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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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AGSM AIM invests on geothermal project in Verona, Italy

January 11, 2024 Alterna AGSM AIM, cogeneration, Europe & Middle East, Finance, Geotermica, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, heating, investment, Italy, Projects/ Research, Think GeoEnergy, Verona, Vicenza

Aerial view of Verona, Italy (source: Pedro / flickr, Creative Commons) The public utility company AGSM AIM has invested on

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PGE inaugurates geothermal-powered Geopark in Lahendong, Indonesia

January 9, 2024 Alterna Asia & Pacific, GeoPark, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, geotourism, Gorontalo, Indonesia, Julfi Hadi, Lahendong, Lao-Lao Geopark, panas bumi, Pertamina, Pertamina Geothermal Energy, PGE, PGEO, Projects/ Research, spa, Sulawesi, Think GeoEnergy, Tomohon, tourism

Steamfield at Lahendong geothermal plant, Indonesia (source: Sumitomo Corp.) Pertamina Geothermal Energy has inaugurated the Lao-Lao Geopark utilizing geothermal energy

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Survey – Laboratory capabilities for geothermal research

January 5, 2024 Alterna Featured, Geothermal Power, Global, Projects/ Research, Technology, Think GeoEnergy

Survey of laboratory capabilities for geothermal research by the Clean Air Task Force (CATF) The Clean Air Task Force (CATF)

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ESMAP publishes report on socioeconomic benefits of geothermal

January 5, 2024 Alterna community engagement, Energy Sector Management Assistance Program, ESMAP, Featured, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Global, Projects/ Research, Report, skills development, socioeconomic benefits, Think GeoEnergy, training, value chain, World Bank

“Geothermal Energy: Unveiling the Socioeconomic Benefits” by ESMAP – World Bank (source: ESMAP) An excellent report by ESMAP – World

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Bochum, Germany to extract geothermal heat from abandoned coal mines

January 5, 2024 Alterna Bochum, construction, district heating, Drilling, Europe & Middle East, Fraunhofer IEG, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Geothermie, Germany, Mark 51°7, mine water, Projects/ Research, Rolf Bracke, Ruhr, Stadtwerke Bochum, Think GeoEnergy

Mine tower, Bochum, Germany (source: flickr/ x1klima, creative commons) Construction of new buildings in a district is ongoing in Bochum,

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Geothermal initiative for green hydrogen in the Aysén Region, Chile

January 5, 2024 Alterna Aysén, CEGA, Center of Excellence for Geothermal of the Andes, Chile, Cisnes, geotermia, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, green hydrogen, Projects/ Research, South America, Think GeoEnergy

Puyuhuapi, Cisnes, Aysén, Chile. Photo by Thomas Griggs under Unsplash license. CEGA will be carrying out a detailed feasibility analysis

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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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Verkis receives grant for geothermal exploration in India

January 2, 2024 Alterna Asia & Pacific, Europe & Middle East, exploration, feasibility study, Finance, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Grant, Iceland, India, Projects/ Research, Think GeoEnergy, Verkis, World Economic Development Goals Fund

Taptapani hotspring in Ganjam district of Orissa, India (source: flickr/Rita Willaert, creative commons) Icelandic firm Verkis has been granted funding

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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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Interview – Harnessing the potential of geothermal to scale up by 2030

December 18, 2023 Alterna AGS, Ann Robertson-Tait, Celsius Energy, Community Choice Aggregators, COP28, EGS, Featured, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, GeothermEx, Global, growth, hybrid power plant, Inflation Reduction Act, interview, LCOE, Projects/ Research, SLB, Technology, Think GeoEnergy

Part 2 of interview with Ann Robertson-Tait of GeothermEx / SLB In the second part of our interview with Ann

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