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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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OCTOBER 2, 2023

During the 4th Philippine International Geothermal Conference held in Manila, Philippines, the Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary Rowena Cristin Gueveara stated that the agency hopes for the country to regain its spot and the country with the 2nd largest installed geothermal power generation capacity.

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MARCH 22, 2024

Power company Mercury , along with representatives from Tauhara No. 2 Trust , Ngati Tahu-Ngati Whaoa Runanga , and Ormat Technologies Inc. participated in a groundbreaking ceremony to signal the start of construction of the 50-MW geothermal power plant at the Nga Tamariki geothermal power station in New Zealand.

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OCTOBER 26, 2023

(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. Taiwan , the Renze geothermal power plant is the first geothermal power plant in Taiwan that has been fully built by state-owned enterprises.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has signed a grant agreement with the Philippines’ Energy Development Corporation (EDC) for a feasibility study and pilot project to increase geothermal power production in EDC’s geothermal fields using technology from California-based company GreenFire Energy (GFE).

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APRIL 30, 2024

PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGEO) continues to explore the use off innovative breakthrough technologies to further optimize their geothermal operations in Indonesia. All these efforts are part of the state-owned developer’s commitment of advancing the local geothermal industry.

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MARCH 18, 2024

Earths Energy (ASX: EE1) and Baker Hughes have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on assessing the application of Advanced Geothermal Systems (AGS) technology on EE1’s geothermal exploration portfolio in Australia. To this end, a Joint Steering Committee will perform the work over the next two years.

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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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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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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Hosted by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, TIGC 2024 was a success with over 600 participants, providing a stage to highlight Taiwan’s efforts to build a geothermal power sector through cutting-edge technology, global partnerships, and supportive policies. The facility is operated by Fabulous Power Co.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The impressive track record includes nearly 1000 geothermal wells and coverage is fast approaching 100 million sqm. Sinopec Green Energy, through its Geothermal Plus approach, uses geothermal as the baseload backbone of multi-clean energy systems.

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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 tender requested the design of tests, testing of geothermal wells, and retrofit of wells using the GreenLoop technology. Liu, president of Taiteck Co.,

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Ormat Technologies, Inc. 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. We are thrilled to partner with Mercury for the extension of the Ngatamariki Geothermal Power Station.

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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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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This is an initiative launched in 2022 that aims to integrate geothermal-related skills, technologies, and exploration information to accelerate the discovery of geothermal resources in Taiwan.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The three-day WGC 2023 is attended by more than 1,400 guests from 54 countries and regions, hosting 88 forums and seminars in parallel with technology and equipment exhibition, which is joined by a record-setting number of companies. Sinopec has one key laboratory for geothermal resource development and owns over 130 technology patents.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

With their past experience, TOYO is working on new fields and is aiming for a position as a new technology integrator in the field of geothermal. The firm aims to address the challenges in geothermal using closed loop technologies and optical fiber monitoring. MW geothermal power project in East Java.

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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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APRIL 2, 2024

During last year’s PIGC, Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary Rowena Cristin Guevara stated that the agency hopes for the country to regain its spot as the country with the 2nd largest installed geothermal power generation capacity. Interested parties may contact commercial@ngaphil.com.

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MARCH 26, 2024

The company is working on two binary geothermal power plants that extend the capacity of existing geothermal fields – one in Palayan Bayan in the Bacman field, and another one Mahanagdong in the Leyte field. EDC has several growth initiatives ongoing simultaneously.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

The inaugural Taiwan International Geothermal Conference (TIGC) held last year had more than 400 people and 30 firm in attendance. The event served as a great opportunity for local businesses to share their latest technologies while also exchanging knowledge with global counterparts.

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MARCH 14, 2024

Adelaide-based oil and gas company Whitebark had just recently been granted an Exploration for Geothermal Energy (EPG) permit for an area consisting of 190 sub-blocks in the Greater Brisbane and Gold Coast Region. Initial indications from offset well data indicate an elevated geothermal gradient in the area.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Kurita Europe will deliver two speeches discussing the technologies developed to support the motto of “clean geothermal and green earth” in harmony with the WGC organization. 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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DECEMBER 8, 2023

In this scale-up, solar and wind will have the largest role to play, but all renewable energy technologies will be essential. The case for geothermal Currently, geothermal accounts for only about 0.5% of the total installed renewable power capacity.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The proposed nation-wide survey follows on the results of a previous study done by the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) with partners TUMCREATE and Surbana Jurong that indicate a potential geothermal resource at a site near the Sembawang hot spring. More details on the RFP are expected to be available via this link.

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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. Cited works Oliver, G.J.H. and Cai, J.G.

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

As part of the wider renewable energy sector, geothermal has set ambitious targets for scaling up by the end the decade. There is wide recognition that this will take monumental effort in terms of technology advancement, financing, and policy. Another is the use of geothermal heating to improve food security.

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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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