ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Registration is currently open for GeothermiX , the first transdisciplinary conference about geothermal energy organized by PhD students. The event will be held in the University of Pisa in Italy from November 29 to December 1, 2023. The registration period closes on 30 September 2023. Registration for GeothermiX remains free.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Registration is currently open for a webinar on the topic of social acceptance and understanding of geothermal energy. This is a part of the 2023 Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series organized by the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland. Title: “Why Geothermal?

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ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 11, 2024

The Vogtlandkreis is aspiring to be the first district in the State of Saxony to establish a geothermal power facility somewhere between Bösenbrunn, Schönbrunn, and Planschwitz. Plans for the geothermal project were first announced in July 2023 , with the corresponding contracts awarded after about a month.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 16, 2024

The construction of the 50-kW geothermal pilot plant started in early 2023. The plan was to utilize an existing non-productive gas well, Pg-8, to produce geothermal power. However, constant operation is not possible yet as parts of the system, particularly the turbine, needs to be modified.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 8, 2024

“As an Italian-born geologist, it is a dream project to study the geological processes behind Italy’s geothermal fluids and to then create specific conceptual models for our different reservoirs and systems.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 3, 2024

His geothermal career began with a decade in an ORC binary plants manufacturer, where he became an expert in power plant technologies, contributing to over 1 GW of geothermal power projects at different stages of development. ETIP is and will increasingly be the home for all geothermal stakeholders in Europe.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 1, 2024

The award recognises Vulcan Energy’s innovative project, the Lithium Extraction Optimization Plant (LEOP) from geothermal, designed to revolutionise the production of sustainable lithium in Europe. The LEOP, inaugurated in November 2023, is located at the site of the Landau geothermal power plant in Germany.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Drilling for the project started back in January 2023 , initially targeting a depth of 3500 meters. This was reached in May 2023, but well testing indicated that the flowrate of the well did not support commercial operations although the temperature was sufficiently high at 125 °C.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

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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ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 25, 2024

With preparations of the drilling site close to completion, the exploration drilling campaign for the planned geothermal project of Geo-Energie Jura in Haute-Sorne in the canton of Jura, Switzerland is set to begin by the 21st of May 2024. Work on the preparation of the drill site started in October 2023.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

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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ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 15, 2024

As part of the regular Focus on Geothermal Webinar series – a partnership of Enerchange and ThinkGeoEnergy – we are proud to host Paolo Danesi and Giulia Filippini of Exergy International for a webinar on “Unlocking geothermal power: Exploring the rise of ORC geothermal technology worldwide.”

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 11, 2024

MW in geothermal and 272 MW in wind energy, accounting for 78% of the company’s total installed capacity in Türkiye from renewable energy sources. Zorlu Enerji has recently started the initiative of converting their existing geothermal power plants into hybrid power plants by annexing with solar power generation capabilities.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 29, 2023

The Star Energy Group had been previously known as IGas Energy plc following the rebranding announced in mid-2023. UK-based geothermal heat developer GT Energy was acquired by IGas back in 2020. Joint bids for three licenses had already been submitted by GTEC and Peninsula for the ongoing geothermal licensing round.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Icelandic construction company ISTAK has started work on the new power station building as part of the expansion work at the Svartsengi geothermal power plant in Iceland. Groundbreaking of the expansion project was reported in early 2023. Today, the installed power in Svartsengi is around 66 MW.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

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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ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Over the month of December 2023, three musical performances will be held in Italy that will tell the story of geothermal through music and art in the municipalities where the renewable source is cultivated. The second appointment was held the following day, 15th of December 2023, at the Church of Santi Michele e Sylvestro in Grosseto.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This comes after the result of testing done at the deep geothermal wells at United Downs that indicated lithium concentrations of around 340 ppm in the geothermal fluid, which is one of the highest lithium concentrations found in any commercial geothermal lithium project in Europe.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 18, 2023

That’s according to a description of the sessions on Technological, Engineering, and Geological Advances in Superhot Geothermal presented at the 2023 Geothermal Rising Conference held over four days in October. Both report on research showing that superhot geothermal “can be viable,” he says.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The Connect4Geothermal forum will be taking place on 4-5 October 2023 in Basel, Switzerland. Organized by Geothermie Schweiz , the event’s main focus is to connect the different stakeholders in geothermal to exchange information and best practices to explore mutually beneficial opportunities for working together.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

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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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 14, 2024

has signed an agreement with HS Orka for the delivery and installation of the equipment for the expansion of the Svartsengi geothermal power plant in Iceland, as well as a framework agreement for contractor services. Expansion work at the Svartsengi geothermal power plant broke ground in early 2023. Source: Mbl.is

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The firms said the new 'Project Bison' development would be located in Wyoming and was expected to come online by late 2023. US Department of Energy launches new geothermal power 'Earthshot'. The year-on-year growth in solar power of 22 TWh alone delivered savings of 4 bcm and over €6bn. "As

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

CKW will be holding a public information event in the Möösli community center in Inwil on 23 October 2023, so that the local community can obtain first-hand information from the developer. Drilling plan The target formation for geothermal production will be a shell limestone layer at a depth of around 3750 meters.

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 24, 2023

Fervo is firming up the clean energy equation with geothermal power generation to support wind and solar on a decarbonized grid. ☀️ PVcase , a Kaunas, Lithuania-based solar design software provider, raised $100M from Highland Europe, Elephant, and Energize Ventures.

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