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Mercury breaks ground on 50-MW Nga Tamariki geothermal power plant expansion

March 22, 2024 Alterna Asia & Pacific, binary power plant, construction, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, groundbreaking, Mercury, New Zealand, Nga Tamariki, Ngati Tahu-Ngati Whaoa, OEC, ORC, Organic Rankine Cycle, Ormat Energy Converter, power plant, Projects/ Research, Tauhara North #2, Think GeoEnergy

Nga Tamariki 5 geothermal power station groundbreaking ceremony with (L-R) Omer Cohen (Ormat) Scott St John (Chairperson of Mercury), Roger

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Eavor reports drilling to 7000m measured depth at Geretsried project, Germany

March 11, 2024 Alterna Bavaria, casing, construction, Drilling, Eavor, Eavor Deutschland, Eavor Technologies, Eavor-Loop, Europe & Middle East, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Geothermie, Geretsried, Germany, Odfjell Technology, power plant, Projects/ Research, Technology, Think GeoEnergy, Turboden

Drilling and construction operations at Eavor’s Geretried site in Germany (source: video screenshot, Eavor Deutschland via LinkedIn) Eavor reports progress

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Appi geothermal power plant in Iwate, Japan starts commercial operations

March 1, 2024 Alterna Appi, Asia & Pacific, COD, commercial operations, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Hachimantai, Iwate, J-Power, Japan, JOGMEC, MGC, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Mitsubishi Materials Corp., MMC, power plant, Projects/ Research, Think GeoEnergy

The Appi Geothermal Power Plant in Hachimantai National Forest, Hachimantai-city, Iwate, Japan (source: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation) The 14.9-MW Appi Geothermal

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Kamojang geothermal power plant in Indonesia starts green hydrogen production

February 23, 2024 Alterna Asia & Pacific, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, GHP, green hydrogen, Indonesia, Kamojang, panas bumi, power plant, Projects/ Research, PT PLN, Technology, Think GeoEnergy

PT PLN’s green hydrogen plant at the Kamojang geothermal power plant, West Java, Indonesia (source: Video screenshot, PT PLN) PT

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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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New volcanic eruption close to geothermal plant and Blue Lagoon in Iceland

February 8, 2024 Alterna Blue Lagoon, Europe & Middle East, General, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Grindavík, heating, HS Veitur, Iceland, power plant, Reykjanes, Svartsengi, Think GeoEnergy, volcanic activity, volcanic eruption, volcano

Lava flow over Grindavik road at the intersection to the Blue Lagoon, Iceland (source: Icelandic Road Authority/ Vegagardin via Facebook

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PLN Indonesia to set benchmark for Tanzania geothermal development

January 31, 2024 Alterna Asia & Pacific, digitization, General, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Indonesia, MoU, panas bumi, partnership, PLN, power plant, PT PLN, Salak, TANESCO, Tanzania, Tanzania Electric Supply, Think GeoEnergy

Gunung Salak, Indonesia (source: flickr/ Adhard, creative commons) State-owned utility companies PT PLN and Tanesco have partnered up, allowing Indonesian

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Colombia awards first-ever geothermal power project license

January 12, 2024 Alterna Aguazul, Casanare, Colombia, geotermia, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Mani, Oil and Gas, Parex Resources, power plant, Projects/ Research, South America, Think GeoEnergy

Parex Resources has been granted a license to develop a geothermal power project in Casanare, Colombia with potential capacity of

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Tender – EPC contract for Patuha Unit 2 geothermal power plant, Indonesia

January 3, 2024 Alterna Asia & Pacific, Auction, Bidding, construction, contractor, EPC, Geo Dipa, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Indonesia, Java, panas bumi, Patuha, Patuha Unit 2, power plant, Projects/ Research, PT Geo Dipa, tender, Think GeoEnergy

Patuha geothermal plant, Bandung, Indonesia (source: ESMAP) PT Geo Dipa has published a tender for the EPC contract of the

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Pertamina breaks ground on Lumut Balai 2 geothermal power plant construction

December 19, 2023 Alterna Asia & Pacific, construction, FCRS, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, groundbreaking, Indonesia, Julfi Hadi, Lumut Balai, Lumut Balai Unit 2, panas bumi, Pertamina, Pertamina Geothermal Energy, PGEO, PLTP, power plant, Projects/ Research, Sumatra, Think GeoEnergy

Lumut Balai geothermal plant, Indonesia (source: WIKA) A groundbreaking ceremony has signaled the start of construction for the Lumut Balai

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GeothermiX showcases geothermal research work by young scientists

December 13, 2023 Alterna conference, Enel Green Power, Europe & Middle East, Event, Events, Geotermica, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Geothermix, Italy, Larderello, Pisa, power plant, research, Think GeoEnergy, Tuscany, UGI, Unione Geotermica Italiana, University of Pisa, Valle Secolo

Valle Secolo geothermal power plant, Tuscany, Italy (source:T. AGEMAR, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The GeothermiX conference held in

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