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Geothermal Technical Table gearing up for Italy’s geothermal renaissance

January 26, 2024 Alterna AIRU, Europe & Middle East, Geotermica, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Geothermal Technical Table, Italian Geothermal Union, Italian Urban Heating Association, Italy, Legislation, MASE, National Integrated Plan for Energy and Climate, Pichetto Fratin, Pniec, strategy, Think GeoEnergy, UGI, Unione Geotermica Italiana

Fumaroles in Sasso Pisano, Tuscany, Italy (source: UGI) In Italy, the Geothermal Technical Table has been working with the Ministry

Wave / Tidal Energy

New legislation to combat drone attacks on Russian O&G installations

December 31, 2023 Alterna Drone Attacks, drones, International projects, Legislation, Ocean Energy, Russia, Tidal Energy, Wave Energy

Fossil Energy – Drone Attacks In a move to address the growing concern over drone attacks on oil and gas

Geothermal Power

The COP28 pledge to triple up by 2030 and implications for geothermal

December 8, 2023 Alterna Capacity, COP28, Dubai, Finance, General, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Global, Global Renewables Alliance, GRA, growth, heating, heating and cooling, IGA, International Geothermal Association, Legislation, pledge, Projects/ Research, Renewables, Think GeoEnergy, triple up, UAE, United Arab Emirates

More than 118 countries have pledged during COP28 to triple renewable capacity by 2030. What is the role do we

Geothermal Power

European Parliament committee votes in favor of geothermal report

December 8, 2023 Alterna EGEC, Europe & Middle East, European Geothermal Energy Council, European Parliament, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Industry Energy and Research Committee, ITRE, Legislation, Own Initiative Report, Philippe Dumas, Policy, Think GeoEnergy, voting, Zdzis?aw Krasnod?bski

Plenary session at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium (source: MichalPL, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons) The geothermal Own

Geothermal Power

Türkiye sets geothermal goals in Medium-Term Economic Program

September 26, 2023 Alterna agriculture, economy, Europe & Middle East, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, JED, jeotermal, JESDER, Legislation, Medium Term Program, MTP, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, TDIOSB, Think GeoEnergy, Türkiye

Presidency of Strategy and Budget Building in Turkiye (source: Presidency of Strategy and Budget) Türkiye intends to focus on geothermal

Geothermal Power

New York State passes law to facilitate deeper geothermal drilling

September 22, 2023 Alterna A6949, Climate Action Council, Dandelion Energy, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, GSHP, Heat pump, heating and cooling, Jens Ponikua, Kathy Hannun, Kathy Hochul, Legislation, New York, North America, NY-GEO, regulation, S6604, Think GeoEnergy

NYSE, Wall Street, New York (source: flickr/ b00nj, creative commons) NY State Governor Kathy Hochul has passed legislation that removes

Geothermal Power

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

Geothermal Power

German Chancellor visits Eavor’s Geretsried geothermal site

August 25, 2023 Alterna Bavaria, Drilling, Eavor Erdwarme Geretsried, Eavor-Loop, Europe & Middle East, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Geothermie, Geretsried, Germany, Legislation, Olaf Scholz, Projects/ Research, Technology, Think GeoEnergy

Chancellor Olaf Scholz visits the Eavor Geretsried geothermal project, Germany (source: Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz via Twitter) The German Chancellor Olaf

Geothermal Power

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

August 23, 2023 Alterna Aidan Mackenzie, categorical exclusion, derisking, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Institute for Progress, Legislation, National Environmental Policy Act, NEPA, NEPA review, North America, Oil and Gas, Permitting, Project development, streamlining, Think GeoEnergy, U.S.

U.S. Capitol, Washington D.C (source: flickr/ cliff1066™, creative commons) For geothermal to thrive, it needs to benefit from the same

Geothermal Power

Geothermal Association of Kenya holds meeting with private sector

August 17, 2023 Alterna Africa, GAK, General, Geothermal, Geothermal Association of Kenya, Geothermal Power, investment, Kenya, Kenya Geothermal Congress, Kenya Private Sector Alliance, KEPSA, Legislation, partnership, Policy, Think GeoEnergy

Meeting between the Geothermal Association of Kenya (GAK) and the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) (source: GAK) The Geothermal Association

Geothermal Power

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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