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KAUST and TAQA break ground on geothermal research well in Saudi Arabia

February 20, 2024 Alterna Drilling, Europe & Middle East, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, KAUST, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Meshary AlAyed, Projects/ Research, research, Reykjavik Geothermal, Saudi Arabia, shallow well, Taqa, TAQA Geothermal, Think GeoEnergy, Thomas Finkbeiner

Spudding of geothermal research well at KAUST, Saudi Arabai (source: KAUST) Drilling has begun on a shallow geothermal research well

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Veitur to evaluate geothermal heating in Álftanes, Iceland

February 14, 2024 Alterna Álftanes, Drilling, Europe & Middle East, exploration, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, heating, Iceland, jarðhita, low temperature, Projects/ Research, research, Think GeoEnergy, Veitur

Veitur will be drilling a series of shallow geothermal research boreholes in Álftanes to possibly augment hot water supply to

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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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PhD opportunity – Geothermal in the UK agri-food sector, Belfast, Northern Ireland

December 18, 2023 Alterna agri-food, agriculture, AgriTherm, directuse, education, Europe & Middle East, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Northern Ireland, PhD, QUADRAT Doctoral Training Partnership, Queen's University Belfast, research, Think GeoEnergy, UK

Queen’s Uninversity Belfast (source: Andreas Haupt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons) The Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland has an

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UNFC applied for geothermal inventory at Waikato Region, New Zealand

December 14, 2023 Alterna Aotearoa, Asia & Pacific, classification, compilation, General, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, inventory, Jacobs, New Zealand, Projects/ Research, research, study, Think GeoEnergy, UNFC, United Nations Framework Classification, Waikato

Pohutu geyser in Te Whakarewarewa, New Zealand (source: denisbin / flickr, Creative Commons) Jacobs has published a comprehensive report applying

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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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Drilling completed for Delft geothermal project, Netherlands

December 8, 2023 Alterna Aardyn, core drilling, Delft, district heating, Drilling, EBN, Europe & Middle East, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Geothermie, Geothermie Delft, Netherlands, Projects/ Research, research, Rotterdamseweg, shell, Think GeoEnergy, TU Delft

The drilling site at TU Delft, Netherlands (source: Geothermie Delft) Drilling has been completed for the Geothermie Delft project in

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Call for abstracts – European Geothermal PhD Days; 3-5 April 2024; Delft, Netherlands

December 6, 2023 Alterna call for abstracts, Delft, EGPD, EGPD 2024, Europe & Middle East, European Geothermal PhD Days, Events, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Netherlands, PhD, research, Think GeoEnergy, TU Delft

Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2024 European Geotehermal PhD Days taking place at TU Delft, Netherlands on 3-5

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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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Croatia approves EUR 30 million grant for geothermal research

November 3, 2023 Alterna AZU, Croatia, Croatian Hydrocarbon Agency, Europe & Middle East, exploration, Finance, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Grant, Marijan Krpan, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, NPOO, research, Think GeoEnergy

View over Zagreb, Croatia (source: flickr/ Rudy Balasko, creative commons) The Government of Croatia has allocated funding of EUR 30

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Xerion lithium extraction tech wins US DOE Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize

October 27, 2023 Alterna American-Made Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize, ceramic membrane, DLE, extraction, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, lithium, Lithium extraction, membrane, North America, Projects/ Research, redox, research, Technology, Think GeoEnergy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, US DOE, Xerion, Xerion Advanced Battery Corp

Diagram of lithium extraction by ceramic membrane technology (source: Xerion) Xerion has been awarded the American-Made Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize

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