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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. The team at Ngawha has successfully reduced emissions from the power plant equivalent to 128,000 tons of CO2 equivalent to only about 28,000 tons.

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Vulcan Energy wins 2024 Ruggero Bertani Geothermal Innovation Award

ThinkGeoEnergy

Vulcan Energie Ressourcen GmbH (Vulcan Energy) has been awarded as the recipient of the prestigious Ruggero Bertani European Geothermal Innovation Award 2024. The LEOP, inaugurated in November 2023, is located at the site of the Landau geothermal power plant in Germany. It is very important for us.

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Baseload Capital and ThinkGeoEnergy announce partnership on geothermal news sharing

ThinkGeoEnergy

By combining Baseload Capital’s expertise in sustainable energy development with ThinkGeoEnergy’s unparalleled insight and reach in the geothermal sector, this collaboration promises to deliver innovative and comprehensive coverage of the latest developments, trends, and breakthroughs within the geothermal energy landscape.

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GreenFire, Yoiba to collaborate on geothermal projects in Spain

ThinkGeoEnergy

This agreement enables the companies to collaborate to develop geothermal projects with GreenFire Energy’s technology, GreenFire’s GreenLoop (“GreenLoop”) and complete solutions for geothermal power generation. The two companies intend to drive geothermal development and bolster the energy transition in Spain.

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UNESCO IGCP636 project holds annual meeting in Portugal

ThinkGeoEnergy

Finally, we visited the Pico Vermelho geothermal power plant. There is currently no 100% operational geothermal power plant in Canada, so it was an unforgettable educational experience, as it was the first time that many of the participants had contact with a geothermal power plant.

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Drill dominion: First ever CfDs awarded for geothermal energy

Envirotec Magazine

GEL’s flagship site at United Downs is the first geothermal project in the UK, forecast to deliver electricity by 2025. 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.

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KenGen and GreenFire to test closed-loop geothermal in Kenya

ThinkGeoEnergy

Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) and GreenFire Energy Inc. GreenFire) have announced a collaboration to assess GreenFire’s GreenLoop (“GreenLoop”) technology for implementation broadly in KenGen’s applicable geothermal resources. The company supplies up to 80% of electricity in Kenya with 86% coming from renewable sources.