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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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Interview – Exploring new frontiers of magma energy with KMT

ThinkGeoEnergy

In the coming years, the Krafla Magma Testbed (KMT) project in the Krafla geothermal field in Iceland aims to drill into a shallow magma chamber. This will serve as both a research facility and a demonstration facility for producing geothermal energy close to a magma body.

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Meet the Startups Innovating in Experts’ Top Climatetech Areas for 2024

Greentown Labs

Circularity for critical metals and minerals Recommended to Axios’ Climate Deals by Clean Energy Ventures Carbon To Stone is developing a carbon mineralization technology coupled with high-value minerals and metals recovery. TerraFixing develops a direct-air-capture technology for cold climates using zeolite-based adsorbent materials.

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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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Pertamina harnessing innovative technologies to optimize geothermal operations

ThinkGeoEnergy

PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGEO) continues to explore the use off innovative breakthrough technologies to further optimize their geothermal operations in Indonesia. All these efforts are part of the state-owned developer’s commitment of advancing the local geothermal industry.

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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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What should homeowners consider when switching to renewable energy?

Smart Energy International

Emily Newton, editor-in-chief of Revolutionized Magazine , writes on some of the most important factors for homeowners to consider when making the switch to renewable energy. Sustainability is becoming a more prominent topic and more homeowners are considering switching to green power. Available renewable energy sources.