Geothermal power

By Tom In September, California’s Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative (RETI) released their Phase 2A report, which outlined potential transmission corridors to collect renewable energy from Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ) that had been identified in previous phases. ...

By johnio78 By Muklis Ali (Reuters) Indonesia needs to relax its laws to make it easier to explore for geothermal energy in protected forests if it is going to meet a target of lifting electricity demand from renewables, an industry official said on Monday.

Now that geothermal is finally on our energy priority list, the industry is seeing a new influx of public and private capital. After more than a decade of almost no activity in the U.S. geothermal sector, we're finally seeing a lot of new plants being developed. The problem is, many of them may n...

By johnio78 When completed, the McGinness Hills project will increase the total output supplied from Ormat to NV Energy, Inc. to approximately 135 MWs, helping the utility to meet its renewable energy requirement. The renewable portfolio standard legislation requires 15 percent of all electrici...

By Josie Garthwaite Carbon Capture for Geothermal Energy: Carbon dioxide generated by power plants may find a second life being cycled underground, helping to bring heat to the surface where it can be used to generate electricity. Backers of this as-yet-unproven concept secured a big endorsement with the...

By johnio78 “We offered geothermal investment opportunities to New Zealand,” Hidayat said, adding that to develop geothermal energy, the government should immediately issue a relevant pricing policy so that the investors who had interest in it could calculate the continuation of the investme...

By treehouseenergy The environmental benefits of geothermal are indisputable.  A residential geothermal installation typically supplies 4 to 5 kilowatts of heat for every kilowatt of electricity used.  Without getting into the engineering details of energy measurement, geothermal can be as efficien...

Most geothermal development in the near future will come from conventional, medium-temperature hydrothermal power plants. But beyond the next few years, a large number of projects that utilize temperature extremes, both hot and cool, may come online. In this podcast, we'll look at two...

By johnio78 Enhanced Geothermal Systems Demonstrations (up to $51.4 million): Three projects have been selected for the exploration, drilling and development of enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) to validate power production from deep hot rock resources using innovative technologies and app...

By johnio78 The St. Johns Dome area is considered to be in an optimal location at which to develop CO(2)-based geothermal energy. This is due to its combination of a large volume of low cost natural CO(2), the likely presence of a thermal reservoir underlying the region and a local connection into the po...

Jails are the perfect place for renewable energy systems. Because they are so energy intensive, administrators and taxpayers are always looking for new ways to reduce energy needs and satisfy electrical, heating and cooling demands on site. In this podcast, we'll visit a LEED-certifie...

By Big Gav(biggav@gmail.com) However, neither company can move forward because they are in a queue to use the one suitable and available drilling rig in Australia, currently being used at Petratherm's Parlana hot-rock project, which is several months behind schedule.

By June A geothermal heat pump has a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, and an evaporator like a refrigerator, but also includes a reversing valve to allow both heating and cooling. The big difference between a refrigerator or traditional air conditioner and a geothermal heat pump i...

Back in 1979, President Jimmy Carter put a large solar thermal system on the White House, calling on American businesses and consumers to make solar the future, not a "curiosity" or an "example of a road not taken." Unfortunately, six years later, the panels were ripped down and governmen...

A new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) collaboration is looking to generate electricity from a geothermal sources stemming from oilfield operations.

By johnio78 “Further definition of the Neal Hot Springs geothermal resource is a significant part of our company’s growth plan”, said Daniel Kunz, President and CEO. “These drilling programs geothermal reservoir needed to construct a power plant that will deliver 22 megawatts of electricity”.

Representing the US geothermal power industry, the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) supports Governor Schwarzenegger's Executive Order to boost California's renewable energy power standard to 33% by 2020. "GEA fully supports the Governor's initiative to boost the state's ren...

In a remote area on the California–Oregon border, and without much fanfare, the community of Klamath Falls is creating a virtual laboratory of economic and environmental innovation using one of the area's less-obvious natural resources: the abundant hot geothermal water of the regi...

By geothermalheatpump Want a nice dividend so you can cover your heating bill? You could buy a utility stock, or you could put the money into a geothermal system. February was brutal in Chicago. Temperatures fell below zero on eight days. But Michael Yerke, vice president of Midwest booking for Live Nation (nyse: L...

A new report claims to show that electricity customers in Australia will reap the rewards of early investment in transmission and distribution developments linking geothermal projects in the northern part of South Australia to the National Electricity Market (NEM).

Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. has finished construction of the 49.5-megawatt capacity Blue Mountain Faulkner 1 geothermal power plant in northern Nevada. Mechanical, electrical and metering systems are installed for three Energy Convertors and the cooling tower, control building, f...

California enhanced geothermal project faces delays AltaRock started drilling at 3200 feet, the bottom of one of the older holes at The Geysers in Northern California. According to the New York Times, ...

By Big Gav(biggav@gmail.com) The Obama administration’s first major test of geothermal energy as a significant alternative to fossil fuels has fallen seriously behind schedule, several federal scientists said this week, even as the project is under review because of the earthquakes it could generate in Norther...

FACTBOX - Australia's renewable energy sector Studies suggest that Australia's hot fractured rock geothermal energy could provide up to 2200 MW of base-load capacity, or up to 40 percent of the ... Bipartisan deal for renewable energyDaily Telegraph

Geothermal energy company Petratherm has entered into a co-operative agreement with the Spanish Federal government and the Madrid Regional government to progress its 8 MW Madrid Geothermal District Heating (GDH) project.

