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US DOE offers small business funding for geothermal research

January 23, 2024 Alterna derisking, exploration, Finance, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Geothermal Technologies Office, Grant, North America, Projects/ Research, SBIT, small business, Small Business Innovation Research, Small Business Technology Transfer, STTR, Think GeoEnergy, US Department of Energy

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs (source: US DOE)

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Grant opportunity – Projects on geothermal scaling and lithium extraction

January 19, 2024 Alterna brine, California, California Energy Commission, CEC, corrosion, Finance, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Grant, lithium, Lithium extraction, North America, Projects/ Research, research, Salton Sea, scaling, Technology, Think GeoEnergy

Desert Shore, Salton Sea, California (source: flickr/ shastared, creative commons) The California Energy Commission has an open grant funding opportunity

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GeoAlaska expands geothermal prospecting area in Augustine Island, Alaska

January 18, 2024 Alterna Alaska, Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Augustine Island, exploration, GeoAlaska, Geophysics, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Ignis Energy, North America, Paul Craig, permit, Projects/ Research, prospecting, Richard Calleri, Think GeoEnergy

Augustine Volcano, Alaska (source: GeoAlaska) GeoAlaska has been awarded a new geothermal prospecting license that expands on the company’s existing

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Interest surging for superhot, superdeep geothermal energy

December 18, 2023 Alterna Carlos Araque, Drilling, Elizabeth Thomson, Events, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Geothermal Rising Conference, GRC, Matt Houde. Jerjes Porlles, modeling, North America, Quaise Energy, superdeep, SuperHot Rock, Technology, Teverra, Think GeoEnergy

Guest article: “Conference indicates surging interest in superhot, superdeep geothermal energy” by Elizabeth A. Thompson (source: Quaise Energy) A recent

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Nominations for Texas geothermal lease sale now open

December 13, 2023 Alterna General, Geothermal, geothermal lease sale, Geothermal Power, lease sale, nominations, North America, Texas, Texas General Land Office, Think GeoEnergy

El Paso, Texas and the Franklin Mountains (source: G. Lamar / flickr, Creative Commons) The Texas General Land Office is

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E2E to pilot novel EGS tech in Rainbow Lake, Alberta, Canada

December 13, 2023 Alterna Alberta, Canada, E2E Energy Solutions, EGRRS, EGS, Enhanced Geothermal Reservoir Recovery System, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, North America, pilot project, Projects/ Research, Rainbow Lake, Technology, Think GeoEnergy

E2E Energy Solutions will be piloting their patent-pending EGRRS technology to supply geothermal heat and power to the town of

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Expro and Di Drill Survey Services expand strategic partnership

December 13, 2023 Alterna caliper, Di Drill Survey Services, Expro, Geothermal Power, logging, North America, partnership, strategic partnership, Technology, Think GeoEnergy, well integrity, well logging, wellbore

Expro and Di Drill announce expanded strategic partnership Expro and Di Drill Survey Services have expanded a strategic partnership that

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BLM Nevada geothermal lease sale receives more than $1 million bids

November 17, 2023 Alterna Auction, BLM, Bureau of Land Management, Geothermal, geothermal lease sale, Geothermal Power, lease sale, Nevada, North America, Projects/ Research, Think GeoEnergy

Carson City, Nevada (source: flickr/ ScottSchrantz, creative commons) A recent competitive geothermal lease sale by the Bureau of Land Management

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US DOE announces $44 million funding for EGS innovation projects

November 15, 2023 Alterna EGS, Enhanced Geothermal Shot, Enhanced Geothermal System, Finance, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, innovation, North America, research, Technology, Think GeoEnergy, US Department of Energy, US DOE, Utah Forge

Drilling rig on site of Utah FORGE project site, Nov. 2020 (source: Utah FORGE) The US DOE with Utah FORGE

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Test wells drilled for geothermal feasibility in Brown University, Rhode Island

November 8, 2023 Alterna Brown University, Drilling, Energy Storage, exploration, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, heat storage, heating, North America, Projects/ Research, Providence, Rhode Island, test wells, Think GeoEnergy, well testing

Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island has drilled test wells in three locations to evaluate the feasibility of a geothermal

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Registration open – 2024 Stanford Geothermal Workshop, 12-14 February

November 1, 2023 Alterna California, Early Bird, Events, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, geothermal reservoir, North America, registration, reservoir, Roland Horne, Stanford Geothermal Workshop, Stanford University, Think GeoEnergy, Workshop

Stanford University, California (source: flickr/ Kazuhisa OTSUBO, creative commons) Early bird registration is currently open for the Stanford Geothermal Workshop,

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