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MAY 6, 2024

Registration is now open for the various events that will be part of the New Zealand Geothermal Week to be held in and around the Taupo Volcanic Zone (TVZ) from the 1st to 6th of July 2024. Check out the full program of the NZ Geothermal Week and the corresponding registration links on the event website.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In what is an incredibly unique moment for the geothermal industry, 14 of the 88 candidates for Miss Universe 2023 visited the Ahuachapán Geothermal Power Plant in El Salvador, which is currently hosting the pageant. Operated by LaGeo , the first unit of the Ahuachapán Geothermal Power Plant went online in 1975.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

As part of the GEOBUILD programme , delegates from the member states of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OESC) participated in the “Demystifying Geothermal Energy” workshop held in Grenada.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

The province of North Brabant in the Netherlands has signed the “Geothermal acceleration action plan” / “Actieplan versnelling Geothermie” which outlines the challenges for geothermal development in the province and designates a list of actions to address these challenges.

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MARCH 12, 2024

The geothermal sector in the United States is receiving much needed support from policymakers, both at the federal and state levels. With legislative efforts happening in several fronts, we have collated several stories on proposed legislation that supports geothermal the US in this article. Michelle Steel (R-CA) and Susie Lee (D-NV).

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The City of Seoul in South Korea has created a “Comprehensive Plan for Promotion and Activation of Geothermal Energy” that aims to grow its current installed geothermal heating and cooling capacity of 278 MWth to 1 GW by 2030. of the city’s renewable energy mix.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The lack of subsurface information has posed a challenge for geothermal development, increasing discovery risk and dampening community and industry support. For this reason, subsurface mapping technologies have proven very valuable in geothermal project development in Switzerland. In 2021, only 5.5% (4.6

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APRIL 29, 2024

The Government of Hungary, thru the Ministry of Energy, has recently published a National Geothermal Strategy that outlines a path for the greater utilization of geothermal energy while setting out the framework for the use of state resources to support the agenda. Geothermal accounts for 6.5% PJ is used for energy.

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MARCH 4, 2024

(Ormat) has signed a 30-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Electricité de France (EDF) for the development of a new 10-MW geothermal power plant on the Island of Guadeloupe. The only other geothermal power facility in the Island of Guadeloupe is the 15-MW Bouillante geothermal power plant.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

In an announcement made by Mayor Jaroslaw Margielski, it was confirmed that thermal waters had been tapped in a geothermal drilling project done in the city of Otwock in Poland. Exploratory geothermal drilling in Otwock started in the autumn of 2023. USD 131 million) for 18 geothermal projects. MW of heating capacity.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) recently celebrated the 40th year anniversary of the Palinpinon-1 geothermal power facility located in the island of Negros in the Philippines.

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APRIL 26, 2024

Cindrigo) has signed a term sheet with German geothermal developer Zukunft Geowärme GmbH (ZGW) for the acquisition of a majority interest in three geothermal projects located in the Upper Rhine Valley in Germany. Cindrigo is currently doing work on the Slatina-3 geothermal project in Croatia. Cindrigo Holdings Ltd.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Registration is currently open for an Executive Hearing by the European Parliament’s energy (ITRE) committee where the policy recommendations will be presented to facilitate the deployment of geothermal in Europe. Market actors from the geothermal sector are invited to participate in this hearing to present their views.

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DECEMBER 5, 2023

Zimbabwe has announced plans of constructing a 10-MW geothermal power plant at the Chimbwawata Hot Springs in the Binga district. Zimbabwe currently has no installed geothermal power plants, despite having 32 potential geothermal sites as identified previously by the Ministry of Energy and Power Development.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

This report highlights the socioeconomic contributions of the geothermal sector, including the potential opportunities and benefits that can be enhanced at national and local levels throughout geo.

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APRIL 30, 2024

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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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. “I

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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Zorlu Geothermal Energy Electricity Generation Inc. Zorlu Energy ) has announced that additional solar power plants will be built to augment the installed capacities of the company’s geothermal power plants in Alasehir and Kizildere, Türkiye. The meeting regarding the project will be held on 06/11/2023.” “The

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Many people are already familiar with Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan, and China as some of the leaders of geothermal development in Asia. Taiwan and South Korea area also steadily building up their geothermal markets, and we are beginning to see encouraging progress in India.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

MWe DORA-5 geothermal power plant has started. We had reported previously on the plan of Menderes Geothermal for a geothermal exploration drilling activity related to this project. MWe Dora-5 geothermal plant in Aydin, Türkiye first appeared on ThinkGeoEnergy - Geothermal Energy News. k district of Aydin, Türkiye.

