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Despite setback, Unalaska intends to push on with geothermal project

March 27, 2024 Alterna Alaska, Augustine Island, Chena Power, Climate Pollution Reduction Grant, CPRG, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Finance, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Grant, investment, Makushin, North America, OCCP, Ounalashka Corporation, power plant, PPA, Projects/ Research, Qawalangin Tribe, Think GeoEnergy, Unalaska

Makushin project site, Unalaska/ Alaska, U.S. (source: Ounalashka Corp., Chena Power) The Makushin geothermal project in Unalaska, Alaska can still

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Geothermal draws great interest at CERAWeek in Houston, Texas

March 22, 2024 Alterna CERAWeek, chevron, Cindy Taff, EGS, energy transition, Events, Exxon, Fervo Energy, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Jennifer Granholm, Jigar Shah, Legislation, Mike Wirth, North America, Oil and Gas, Pathways to Commercial Liftoff, Projects/ Research, S&P Global, Sage Geosystems, Technology, Think GeoEnergy

Chevron’s Mike Wirth with S&P Global’s Daniel Yergin during the 2024 CERAWeek in Houston (source: CERAWeek event website) An increased

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Brightcore Energy succeeds in petition for geothermal incentive program

March 22, 2024 Alterna Brightcore Energy, Clean Heat Program, Con Edison, Finance, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Grant, ground source heat pump, GSHP, incentive, Mike Richter, New York, North America, Projects/ Research, subsidy, TCT, Thermal Conductivity Testing, Think GeoEnergy

New York City skyline (source: flickr/ Phil King, creative commons) Brightcore Energy has secured a new incentive program under Con

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New bipartisan bill seeks faster permitting for geothermal in US public lands

March 15, 2024 Alterna bill, BLM, Bureau of Land Management, categorical exclusion, Catherine Cortez Masto, Geo Act, Geothermal, Geothermal Energy Optimization Act, Geothermal Power, James Risch, Legislation, Martin Heinrich, North America, parity, Permitting, proposal, regulation, Think GeoEnergy

Tungsten geothermal power plant, Nevada (source: screenshot, YouTube/ Ormat) A new bipartisan bill submitted by US senators seeks to expedite

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Quaise Energy secures $21 million funding to support field operations

March 12, 2024 Alterna Carlos Araque, Drilling, Finance, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, magnetic survey, millimeter wave drilling, MIT, North America, pilot plant, pilot project, Quaise Energy, Seismic survey, Series A1, startup, Technology, Think GeoEnergy

Core drilling operations by Quaise Energy in preparation of field tests of millimeter wave drilling (source: Quaise Energy) Quiase Energy

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Utah FORGE goes beyond drilling with geothermal education efforts

March 5, 2024 Alterna Beaver County, community, community engagement, education, EGS, Enhanced Geothermal Shot, Enhanced Geothermal System, General, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Museum, North America, outreach, Projects/ Research, Think GeoEnergy, Utah, Utah Forge, Workshop

Utah FORGE’s Christopher Katis answers questions about geothermal energy at the Utah FORGE booth. (source: Utah FORGE) The Utah FORGE

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Blue Spark Energy restores geothermal heating in Lakeview, Oregon

February 28, 2024 Alterna Blue Spark Energy, BLUESPARK, district heating, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, heating, high-pulsed power, Lakeview, Marci Hamilton, North America, Oregon, Projects/ Research, scale removal, Technology, Think GeoEnergy, wellbore scaling

Blue Spark Energy completes a successful restoration of the geothermal heating system in Lakeview, Oregon (source: Blue Spark Energy) Blue

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Subterra and Enercare launch fully integrated geothermal solutions in Canada

February 16, 2024 Alterna Canada, collaboration, construction, cooling, Drilling, Enercare, energy-as-a-service, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, ground source heat pump, GSHP, heating, housing, HVAC, North America, Projects/ Research, real estate, Subterra Renewables, Think GeoEnergy

City skyline, Toronto/ Ontario, Canada (source: flickr/Kingdafy, creative commons) Subterra Renewables and Enercare are collaborating to launch a fully integrated

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New Mexico geothermal bill returns to governor’s desk

February 16, 2024 Alterna Finance, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Grant, HB 91, house bill, Jerry Ortiz y Pino, Legislation, Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico, North America, Think GeoEnergy

A bill that seeks to create a fund for geothermal project grants has come to the desk of the New

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Sage closes Series A funding to support geothermal storage technology

February 15, 2024 Alterna Chesapeake Energy Corp., Cindy Taff, EarthStore, Finance, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Ignis Energy, investment, Nabors, North America, pilot project, Sage Geosystems, Series A, storage, Technology, Texas, thermal energy storage, Think GeoEnergy

EarthStore by Sage Geosystems (source: Sage GeoSystems via YouTube) Sage Geosystems has raised $17 million in Series A funding to

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Ormat receives PPA for expanded geothermal capacity at Puna, Hawaii

February 12, 2024 Alterna Asia & Pacific, EIS, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Hawaii, Hawaii Public Utilities Commission, HPUC, North America, Ormat, Ormat Technologies, power plant, PPA, Projects/ Research, Puna, Puna Geothermal Venture, Think GeoEnergy

Puna Geothermal Power Plant, Big Island, Hawaii (source: betterplace.com) Ormat has received approval for PPA amendments that allows Puna Geothermal

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