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EU-funded GeoHEAT project seeks to improve success rate of deep geothermal

October 29, 2024 Alterna Airolo, borehole, consortium, Drilling, EU, Europe & Middle East, exploration, GeoHeat, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Horizon, imaging, modeling, Projects/ Research, radar, research, risk mitigation, subsurface modeling, Switzerland, Technology, Think GeoEnergy

Kickoff meeting of GEOHEAT research project in Airolo, Switzerland (source: GEOHEAT via LinkedIn) The EU-funded GeoHEAT project seeks to improve

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Tender – Drilling of four geothermal exploration wells, Mexico

October 25, 2024 Alterna Baja California, Baja California Sur, Cerro Prieto, Claudia Sheinbaum, Drilling, exploration, Finance, funding, geotermia, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, IDAE, INEEL, Las Tres Virgenes, Mexico, North America, Projects/ Research, risk mitigation, tender, Think GeoEnergy

View of Cerro Prieto from Michoacan de Ocampo, Baja California, Mexico (source: Verdelunar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons) The

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FindHeat consortium launched to develop new geothermal exploration toolkit

October 23, 2024 Alterna consortium, EU, Europe & Middle East, exploration, FindHeat, Geology, Geophysics, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Projects/ Research, research, risk mitigation, social acceptance, social science, Think GeoEnergy, TU Delft

Drilling rig being set up at the Geothermie Delft site in the Netherlands (source: Geothermie Delft) A new EU-funded consortium,

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Optimizing geothermal drilling targets with GeoFlow Imaging’s technology

July 1, 2024 Alterna Drilling, Economics, exploration, Featured, Finance, GeoFlow Imaging, Geoi Dipa Enegri, Geophysics, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Global, Graeme Saunders, Indonesia, modeling, passive seismic, Patuha, Peter Leary, risk mitigation, seismic imaging, Seismic survey, Technology, Think GeoEnergy

Unlocking efficiency in geothermal energy: GeoFlow Imaging’s technology optimizes drilling targets With advanced seismic imaging technologies, GeoFlow Imaging seeks to

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Draft published on guidelines for geological risk assessment of geothermal in Germany

April 12, 2024 Alterna BVEG, DGMK, Europe & Middle East, evaluation, Federal Association of Natural Gas Petroleum and Geoenergy, General, geological risk, Geology, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Geothermie, Germany, Projects/ Research, Public consultation, risk assessment, risk mitigation, standard guide, standardization, Think GeoEnergy

ITAG drilling rig on site in Holzkirchen, Germany (Source: GW Holzkirchen) BVEG and DGMK have published the final draft of

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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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The importance of high-resolution seismic in geothermal exploration

March 15, 2024 Alterna Drilling, Eclépens, Europe & Middle East, exploration, Geophysics, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Global, guest article, Philippa Decker, project risk, Projects/ Research, risk mitigation, seismic campaign, seismic node, Seismic survey, Stryde, Swiss Geo Energy, Switzerland, Technology, Think GeoEnergy

The importance of high-resolution seismic in geothermal exploration (source: STRYDE) Seismic data acquisition using lightweight and agile node technology may

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MIGA, World Bank increases insurance coverage for Tulu Moye geothermal, Ethiopia

November 17, 2023 Alterna Africa, Drilling, Ethiopia, Finance, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, guarantee, Insurance, investment, MIGA, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, power plant, Projects/ Research, risk mitigation, Think GeoEnergy, TMGO, Tulu Moye, Tulu Moye Geothermal Operations, World Bank

Drilling rig on site of the Tulu Moye geothermal project, Ethiopia (source: Reykjavik Geothermal) MIGA under the World Bank has

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PPP mechanism key to geothermal development in Kenya

July 14, 2023 Alterna Africa, Finance, GDC, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, independent power producer, IPP, Jesse Nyokabi, Kenya, Kenya Power, KPLC, Legislation, Menengai, Olkaria, power plant, PPP, project financing, project risk, Projects/ Research, Public Private Partnership, risk mitigation, risk transfer, steam field, steam gathering system, Think GeoEnergy

Olkaria III plant by Ormat (source: video screenshot) Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) have been successful in reinvigorating Kenya’s geothermal sector, but

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ORNL seismic research aims to mitigate risks in geothermal and carbon capture

June 23, 2023 Alterna carbon capture, Chengping Chai, deep learning, Geophysics, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, machine learning, Monica Maceira, North America, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, Projects/ Research, research, risk mitigation, seismicity, seismology, Technology, Think GeoEnergy

A research paper from ORNL explores the use of machine learning for faster, more accurate processing of seismicity data to

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Webinar recording – Non-technical barriers to geothermal development in Western U.S.

June 16, 2023 Alterna California, Featured, Geothermal, Geothermal Power, Idaho National Laboratory, IDL, LCOE, Legislation, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Nevada, North America, NREL, pacific northwest national laboratory, Permitting, PNNL, Project development, project management, Projects/ Research, risk mitigation, Think GeoEnergy

Stillwater Range in Churchill County, Nevada (source: flickr/ Ken Lund, creative commons) In this webinar, representatives from NREL, PNNL, and

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