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Geothermal drilling achieves deepest well in Frankfurt, Germany

March 24, 2023 Alterna Drilling, Europe & Middle East, exploration, Frankfurt, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Geothermie, Germany, heating, HLNUG, Projects/ Research, Rebstock, research, Römerhöfe, Rotliegend, Think GeoEnergy

Frankfurt am Main, Germany (source: Marco Verch Professional Photography / flickr, Creative Commons) A geothermal research borehole being drilled in

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NREL kicks off research on geothermal heat storage and hybrid systems

March 10, 2023 Alterna Earthbridge Energy, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, hybrid thermal, Idaho National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, North America, NREL, Oil and Gas, partnership, Premier Resource Management, Projects/ Research, research, Solar, Technology, thermal storage, Think GeoEnergy

NREL campus in Golden, Colorado (source: U.S. Department of Energy from United States, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons) Top researchers

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PhD opportunity – Re-use of abandoned wells for geothermal, GFZ Potsdam, Germany

March 8, 2023 Alterna abandoned wells, Berlin, Brandenburg, Europe & Middle East, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Geothermie, Germany, GFZ Potsdam, Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, INTERREG, jobs, Oil and Gas, PhD, PhD position, Potsdam, Projects/ Research, repurposing, research, Think GeoEnergy, TRANSGEO

GFZ Potsdam, Germany (source: flickr/ CAMPUS OF EXCELLENCE, creative commons) The Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ in Potsdam, Germany has

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Fraunhofer IPM developing in-line sensor for geothermal lithium extraction

March 7, 2023 Alterna Baden-Württemberg, Europe & Middle East, Fraunhofer IPM, Geothermal, geothermal brine, Geothermal Power, Germany, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, kit, LiMo project, Lithium extraction, Projects/ Research, research, sensor, spectroscopy, Technology, Think GeoEnergy, Upper Rhine Valley

Schematic diagram of geothermal lithium extraction process with inline monitoring (source: Fraunhofer IPM) Fraunhofer IPM is developing an in-line monitoring

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LIAG study identifies key factors for successful national geothermal campaign

March 3, 2023 Alterna district heating, EnBW, Enerchange, Europe & Middle East, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Geothermie, Germany, heating, Inga Moeck, key factors, Legislation, Leibniz Institute for Applied Geoscience, Leibniz-Institut für Angewandte Geophysik, LIAG, Permitting, Projects/ Research, research, study, Technology, Think GeoEnergy

Laufzorn geothermal heating plant in Bavaria, Germany (source: Erdwarme Grunwald) A study by the Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics has

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Dutch geothermal research project receives EUR 18 million funding

February 20, 2023 Alterna Dutch Research Council, electromagnetics, EPOS-eNLarge, EPOS-NL, Europe & Middle East, funding, Geophysics, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Geothermie, Netherlands, NWO, Projects/ Research, research, Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute, Technology, Think GeoEnergy, TNO, TU Delft, Utrecht University

European Plate Observing System – EPOS Netherlands (source: website screenshot, EPOS-eNLarge) The EPOS-eNLarge, a research facility that aims to improve

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Utah FORGE publishes Wiki dashboard for open-access data

February 3, 2023 Alterna dashboard, data, Drilling, EGS, Geochemistry, Geology, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, GIS, North America, Projects/ Research, research, Technology, Think GeoEnergy, Utah Forge, well data, wiki

Conceptual model of the Utah FORGE project (source: Utah FORGE) The Utah FORGE project has published a Wiki dashboard to

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Research highlights geothermal prospectivity mapping of Brazil using open-access data

January 27, 2023 Alterna Borborema, Brazil, Christian Lacasse, Data Science, EGS, fuzzy logic, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, GIS, Mapping, open access, potential, Projects/ Research, prospectivity mapping, research, South America, Think GeoEnergy, Tocantins

Jalapão State Park, Tocantins, Brazil (source: Bart van Dorp / flickr, Creative Commons) The research of Lacasse et al (2022)

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Tenerife announces public tender for geothermal research programs

January 27, 2023 Alterna Bidding, Canary Islands, Europe & Middle East, exploration, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Projects/ Research, public tender, research, tender, Tenerife, Think GeoEnergy

Playa de Tenerife, Spain (source: Alquiler de Coches, creative commons) The Government of the Canary Islands has issued a public

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Kurita Europe collaborates with parent company in Japan to improve and enrich geothermal solutions

January 23, 2023 Alterna Europe & Middle East, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Global, Kurita, Kurita Europe, Kurita Innovation Hub, Kurita Water Industries, laboratory, R&D, research, Sponsored, Technology, Think GeoEnergy, water treatment

Kurita Innovation Hub (KIH) located in Akishima City, Tokyo The Kurita Group transfers the core values of the Japanese parent

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US DOE announces USD 200 million funding for Energy Earthshots

January 21, 2023 Alterna call for proposals, EERC, EGS, Energy Earthshots, Enhanced Geothermal Shot, Enhanced Geothermal System, Finance, funding, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, North America, Projects/ Research, proposals, research, Technology, Think GeoEnergy, United States, US Department of Energy

Enhanced Geothermal Shot – A part of the Energy Earthshots initiative (source: US Department of Energy) With the announcement of

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