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Ngawha becomes New Zealand’s first zero-carbon geothermal power station

ThinkGeoEnergy

The Ngawha Geothermal Power Station has become the first geothermal power plant in New Zealand to achieve net carbon zero status. This comes after the efforts of owner Top Energy to embark on the Ngawha Carbon Zero Project, succeeding in the 100% reinjection of non-condensible gases (NCG).

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GA Drilling and ZeroGeo collaborate for geothermal power project in Germany

ThinkGeoEnergy

GA Drilling and ZeroGeo Energy GmbH (ZeroGeo) have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate in developing “ Projekt THERMO ,” a 12-MW Hot Dry Rock geothermal power plant in Lower Saxony, Germany. ZeroGeo has since signed high-impact partnerships with Sage Geosystems and Eden GeoPower.

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Geothermal-powered dorm minimizes its carbon footprint in Quebec

Inhabitat - Innovation

The new dorm complements the boarding school's existing architecture while raising the bar for sustainable design.

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Up-scaling CO2 capture

Envirotec Magazine

A seemingly landmark agreement was signed on 26 August, marking a significant uptick in ambition for carbon capture and storage technology in Europe. Icelandic power firm ON Power operates the Nesjavellir Geothermal Plant, and will supply power and heat to power the DAC process at the new plant.

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CTR to receive $30 million tax credit from California to support geothermal lithium project

ThinkGeoEnergy

The tax credits will support the critical development of the Hell’s Kitchen Lithium and Power Project in Imperial County. CTR was one of the eight innovative companies that received a total of $120 million in investment from the State of California. billion in private investment over the next five years.

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Drill dominion: First ever CfDs awarded for geothermal energy

Envirotec Magazine

GEL is targeting 25 MWe of baseload electricity and 100 MWh of heat energy across its geothermal portfolio by 2028, enough heat and power for 70,000 homes. “Geothermal can provide zero carbon, 24/7 electricity and heat, thereby bypassing intermittency issues faced by technologies such as wind and solar.”

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Research for ultradeep geothermal in Canada receives major funding

ThinkGeoEnergy

The funding massively upscales Canada’s research and development efforts in geothermal power and supports its national commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 to address the climate crisis. The program focuses on deep geothermal systems in hot, dry rock five to 10 kilometers below Earth’s surface. “I