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GEL starts construction on UK’s first deep geothermal power plant

ThinkGeoEnergy

Construction has officially started on the United Downs Deep Geothermal Power (UDDGP) project of Geothermal Engineering Ltd. The work on the power plant and lithium extraction plant is expected to be completed by the summer and power generation is planned by the end of 2024. GEL) in Cornwall, UK.

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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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US DOE announces $60M funding for three EGS projects

ThinkGeoEnergy

Fervo Energy — This pilot within the Milford Renewable Energy Corridor in Utah and adjacent to the DOE’s Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) field laboratory aims to produce at least 8 megawatts of power from each of three wells at a site with no existing commercial geothermal power production.

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Global Briefing: Australia passes landmark climate legislation

Business Green

US Department of Energy launches new geothermal power 'Earthshot'. Granholm this week announced a new Department of Energy (DOE) goal to make enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) a widespread renewable energy option in the US by cutting its cost by 90 per cent to $45 per megawatt hour by 2035. US Energy Secretary Jennifer M.

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Biden-Harris administration sends geothermal energy projects $60 million

Hydrogen Fuel News

The projects are focused on improving system efficiency and scalability The geothermal energy projects that have been selected to receive a total of up to $60 million from the DoE are focused on the improvement of efficacy and scalability of enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). The funding comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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