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Proposed bill seeks to expedite geothermal project approval in California

September 1, 2024 Alterna AB 1359, alifornia Environmental Quality Act, approval, Assembly Bill 1359, CalGEM, California, California Geologic Energy Management Division, CEQA, Diane Papan, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Legislation, North America, Permitting, Policy, regulation, streamlining, Think GeoEnergy

Geothermal plant, Salton Sea/ California (source: flickr/ monikomad, creative commons) A new Assembly Bill awaiting the Governor’s approval seeks to

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Geothermal competition winners visit partner community in Elim, Alaska

August 30, 2024 Alterna Alaska, Columbia University, community, community engagement, cooling, Elim, Geothermal, Geothermal Collegiate Competition, Geothermal Power, heating, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, North America, NREL, Princeton University, Projects/ Research, Think GeoEnergy, US Department of Energy, US DOE

Winners of the 2023 Geothermal Collegiate Competition in the policy track pose with their certificate with leaders and community members

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Webinar – How geothermal energizes the future through innovation, 6 September 2024

August 30, 2024 Alterna Alexander Richter, Engineering, Featured, Focus on Geothermal, GeoScience, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Global, Hamed Soroush, innovation, subsurface modeling, Technology, Teverra, Think GeoEnergy, Webinar

Focus on Geothermal webinar – “Geothermal: Energizing the Future Beneath Our Feet through Innovation” Join us for a webinar on

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ORIX re-opens Suginoi geothermal power plant in Kyushu, Japan

August 30, 2024 Alterna Asia & Pacific, bath, Beppu, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, hotel, Japan, Kyushu, Oita, ORIX, power plant, Projects/ Research, refurbishment, renovation, spa, Suginoi, Think GeoEnergy, tourism

The Suginoi geothermal power plant in Beppu City, Kyushu, Japan (source: ORIX) ORIX Corporation has resumed operations of the 1.1-MW

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Tender – EPC for Dieng 2 geothermal power plant, Indonesia

August 29, 2024 Alterna ADB, Asia & Pacific, Asian Development Bank, construction, Dieng, Dieng 2, Engineering, EPC, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Indonesia, Java, panas bumi, power plant, procurement, Projects/ Research, PT Geo Dipa Energi, tender, Think GeoEnergy

Dieng geothermal field, Indonesia (source: wawa-sisi.blogspot) PT Geo Dipa Energi has announced a tender for EPC of the Dieng 2

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Consortium awarded contract for Pico Vermelho geothermal expansion, Azores

August 28, 2024 Alterna Azores, CME, Construção e Manutenção Electromecânica, construction, Contract, Europe & Middle East, expansion, geotermia, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Ormat, Ormat International, Pico Vermelho, Portugal, power plant, Projects/ Research, Sao Miguel, tender, Think GeoEnergy

The 10-MW Pico Vermelho geothermal power plant in Azores, Portugal (source: EDA RENOVÁVEIS, S. A) The contract for construction of

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US DOE announces $31M funding for geothermal wellbore construction, energy storage

August 27, 2024 Alterna borehole, borehole integrity, construction, EERE, EGS, enhanced geothermal systems, Finance, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Geothermal Technologies Office, GTO, investment, modeling, North America, Projects/ Research, reservoir thermal energy storage, RTES, Technology, Think GeoEnergy, US Department of Energy, US DOE, wellbore

Considerations in geothermal wellbore construction (source: US Department of Energy) The US Department of Energy has announced an investment for

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Waste incineration firm in Olching, Germany to drill for geothermal heating

August 26, 2024 Alterna Dachau, district heating, Drilling, Europe & Middle East, Geiselbullach, Gemeinsames Unternehmen für Abfallwirtschaft, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Geothermie, Germany, GfA, heating, Joint Municipal Company for Waste Management, Olching, Projects/ Research, Think GeoEnergy, waste incineration, Waste-to-Energy

Waste-to-energy company GfA has been granted permits to drill two geothermal wells in Geiselbullach in Olching, Germany to supply the

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BLM soliciting public comments on Fervo Cape geothermal power project, Utah

August 23, 2024 Alterna Beaver County, BLM, Bureau of Land Management, EGS, EIA, enhanced geothermal systems, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fervo Energy, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Legislation, North America, Projects/ Research, public comments, Think GeoEnergy, Utah

Location of proposed Cape Geothermal Power Project in Beaver County, Utah (source: Bureau of Land Management) The Bureau of Land

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Seismic survey for geothermal exploration to start in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

August 23, 2024 Alterna East Westphalia, Europe & Middle East, exploration, Geological Service of North Rhine-Westphalia, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Geothermie, Germany, Lippe, North Rhine Westphalia, NRW, Projects/ Research, seismic measurement, Seismic survey, Think GeoEnergy

Vibro-trucks for seismic measurements in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (source: Geological Survey of North Rhine-Westphalia) A seismic survey will soon commence

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Pertamina partners with Japanese insurance company to support geothermal projects

August 23, 2024 Alterna agreement, Asia & Pacific, Finance, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Indonesia, Insurance, Japan, JulfiI Hadi, memorandum of understanding, NEXI, Nippon Export and Investment Insurance, panas bumi, partnership, Pertamina, PGEO, power plant, PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy, risk, Think GeoEnergy

Signing of MOU between Pertamina and NEXI. In the photo are Emma Sri Martini, CFO of Pertamina, Ken Saito, Minister

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