Global Geothermal News

Borehole to Reveal Potential of Geothermal Heating (Cornell Chronicle)

2021-01-29T07:48:00.000-08:00

Cornell is moving forward, and underground, with plans to drill an observatory borehole to explore the viability – and ensure the safety – of using geothermal energy to heat the Ithaca campus.

Philippines Plans Tender for Geothermal and Hydropower Projects (Pinsent Masons)

2021-01-22T07:05:00.000-08:00

The Philippines’ Department of Energy (DOE) announced a tender for five geothermal projects and 17 hydropower projects which will be awarded in April.

Geothermal Energy Technology May Reverse Climate Change (TechBullion)

2021-01-20T06:38:00.003-08:00

In our current climate dilemma, many methods and strategies for producing energy have arisen in the past few years. The crazy thing is that geothermal energy has the potential to be more effective than all of them.

December 2020 Bulletin

2021-01-11T07:09:00.003-08:00

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Ecotricity Strikes UK Geothermal First (reNEWS.biz)

2021-01-07T20:30:00.001-08:00

Ecotricity is to buy the electricity generated by Geothermal Engineering's United Downs demonstration project in Cornwall under a power purchase agreement (PPA), the first time that geothermal electricity will be produced and sold in the UK.

Electricity, Heat and Lithium: Geothermal Offers New Hope for Old Mining County (EURACTIV.com)

2020-12-23T09:46:00.001-08:00

A project in Cornwall, England, is building on the county’s history of tin mining, looking to restore jobs and boost the local economy by developing a new geothermal plant that will produce electricity, heat, and, hopefully, lithium.

CIT Serves as Coordinating Lead Arranger for $323 Million Geothermal Financing (PRNewswire)

2020-12-23T09:37:00.004-08:00

CIT Group Inc. announced that its Power and Energy business served as coordinating lead arranger on a $323 million refinancing of the Coso Geothermal power facility in Southern California.

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Does Geothermal Energy Have A Future Under The Biden Administration? (Forbes)

2020-12-17T20:30:00.001-08:00

The Biden Administration – due to take office January 20th, 2021 – is expected to turn political rhetoric into political action when it comes to the nation’s resource use and energy management.

New Opportunities and Applications for Closed-Loop Geothermal Energy Systems

2020-12-16T08:04:00.000-08:00

Enormous resources of geothermal energy remain untapped. Closed-loop geothermal may be the solution.

Balancing Energy Supply and Demand by Underground Thermal Energy Storage

2020-12-16T08:03:00.004-08:00

Exploring the challenges of balancing variations in energy supply, as well as demand, and the integration of renewable energy sources into the energy infrastructure.