Geothermal power search holds promise, threat Besides, he said, companies have been boring wells in The Geysers for 50 years. Five older geothermal wells already sit on the same ridgetop as AltaRock's ... and more »

Geothermal energy harnesses the heat of the Earth to produce electricity. To vastly simplify things, geothermal wells drilled into the ground allow steam to ... Pertamina seeking $3B to increase geothermal by 1 GWCleantech Group all 2 news articles »

By Big Gav(biggav@gmail.com) There's no shortage of geothermal energy under our feet. Drill deep enough and the heat is there. An MIT-led study from 2006 concluded that geothermal power systems have the potential to supply 100 gigawatts of power to the United States by 2050, but only if new drilling and rock-fracturin...

By Big Gav(biggav@gmail.com) Australia.to has a report on an upgrade to the low temperature geothermal power plant at Birdsville in Queensland - Bligh invests up to $4.3 million in new geothermal power station for Birdsville. Birdsville's landmark geothermal power station will be upgraded to produce more clean ener...

 NH In addition, the article raises questions about whether geothermal energy is renewable. Quoting a professor of geochemistry, it asserts that "geothermal energy is not a renewable energy resource in the sense that the heat source is not replenished at a ...

  USA In California at least, the commission report argues that electricity costs will rise regardless of whether the state expands its use of solar, wind and geothermal power. Many of the state's fossil fuel power plants will need upgrading or replacement ...

 MA The NewBridge campus includes many environmental initiatives, beginning with 400 geothermal wells, extending 500 feet into the earth, that will supply high-efficiency heating and cooling. Hebrew SeniorLife says the geothermal field is the largest in ...

Of all renewable energy sources, (geothermal) is probably the ugly, red-headed stepchild that no one knows about," said one market source. Geothermal energy is derived from thermal energy stored in the earth. As with solar and wind power, ...

 Australia Solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, wave and tidal power resources abound in WA, but compared with states such as Tasmania, where hydro-electric sources supply 90 per cent of electricity needs, WA's renewable energy credentials are dismal. ...

By Big Gav(biggav@gmail.com) The topic of “hot rock” geothermal energy has been covered a number of times in LP, the first being this post by Steve Edney back in 2006. Australia has little volcanically hot rocks close to the surface; however, in some parts of Australia, rocks kilometres below the surface are nice and to...

By Big Gav(biggav@gmail.com) New geothermal plants are being considered along each of these renewable power transmission corridors under development. As city, county and regional utilities seek to increase their renewable energy source portfolios, geothermal projects will likely provide an increasing volum...

Leaders from the solar, wind, geothermal, biofuel, hydro, utility and financial sectors came together at last week's Renewable Energy World North America Conference and Expo to talk about financial hurdles, technological advancements and the need for cooperation among all player...

Angus McCrone, Chief Editor of New Energy Finance joins us for a look at how the dismal economic climate is shaking things up in the wind, solar, geothermal and marine energy industries. Inside Renewable Energy offers the latest in renewable energy news and information.

Everyone in the industry has been preparing for a time of falling renewable energy prices, rapid consolidation, and a quick push-out of weak companies. That time is now. And the economic crisis is only speeding the process up. offers the latest in renewable energy news and information.

By Big Gav(biggav@gmail.com) To most people the word “geothermal” means hot springs and geysers — like parts of Iceland or Yellowstone National Park where water is heated by the presence of magma near the surface of the earth. But the earth’s heat lies below everywhere, and it offers a virtually untapped energy reserv...

By Big Gav(biggav@gmail.com) Although wind energy cannot do it alone, Jacobson remarks, we can use a combination of the cleanest renewables to create a powerful, stable and consistent supply of energy for the United States. Here is how Jacobson ranks the renewables, from best to worst:

By Big Gav(biggav@gmail.com) The ABC reports that a geothermal energy plan has been launched in Australia to make it a baseload power source (this is different to schemes to make wider use of low temperature geothermal power) - Geothermal industry plan launched.

Iceland's President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson describes the uniquely intimate relationship that Icelanders have with geothermal energy. Reykjavic Energy's Audur Björg shows us around the Hellsheidi Power Plant and gives us her view on the history of Iceland's use of geothermal.

Albert Albertsson of Hitaveita Sudurnesja shows us around the Svartsengi Power Plant and talks about the company's goal of making geothermal projects both a personal and utilitarian experience. Inside Renewable Energy offers the latest in renewable energy news and information.

By Celeste LeCompte Such is the case with the company’s second plant, currently being built in New Mexico (it will be New Mexico’s first). The Utah plant is the first commercial-scale project to use Raser’s technology (in conjunction with UTC’s Power PureCycle binary geothermal systems), and it will suppl...

This week, we've got some extras from the Geothermal Conference and Expo held earlier this month. Before leaving Nevada, Stephen Lacey met up with some folks from Ormat Technologies, who gave him a tour of the company's 100-MW capacity Steamboat facility in Reno.

This week, we've got some extras from the Geothermal Conference and Expo held earlier this month. Before leaving Nevada, Stephen Lacey met up with some folks from Ormat Technologies, who gave him a tour of the company's 100-MW capacity Steamboat facility in Reno.

Dan Reicher, Director of Climate Change and Energy Initiatives at Google.org, tells us about the web-giant's interest in stimulating the market for large-scale Engineered Geothermal Systems (EGS). offers the latest in renewable energy news and information.

Dan Reicher, Director of Climate Change and Energy Initiatives at Google.org, tells us about the web-giant's interest in stimulating the market for large-scale Engineered Geothermal Systems (EGS). Inside Renewable Energy offers the latest in renewable energy news and information.

By Hilary Kramer An hour north of San Francisco, in the Mayacamas, there are natural steam field reservoirs below the earth's surface that Calpine is harnessing to make "clean, green, renewable energy for homes and businesses" in California. The Geysers satisfies nearly 60% of the average electricity...