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MAY 2, 2024

Greenfire Energy has been selected for the Launch Alaska Portfolio, joining a group of 41 companies that are deploying climate-friendly energy, industry, and transportation technologies in Alaska and beyond. By connecting climate tech companies, Launch Alaska aims to catalyze Alaska’s clean energy economy.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

One of the biggest stories and most widely supported initiatives coming out of the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (CO28) in Dubai, UAE is the pledge to triple the world’s installed renewable energy capacity by 2030 to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C. The case for geothermal Currently, geothermal accounts for only about 0.5%

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MAY 23, 2024

A ceremonial commitment signing was held in Jakarta between Nisha Biswal, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the DFC and representatives from PT Medco Power Indonesia and Ormat Technologies Inc. MCG is jointly owned by Medco Power (51%) and Ormat Technologies (49%).

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APRIL 9, 2024

Department of Energy will be hosting the “DOE’s Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Next-Generation Geothermal Power Webinar” on the 12th of April 2024 from 2:00-3:00 pm ET. These reports offer valuable insights, identifying key themes and interactions among various grid technologies. Click here to register.

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MARCH 12, 2024

Quaise Energy , a geothermal drilling technology startup pioneering millimeter wave drilling technology, has just closed a $21 million Series A1 funding round led by Prelude Ventures and Safar Partners, with Mitsubishi Corporation and Standard Investments joining the company’s list of new investors.

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MARCH 22, 2024

The status of geothermal as the emerging renewable energy sector seems to have strengthened further following this year’s CERAWeek in Houston, Texas. The report shows how next-generation geothermal can be cost-competitive, with the potential to increase the United States’ geothermal energy production to 90 GW or more by 2050.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

We evaluated our existing database of power plants, compared it with numbers released from operators, national authorities, international reporting and more. The total installed geothermal power generation capacity at year-end 2023 stood at 16,335 MW, an increase of 208 MW. MW, excluding 101.9

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

Studies on the potential of superhot geothermal resources have been ongoing for a long time, but this movement has quickly gained momentum in the last few years. Both report on research showing that superhot geothermal “can be viable,” he says. Houde is a co-author of two papers presented at the conference.

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APRIL 5, 2024

. “In terms of the production of geothermal fluids for electricity purposes, to maintain the geothermal fields, let us assume that around 15 wells must be drilled. Heber Diez went on to say that the investment requirement of geothermal represents a slight fraction of what is spent for the oil industry.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) of the United States Air Force in San Antonio, Texas is already in the process of preparing for a utility-scale geothermal power project that will supply clean and reliable energy to the facility even in the event of commercial grid outages. Driggers, Commander at JBSA.

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APRIL 23, 2024

The funding massively upscales Canada’s research and development efforts in geothermal power and supports its national commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 to address the climate crisis. The program focuses on deep geothermal systems in hot, dry rock five to 10 kilometers below Earth’s surface.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Chevron New Energies (CNE) is advertising an open position for a Geothermal Earth Scientist to be based in Houston, Texas. Conducts comprehensive local and regional subsurface interpretation to evaluate volumetric and risk assessments to identify feasibility of potential geothermal formations.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Terrapin Geothermics Inc. , a Canadian geothermal energy developer specializing in generating clean, baseload electricity and heat from industrial waste heat and deep geothermal resources, today announced that it is merging with award-winning California -based green infrastructure development and advisory firm, TerraScale Inc.

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AUGUST 22, 2023

Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) have announced the first cohort of geothermal interns as part of the NSF INTERN program. NSF is collaborating in this effort, including by helping to develop the workforce needed to support a growing geothermal energy industry. “We Source: U.S.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Development plan The proposal for $6 million funding was partly delivered by Mike Kaleikini, Hawaiian Homes Commissioner and Senior Director of Hawaii Affairs for Ormat Technologies Inc. , the company that owns and operates the Puna Geothermal Power Plant.

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JANUARY 2, 2024

Following the publication of a first-of-its-kind, landmark study entitled “The Future of Geothermal in Texas,” Project InnerSpace has announced the kick-off of two additional state-specific geothermal studies in Oklahoma and Pennsylvania—two historically significant traditional U.S. energy states.

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MARCH 19, 2024

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released the “Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Next-Generation Geothermal Power” report, highlighting the potential of next-generation geothermal power to transform the U.S. energy landscape. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the selection of three projects that will receive up to $60 million to demonstrate the efficacy and scalability of enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). The projects are funded by DOE’s Geothermal Technologies Office in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Department of Energy (US DOE) has published the results of a study done by the Lawrence Berkey National Laboratory quantifying the domestic lithium resources from the geothermal brine in the Salton Sea region in California. resource of lithium due to the brine-hosted lithium in the deep subsurface geothermal reservoir.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

By investing in EGS technology development through FORGE and other initiatives, GTO is working to achieve the Enhanced Geothermal Shot goals of reducing the cost of EGS by 90% by 2035 and deploying geothermal nationwide to help meet the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal for a net-zero-carbon economy by 2050.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced the approval for the Rodatherm Geothermal Test Bed project. This is a project proposed by Rodatherm Energy Corporation (Roda) that aims to assess the commercial viability of an advanced geothermal power generation facility on BLM-managed lands in Beaver and Millard Counties in Utah.

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