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Cornish mining firm finds 'globally significant' lithium grades beneath county

Business Green

The company yesterday announced the results of preliminary sampling of lithium in deep geothermal waters at its pilot United Downs Deep Geothermal Power Project near Redruth, where it plans to carry out further tests in the coming months.

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Are California’s Renewable Generators at Risk From Preventative Blackouts?

GreenTechMedia

Pacific Gas & Electric’s bankruptcy has already threatened the credit ratings of some of the solar and wind farms, cogeneration plants, and other independent power generators that rely on the utility to buy their electricity through power purchase agreements. For example, a geothermal power plant in Geyserville, Calif.,

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Unlocking Geothermal Energy: Overcoming the Obstacles

EDF + Business

Karine Kleinhaus and Andrew Howell, CFA Oil and gas companies, federal agencies, and ambitious start-ups are coming together around innovation in geothermal energy that could give it a foundational role in the emerging clean power grid. kg CO2-ea/kg H2 in countries with the lowest-emission grids. Recent U.S.

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Solar, Wind Tax Credit Extensions and Energy R&D Package in Spending Bill Before Congress

GreenTechMedia

Developers in the space are concerned that the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the economy will depress demand for tax equity investments, as banks and financial institutions will have less appetite for credits to offset tax liabilities in a year when profits were depressed. Solar tax credit impacts.

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