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Expansion of geothermal heating in Grünwald, Germany to receive federal funding

August 6, 2024 Alterna Andreas Lerle, Bavaria, district heating, Drilling, Erdwärme Grünwald, Europe & Middle East, expansion, federal funding, Federal Ministry of Economics, Finance, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Geothermie, Germany, Grünwald, Ingrid Reinhart, Projects/ Research, Think GeoEnergy

The Laufzorn geothermal heating plant in Germany (source: EWG) The ongoing expansion of the geothermal heating project in Grünwald, Germany

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Philippines’ DOE keen on partnerships for geothermal derisking facility

July 17, 2024 Alterna ADB, AMALA, Amala Clean Energy Advisors, Asia & Pacific, Asian Development Bank, consultancy, derisking, Drilling, Finance, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Geothermal Resource Derisking Facility, GeothermEx, GRDF, investment, Legislation, Mylene Capongcol, Parhelion Underwriting, partnership, Philippine Department of Energy, philippines, Think GeoEnergy

Tiwi geothermal steam field, Philippines (source: PGPC) The Department of Energy in the Philippines is negotiating with potential partners for

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The National Geothermal Centre: A unified voice for the UK geothermal sector

July 15, 2024 Alterna Association, Charlotte Adams, district heating, Durham University, Europe & Middle East, Featured, funding, General, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, investment, Legislation, National Geothermal Centre, Net Zero Technology Centre, NGC, NZTC, organization, Policy, power plant, Projects/ Research, Shift geothermal, social awareness, Technology, The Reece Foundation, Think GeoEnergy, UK

The National Geothermal Centre: A unified voice for the UK geothermal sector – An interview with Dr Charlotte Adams In

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Eastern Munich geothermal expansion to proceed despite financing challenges

July 12, 2024 Alterna AFK, Aschheim, Bavaria, collateral, district heating, doublet, Drilling, Europe & Middle East, expansion, Feldkirchen, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Geothermie, Germany, Kirchheim, Martina Serdjuk, Munich, Think GeoEnergy

AFK Geothermie facility in Aschheim, Bavaria, Germany (source: AFK Geothermie) Plans for drilling and heating network expansion of inter-municipal AFK

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Lack of social acceptance and private funding hold back geothermal in Indonesia

July 5, 2024 Alterna Asia & Pacific, Auction, development, Drilling, EBTKE, Eniya Listiani Dewi, ESDM, Finance, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Indonesia, Kepahiang, MEMR, panas bumi, power plant, Projects/ Research, PT PLN, social acceptance, Star Energy Geothermal, tender, Think GeoEnergy

Drilling rig on site at Muara Laboh geothermal project, Indonesia (source: Sumitomo) Issues with social acceptance and lack of interest

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GRMF HEAT to kick off 2nd funding round for geothermal direct use in Africa

June 28, 2024 Alterna Africa, African Union Commission, application, AUC, direct use, Events, Featured, Finance, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Geothermal Risk Mitigation Facility, GRMF, GRMF HEAT, Kenya Geothermal Congress, KGC, Think GeoEnergy

Announcement of 2nd round of applications for the GRMF HEAT programme for geothermal direct use (source: GRMF) The second round

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News roundup – State funding spurs multiple geothermal projects in Colorado

June 7, 2024 Alterna CLEER, Colorado, Colorado Energy Office, Colorado Mesa University, CU Boulder, Drilling, feasibility study, Finance, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Geothermal Technologies Inc, Gradient Geothermal, Grant, GTI, heating, Mt. Princeton Geothermal, North America, power plant, Projects/ Research, Pure-Green Colorado, Teverra, Think GeoEnergy, University of Colorado-Boulder

Colorado (source: Erik Cooper / flickr, Creative Commons) The recently announced grants from the Colorado Energy Office have stimulated multiple

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GDC receives EUR 5 million grant to support Baringo-Silali geothermal project, Kenya

May 24, 2024 Alterna Africa, Baringo-Silali, capacity building, capital, Davis Chirchir, EIB, EU, Finance, funding, GDC, Geothermal, Geothermal Development Company, Geothermal Power, Grant, Green Resilient Electricity System Programme, Kenya, KfW, Paul Ngugi, Projects/ Research, Think GeoEnergy

Launch of the Green Resilient Electricity System Programme with European Commissioner Kadri Simson and Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary of Energy Davis

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XGS Energy raises $20 million additional funding for next-generation geothermal

May 21, 2024 Alterna California, capital, Finance, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, investment, Josh Prueher, next-generation geothermal, North America, Series A, Technology, Thermal Reach Enhancement, Think GeoEnergy, TRE, XGS Energy

XGS Energy logo (source: XGS Energy) Next-generation geothermal company XGS Energy has raised $20 million in additional funding that will

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New partnership formed for geothermal heating in Burgwedel, Germany

May 17, 2024 Alterna Burgwedel, district heating, Drilling, Enercity, Europe & Middle East, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Geothermie, Germany, Großburgwedel, heating network, Lower Saxony, NDEWG, Projects/ Research, Seismic survey, Think GeoEnergy

Würmsee in Burgwedel, Lower Saxony, Germany (source: losch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons) A partnership between NDEWG, enercity, and

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GEORG celebrates 15 years of supporting geothermal research and collaboration

May 6, 2024 Alterna anniversary, celebration, Europe & Middle East, Event, Events, funding, GEORG, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Geothermal Research Cluster, Gleði, Grant, Háskóli Íslands, Hjalti Páll Ingólfsson, Iceland, KMT, Krafla Magma Testbed, Projects/ Research, research, Think GeoEnergy, University of Iceland

GEORG CEO Hjalti Páll Ingólfsson speaking during the GEORG Gleði event (source: GEORG) The GEORG – Geothermal Research Cluster celebrated

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