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Interview – Expro’s expansion from oil and gas services to geothermal

April 8, 2024 Alterna cooperation, Drilling, energy transition, Expro, Featured, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Global, Oil and Gas, partnership, Patrick Hanson, Projects/ Research, Technology, Think GeoEnergy, well intervention, well services

Interview – Expro’s expansion from oil and gas services to geothermal In this interview with Patrick Hanson, we discuss the

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KenGen approves GreenFire closed-loop application in Olkaria geothermal field, Kenya

April 5, 2024 Alterna Africa, closed loop, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, GreenFire Energy, greenloop, KenGen, Kenya, Olkaria, Projects/ Research, rehabilitation, repurposing, Technology, Think GeoEnergy

Olkaria II geothermal power plant, Kenya (source: ARGeo) GreenFire Energy has received approval from KenGen to deploy the GreenLoop technology

Geothermal Power

Study evaluates performance of different single-well geothermal borehole designs

April 4, 2024 Alterna BHE, borehole, borehole heat exchanger, Christopher Brown, coaxial, conductivity, David Banks, Europe & Middle East, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Gioia Falcone, Global, heat extraction, Isa Kolo, James Watt School of Engineering, modeling, pressure drop, pressure loss, Projects/ Research, research, simulation, study, Technology, thermal response test, Think GeoEnergy, U-tube, University of Glasgow

Eden Geothermal drilling rig (source: Exeter Science Centre, YouTube screenshot) A study from the University of Glasgow compares the thermal

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GNS undertakes project to promote geothermal greenhouses in New Zealand

April 3, 2024 Alterna agriculture, Asia & Pacific, direct use, exploration, Geophysics, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, GNS Science, greenhouse, heating, interview, John Burnell, New Zealand, North Island, Projects/ Research, research, resistivity survey, Technology, Think GeoEnergy

Geothermal direct use at greenhouse at Menengai, Kenya (source: Helen Robinson) GNS Science will be undertaking a five-year research program

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Webinar – ECOPID: Environmentally responsible solutions for Upper Rhine geothermal; 5 April 2024

April 1, 2024 Alterna ADEME, cooperation, corrosion, ECOPID, ÉS Géothermie, Europe & Middle East, Featured, Focus on Geothermal, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Hande Sile, Kurita, partnership, Projects/ Research, radioactive deposits, registration, research, scaling, Technology, Think GeoEnergy, Webinar

Focus on Geothermal Webinar – ECOPID Project: A Cooperation for Environmentally Responsible Solutions for Upper Rhine Geothermal Field Join us

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City council approves geothermal drilling in Stormont Estate, Northern Ireland

March 29, 2024 Alterna Belfast, core drilling, Department for the Economy, DfE, Drilling, Europe & Middle East, exploration, GeoEnergy NI, Geological Survey of Northern Ireland, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, GSNI, Northern Ireland, permit, Projects/ Research, Stormont Estate, Tetra Tech Europe, Think GeoEnergy

Stormont Estate, Northern Ireland (source: Flood Risk Management NI / flickr, Creative Commons) With planning permission granted by the Belfast

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Minnesota “green bank” to fund geothermal system for new community

March 29, 2024 Alterna Finance, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, green bank, heating and cooling, Legislation, Loan, Minnesota, Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority, MnCIFA, North America, Projects/ Research, St. Paul, The Heights, Think GeoEnergy, USA

A new housing and industrial development in St. Paul, Minnesota will have a geothermal system funded by a “green bank”

Geothermal Power

Drilling of geothermal research well starts in Gluszyca, Poland

March 28, 2024 Alterna AGH University of Science and Technology, agriculture, Drilling, Europe & Middle East, exploration, funding, G?uszyca, geotermalne, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Grant, heating, Lower Silesian, NFOSIGW, Poland, Projects/ Research, research well, Think GeoEnergy, tourism

Mayor Roman Glód of Gluszyca, Poland during the ceremonial start of geothermal drilling operations (source: Gluszyca official website) Drilling of

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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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Eavor signs geothermal heat supply contract with Geretsried, Germany

March 26, 2024 Alterna Bavaria, construction, district heating, Eavor, Eavor Erdwarme Geretsried, Europe & Middle East, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Geothermie, Geretsried, Germany, heating, Isar Loisach Naturwärme GmbH, Projects/ Research, Stadtwerke Geretsried, supply contract, Technology, Think GeoEnergy

Signing of heat supply contract between Eavor Erdwarme Geretsried and Stadtwerke Geretsried (source: Stadt Geretsried) Eavor Erdwärme Geretsried has signed

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Interview – How gas flux analyses can reduce geothermal discovery risk

March 25, 2024 Alterna Aluto-Langano, co2, Drilling, Egbert Jolie, Ethiopia, exploration, Featured, fluxtec, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Global, interview, permeability, Projects/ Research, radon, risk mitigation, soil gas, soil gas flux, surface exploration, surface study, Technology, Think GeoEnergy, thoron

Interview – How gas flux analyses can reduce geothermal discovery risks In this interview with Dr. Egbert Jolie of fluxtec,

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