PLN back in 2023. MW) geothermal power plants.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

The Geothermal Education Center is divided into a geothermal exploration exhibition hall and a generator control room. The generator room display area recounts the history of geothermal power generation, processes and equipment, the benefits of geothermal, and Taiwan’s geothermal resources.

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AUGUST 21, 2023

The capacity building program was organized under the UNIDO global programme “Generating energy capacity from geothermal power generation and its related technologies for sustainable development” (Geothermal Programme) funded by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan.

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MAY 3, 2024

In mid 2023, Eastland Generation announced a strategic capital raise to help fund the expansion of its renewable generation portfolio in New Zealand. Before the end of 2023, Eastland Generation announced a successful capital raise round by the sale of the company’s 50% interest to Obayashi.

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OCTOBER 5, 2023

Geothermal developer Energy Development Corporation (EDC) has submitted bids for two geothermal sites following the Open and Competitive Selection Process (OSCP4) by the Philippine Department of Energy which concluded on 28 September 2023. Sembrano (20 MW) geothermal power projects.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

2023 Taiwan International Geothermal Conference in Taipei, Taiwan (source: MOEA) TIGC 2024 is being organized by the Energy Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs with partners Taiwan Geothermal Association, New Zealand Trade Development Center, Geological Survey and Mining Management Agency, Taiwan CPC Corporation, and Taipower Company.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

According the publish prospectus, the proceeds from the IPO will be used for debt repayment to the Bangkok Bank Pcl and to finance the purchase of geothermal power plants in Java. PT Barito Renewables acquired Star Energy Geothermal Group in 2017/2018. The IPO is seen to raise a total of 3.13 trillion rupiah or USD 203 million.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The Bago site in Negros Occidental was previously the site of the Northern Negros geothermal power project by EDC. The project had been shut down in 2010 amidst concerns over the steam field’s capability of supporting the 49-MW power plant. The power plant was eventually relocated to the Nasulo field in Negros Oriental.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

One of the biggest stories and most widely supported initiatives coming out of the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (CO28) in Dubai, UAE is the pledge to triple the world’s installed renewable energy capacity by 2030 to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C. The case for geothermal Currently, geothermal accounts for only about 0.5%

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JANUARY 29, 2024

PGEO joined the IDX in early 2023 with an IPO price ranging from IDR 875 to 880 per share. PGEO had recently broken ground on the construction of the Lumut Balai 2 geothermal power plant in South Sumatra, Indonesia. The 55-MW expansion of the existing power facility is set to operate by the end of 2024.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) has announced a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a nation-wide geophysical study to assess the potential for deep geothermal energy in Singapore. Interested parties are invited to send in their submissions by 8 December 2023, 4PM (Singapore time).

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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Lumut Balai Unit 1 geothermal power plant (source: Pertamina Geothermal Energy) Julfi explained that PGE’s seriousness in the ESG aspect has been implemented in Lahendong, North Sulawesi. In this area, he said, PGE built the Mapalus Tumompaso Circular Economic System.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Many people are already familiar with Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan, and China as some of the leaders of geothermal development in Asia. Taiwan and South Korea area also steadily building up their geothermal markets, and we are beginning to see encouraging progress in India. Are the results just as expected? and Cai, J.G.

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

(source: Celsius Energy) In addition, we have a lot more conventional geothermal resources to develop all around the world, including from deep sedimentary basins. We are going to see large growth in geothermal power of three types— conventional, enhanced geothermal systems (EGS), and advanced geothermal systems (AGS).

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In recent years, Taiwan has slowly but resolutely built a modest geothermal power sector. In a region dense with volcanic centers and hot springs, there is certainly great incentive to develop this potential t0 be at par with neighboring countries in the Asia and Pacific.

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