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KenGen taps Toshiba for Olkaria geothermal power plant uprating

ThinkGeoEnergy

Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS) has been awarded the contract to supply steam turbines and generators for the geothermal power plant renovation of Units 1 through 3 at the old 45-MW Olkaria I geothermal power plant of KenGen in Kenya.

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The world’s first ‘carbon-neutral’ cargo ship is already low on gas

Grist

When shipping giant Maersk announced last month it would operate a “carbon-neutral” vessel by 2023, the Danish company committed to using a fuel that’s made from renewable sources, is free of soot-forming pollutants — and is currently in scarce supply. E-methanol is made by combining hydrogen with carbon dioxide.

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Taipower inaugurates Renze geothermal power plant in Yilan County, Taiwan

ThinkGeoEnergy

(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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Energy Development Corporation - Multisectoral consortium seeks carbon neutrality by 2050

Global Renewable News

Members of the Net Zero Carbon Alliance (NZCA) were given a tour of the geothermal power plants of the Energy Development Corporation in Valencia, Negros Oriental on Thursday (July 27, 2023). The part.

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Arctic Green Energy and Sinopec to go global with joint venture

ThinkGeoEnergy

Sinopec Green Energy, through its Geothermal Plus approach, uses geothermal as the baseload backbone of multi-clean energy systems. SGE is also expanding fast into geothermal power generation, and advancing their carbon neutrality strategy towards becoming carbon-positive by offering carbon capture solutions.

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PT Medco and TOYO sign partnership for joint geothermal studies in Indonesia

ThinkGeoEnergy

(TOYO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with PT Medco Power Indonesia (MPI) for a joint study on opportunities for geothermal development in Indonesia. TOYU thru local subsidiary Inti Karya Persada Tehnik (IKPT) has been involved in several geothermal projects in Indonesia in the past years. Source: Toyo Engineering Co.

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German firms plan to exploit massive lithium deposits beneath the Rhine

Charged

Both sources have substantial local environmental impacts, in addition to the carbon cost of shipping the lithium around the world. German-Australian startup Vulcan Energy Resources says it can deliver carbon-neutral lithium, extracted at geothermal power stations. The company plans to invest 1.7

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