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APRIL 8, 2024

(Sanko Energy) has announced plans of increasing the capacity of a 10-MW geothermal power plant to 25 MW, as well putting up a new 80-MW geothermal power plant in the Salihili District in Manisa Province, Türkiye.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

The Directorate General for the Environment – Geology, Soil, and Waste Division (DGE-GEODE) of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland is advertising a job opening for the position of Deep Geothermal Drilling Project Manager. Under the supervision of the cantonal administration, numerous projects are under development.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2023

By 2025, geothermal heat could be supplying the heating network in the communes of Lilas, Pantin, Pré-Saint-Gervais, and later Romainville, in Seine-Saint-Denis in the greater Paris area, France. To date, about EUR 80 million have been invested for the geothermal heating project.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Exergy International (Exergy) has been awarded a new contract by Philippine-based geothermal developer and operator Energy Development Corporation (EDC) for the supply of a 5.6-MWe MWe binary system for a geothermal project in Barangay Mailum in Bago City, Negros Occidental, Philippines.

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APRIL 11, 2024

From April to May 2024, seismic measurements will be conducted in in the Schönbrunn region of Vogtlandkreis, Germany as part of a geothermal evaluation campaign. This will then be followed by further exploration by the State Office for Environment, Agriculture, and Geology.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Iceland’s Ministry of Environment, Energy, and Climate has confirmed the proposals of the Energy Fund’s board on the allocation of subsidies to support efforts on geothermal exploration. Now we are pushing forward in geothermal issues again.” Now we are pushing forward in geothermal issues again.”

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Work has started on a geothermal district heating and cooling network in Ferney-Voltaire in Ain, France, near the Geneva Airport. The project is also receiving EUR 10 million from the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME). Celsius Energy , in partnership with Dalkia, will be working on the geothermal heating project.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The International Geothermal Association (IGA) has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Henan Branch of the National Geothermal Energy Centre (NGEC) to promote the development of the geothermal industry in the Henan Province in China. “Henan Province has a first-class policy and market environment.

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MARCH 1, 2024

MW Dora-5 geothermal power plant in the Kosk district of Aydin, Türkiye. We had previously reported on the start of the permitting process for the Dora-5 geothermal power project. MWe Dora-1 power plant, which started operating in 2006, is considered the first geothermal power plant in Türkiye to be developed by private investment.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

The Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) under the World Bank has published a detailed report on the socioeconomic contributions of the geothermal sector, as well as the potential opportunities and benefits at national and local levels of geothermal project development and operation.

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APRIL 10, 2024

The Senate of Berlin has decided to finance the measures of the Berlin Deep Geothermal Energy Roadmap which aims to create a sustainable, state-wide municipal heating plan in Berlin using deep geothermal energy. The “Roadmap for Deep Geothermal Energy Berlin” was first decided on back in July 2023.

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APRIL 3, 2024

In an interview with Radio New Zealand , John Burnell, Geothermal Modeler at GNS Science , discussed details of a research program that aims to identify and characterize geothermal resources for greenhouse agriculture in New Zealand. ” The full audio interview can be accessed at the Radio New Zealand website.

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OCTOBER 9, 2023

With this selection, the new research center is set to receive funding of USD 19 million over four years for their work on exploring the chemical and mechanical properties of cement composite and other materials used in enhanced geothermal systems (EGS).

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AUGUST 28, 2023

Tuzla Geothermal Energy Inc. Tuzla Geothermal) has applied for the drilling of two wells within the geothermal exploration license IR:17/25 in the Ayvacik District of Çanakkale, Türkiye covering a 2905-hectare area. has a 100% share of Tuzla Geothermal Energy Production Inc. Egenda Ege Enerji Üretim A.S.

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MARCH 28, 2024

French geothermal and lithium player Arverne Group (Arverne) and tunnel boring specialist Herrenknecht AG have entered into a strategic partnership to form a new entity based in Pau, France called DrillDeep that is dedicated to deep geothermal energy.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The deployment of geothermal technologies to provide reliable energy supply will be explored in four facilities under the U.S. The geothermal companies and the facilities they will be working on are as follows: Eavor Technologies Inc. Department of Defense (DoD). Air Force, the U.S. Army, and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU).

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JANUARY 5, 2024

The Aysén Region is in the crosshairs of energy innovation in Chile with a revolutionary project: the generation of green hydrogen taking advantage of the geothermal potential of the area. Green hydrogen is emerging as a crucial alternative energy resource, especially in the global context of climate goals and energy transition.

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