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CETPartnership announces Joint Call for geothermal, renewables project proposals

September 13, 2023 Alterna call for proposals, carbon capture, CETPartnership, Clean Energy Technologies, Europe & Middle East, Finance, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, heating and cooling, joint call, Projects/ Research, Renewables, Think GeoEnergy

The Clean Energy Technologies Partnership (source: CETPartnership) The Clean Energy Technologies Partnership has announced Joint Call 2023 for potential funding

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GEL awarded the first-ever Contracts for Difference for geothermal

September 8, 2023 Alterna CfD, Contracts for Difference, Cornwall, derisking, Europe & Middle East, Finance, GEL, Geothermal, Geothermal Engineering Limited, Geothermal Power, price stabilization, Ryan Law, Think GeoEnergy, UK, United Downs

Rig on site of United Downs Deep Geothermal Project (source: GEL) UK-based Geothermal Engineering Ltd. has been awarded the first-ever

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Dominica reiterates financial commitment to transformative geothermal project

September 8, 2023 Alterna Central America & Caribbean, construction, DGDC, Dominica, Dominica Geothermal Development Company, Finance, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Irving McIntyre, Laudat, power plant, Projects/ Research, Roseau Valley, Think GeoEnergy, transmission network

Flow testing of RV-P2 production well at Roseau Valley, Dominica geothermal project (source: YouTube screenshot, DGDC) Dominica’s Finance Minister has

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Cornish Lithium receives £53M investment to develop domestic lithium supply

September 7, 2023 Alterna Cornish Lithium, Cornwall, Energy and Minerals Group, Europe & Middle East, Finance, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, investment, lithium, Lithium extraction, TechMet, Think GeoEnergy, UK, UK Infrastructure Bank

Cornish Valleys, Cornwall, UK (source: flickr/ Jack Pease, creative commons) Cornish Lithium has secured a £53-million investment from the UK

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Enel plans EUR 3 billion investment for geothermal in Italy

September 1, 2023 Alterna concession, Enel Green Power, Europe & Middle East, extension, Finance, Geotermica, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, investment, Italy, Legislation, regulation, Think GeoEnergy, Tuscany

Chiusdino geothermal plant, Tuscany/ Italy (source: Enel Green Power) Enel Green Power plans to invest EUR 3 billion in advance

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Kosice, Slovakia geothermal project classified as national priority project

September 1, 2023 Alterna district heating, Europe & Middle East, Finance, funding, Geoterm Kosice, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, heating, Just Transformation Fund, Kosice, Kosice Basin, MIRRI SR, Projects/ Research, Slovakia, Think GeoEnergy

Kosice, Slovakia (source: flickr/ Jordi Masagué, creative commons) The planned geothermal heating project in Kosice, Slovakia has been given national

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IRENA reports 22% lower LCOE of geothermal power in 2022

August 29, 2023 Alterna Annual Report, capital, Featured, Finance, General, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Global, International Renewable Energy Agency, IRENA, LCOE, O&M, power plant, renewable power, Report, Technology, Think GeoEnergy, total installed cost

IRENA Report on Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2022 (source: IRENA) IRENA reports a general increase in competitiveness of renewable

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Eastland Generation seeks capital to expand New Zealand renewables portfolio

July 19, 2023 Alterna Asia & Pacific, capital raising, Eastland Generation, Eastland Group, Finance, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Kawerau, New Zealand, ownership, partnership, Portfolio, Projects/ Research, stakeholder, Te Ahi O Maui, Think GeoEnergy, Topp1, TOPP2, Trust Tairawhiti

Te Ahi o Maui (pictured) was Eastland Generation’s first geothermal power plant they built from the ground up. It is

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White Paper published on deep geothermal potential in the UK

July 18, 2023 Alterna Arup, British Geological Survey, Cornwall, deep geothermal, Department of Energy Security and Net Zero, Europe & Middle East, Finance, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Legislation, North East Local Enterprise Partnership, Projects/ Research, Sedimentary Basin, social acceptance, Technology, Think GeoEnergy, UK, white paper

Cover page of White Paper: “The case for deep geothermal energy – unlocking investment at scale in the UK” (source:

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Indonesia and New Zealand reaffirm geothermal cooperation

July 17, 2023 Alterna Aotearoa, Asia & Pacific, cooperation, ESDM, Finance, funding, General, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Indonesia, Indonesia-Aotearoa New Zealand Geothermal Energy Program, MFAT, New Zealand, panas bumi, partnership, PINZ, Think GeoEnergy

Testing of production well at Ngawha project, New Zealand (source: Top Energy) The governments of Indonesia and New Zealand have

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PPP mechanism key to geothermal development in Kenya

July 14, 2023 Alterna Africa, Finance, GDC, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, independent power producer, IPP, Jesse Nyokabi, Kenya, Kenya Power, KPLC, Legislation, Menengai, Olkaria, power plant, PPP, project financing, project risk, Projects/ Research, Public Private Partnership, risk mitigation, risk transfer, steam field, steam gathering system, Think GeoEnergy

Olkaria III plant by Ormat (source: video screenshot) Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) have been successful in reinvigorating Kenya’s geothermal sector, but

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