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GEL starts construction on UK’s first deep geothermal power plant

ThinkGeoEnergy

Construction has officially started on the United Downs Deep Geothermal Power (UDDGP) project of Geothermal Engineering Ltd. The work on the power plant and lithium extraction plant is expected to be completed by the summer and power generation is planned by the end of 2024. GEL) in Cornwall, UK.

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Harnessing the heat beneath our feet: Geothermal's past and future

Canary Media

Geothermal power is having a bit of an unexpected moment. In an era dominated by incumbent energy sources such as natural gas… This story was first published by Distilled. After two decades of slow growth, most energy experts wrote the technology off as an unrealistic way to generate large amounts of electricity.

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GreenFire Energy wins tender for AGS study in Taiwan

ThinkGeoEnergy

CPC’s business includes oil and gas exploration and production, refining, petrochemicals, lubricants, solvents and chemicals; it is also Taiwan’s sole importer and supplier of natural gas. It is implementing the government’s energy transition policy and actively promoting geothermal power generation.

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Geothermal should be at a level playing field in permitting as oil and gas

ThinkGeoEnergy

The difficult approval process also applies to transmission lines that are needed to connect geothermal power generation facilities to markets. This is in contrast to the pipelines used for natural gas, which are under the authority only of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

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Renewables Catching Nuclear Power In Global Energy Race

R-Squared Energy

Previous articles in this series covered carbon dioxide emissions, petroleum supply and demand, the production and consumption of coal, and global natural gas trends: BP Warns Of An Unsustainable Path. Increases Its Dominance In Natural Gas Production. Accounted For 98% Of Global Oil Production Growth In 2018.

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q4 2021

Greentown Labs

Twenty-five startups joined our community in the final months of 2021, working on innovations as diverse as solar-plus-storage for blackouts, plastic and tire recycling, geothermal power generation, and construction-less dam electrification. Fervo Energy is a next-generation geothermal power developer. Electricity.

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Enel Subsidiary to Close Coal Capacity in Spain

GreenTechMedia

In November last year, Spain’s government said its last coal and nuclear power plants would be closed by 2030. It also revealed tax breaks for natural gas that were not extended to coal. Last week Endesa added Enel Green Power CEO Antonio Cammisecra to its board of directors. Europe's coal phase out.

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