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Ormat signs PPA for new geothermal power plant in Guadeloupe

ThinkGeoEnergy

(Ormat) has signed a 30-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Electricité de France (EDF) for the development of a new 10-MW geothermal power plant on the Island of Guadeloupe. The power plant, of which 63.75% in equity interest will be held by Ormat, is expected to be operational by the end of 2025.

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EDC celebrates 40th anniversary of Tongonan geothermal field, Philippines

ThinkGeoEnergy

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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What Is the Latest Technology Being Used in Geothermal Energy?

GreenTech Gazette

The latest technology being used in geothermal energy is Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). EGS involves creating man-made geothermal reservoirs in areas where natural ones do not exist by injecting water into hot, dry rock to create steam, which can be used to generate electricity.

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Greentown Labs Member Milestones — November 2022

Greentown Labs

Dandelion Energy raised a $70M Series B-1 round to install geothermal heating and cooling solutions. investment in its vegetation intelligence platform that helps utilities reduce the risk of power outages and wildfires. Department of Energy to extract nickel and magnesium from mining waste. seed round. seed round.

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WGC2023 in Beijing, China highlights global geothermal growth and potential

ThinkGeoEnergy

In 2022, 1,476 PJ (410 TWh) of geothermal energy has been used globally, a 44% increase from 2020, among them, the geothermal heating and cooling of buildings accounted for about 79% of the total. Sinopec has one key laboratory for geothermal resource development and owns over 130 technology patents.

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q4 2021

Greentown Labs

Twenty-five startups joined our community in the final months of 2021, working on innovations as diverse as solar-plus-storage for blackouts, plastic and tire recycling, geothermal power generation, and construction-less dam electrification. Electricity. Fervo Energy is a next-generation geothermal power developer.

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Interview – The impact of GeothermEx on the geothermal industry in the last 50 years

ThinkGeoEnergy

This “geothermal first” was the result of integrated geoscientific and reservoir engineering analyses in a very challenging resource, and it was a real breakthrough for geothermal in terms of getting projects financed. GW of geothermal power installed around the world—has helped the geothermal industry to grow.