ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The Ngawha Geothermal Power Station has become the first geothermal power plant in New Zealand to achieve net carbon zero status. The team at Ngawha has successfully reduced emissions from the power plant equivalent to 128,000 tons of CO2 equivalent to only about 28,000 tons.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 23, 2024

A new binary geothermal power plant located in Mori-Machi in Hokkaido, Japan has started commercial operations as of 24 November 2023. The 2-MW MORI Binary Power Plant (MBP) is managed and operated by Mori Binary Power LLC, a joint venture organized by three Japanese companies – Hokkaido Electric Power Co.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 26, 2023

State-owned electricity company Taiwan Power Co. Taipower) has inaugurated the 840-kW Renze geothermal power plant in Yilan County, Taiwan. The power plant is set to begin commercial operations by the end of this year. In a statement, Taipower said that the Renze geothermal power plant will generate 4.7

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ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Unit 1 of the Lumut Balai geothermal power project came online in October 2019. In late 2022, PGEO awarded the EPCC contract for the project to Mitsubishi Corporation Consortium, PT Wijaya Karya (Persero) Tbk, and SEPCO III Electric Power Construction Co.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

GreenFire Energy is a corporate member of the National Geothermal Association of the Philippines (NGAP) and recently I presented on the application of Steam and 2-Phase GreenLoop in the Philippines which will be demonstrated by this project with EDC,” said Joseph Scherer, chief executive officer, GreenFire Energy Inc.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 9, 2024

Described as the first hot spring pool in Indonesia that directly utilizes geothermal energy, the Lao-Lao Geopark is a manifestation of PGEO’s initiative of using geothermal “beyond electricity.” Geotourism is a well-established concept, with the Blue Lagoon in Iceland as one of the most prominent examples.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Editor’s note: The Sihuangziping geothermal power project is also referred to in other sources as the Liuhangziping geothermal power project. The power plant is now connected to the electricity grid of the Jinshan District in New Taipei City. Fabulous Power Co. In contrast, the 4.2-MW

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ThinkGeoEnergy

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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ThinkGeoEnergy

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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ThinkGeoEnergy

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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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 31, 2024

Indonesia’s state-owned electricity company PT PLN (Persero) has re-established an MOU with Tanzania Electric Supply Co Ltd (Tanesco) with the aim of supporting geothermal development in Tanzania. The virtual power plant was particularly notable, as it can be used as a digital training medium.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

(Ormat) has signed a supply and Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract with Mercury NZ Limited for the planned 56-MW geothermal power plant at Ngatamariki, New Zealand. Mercury had just recently announced plans of adding a fifth generating unit at the Ngatamariki geothermal power station.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

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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ThinkGeoEnergy

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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ThinkGeoEnergy

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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ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Global installed renewable electricity generation capacity in the 1.5°C C Scenario, 2022 and 2030 (source: IRENA, “Tripling renewable power and doubling energy efficiency by 2030: Crucial steps towards 1.5°C”) The case for geothermal Currently, geothermal accounts for only about 0.5%

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ThinkGeoEnergy

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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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

“This structural situation has determined that mainland coal-fired thermal power plants are not competitive, and therefore their operation in the electricity generation market is not foreseeable in the future.” Spain is targeting a 100 percent renewables electricity system by 2050. billion ($1.4

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Clean Energy Canada

JULY 26, 2020

Global geothermal capacity is anticipated to grow by 28% by 2024, with Asia responsible for one-third of global expansion. is the world leader in terms of megawatts of geothermal power capacity, followed by Indonesia, Turkey and New Zealand. There are two main types of geothermal power facilities.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 30, 2023

Having recently sold its electricity distribution business, Eastland Group is recycling capital into its significant generation pipeline. Source: Eastland Group The post Eastland secures $25m long-term loan to construct and upgrade geothermal assets first appeared on ThinkGeoEnergy - Geothermal Energy News.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 1, 2024

MW Appi Geothermal Power Plant in the Hachimantai region of Iwate Prefecture, Japan has officially started commercial operations. The power plant uses a single-flash turbine. All the power generated in Appi will be supplied under a Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) mechanism for renewable energy.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Additionally, all of Eastland Generation’s pipeline of development projects, including the TOPP2 (49MW) geothermal project, the Taheke geothermal project and other renewable energy projects are included in the capital raise. Te Ahi o Maui (pictured) was Eastland Generation’s first geothermal power plant they built from the ground up.

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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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