Tag Archive for 'geothermal heating and cooling'
February 16th, 2010 by EBR_EBdaily
The year 2009 started off with a bang for the clean energy industries — encompassing energy efficiency, renewable energy, clean distributed generation — for manufacturers, project developers, installers — the whole family of industries. President Obama assumed office in January ‘09 and by February the Stimulus Bill (ARRA) was signed into law, extending the portfolio of clean energy tax credits, but also setting in motion billions of dollars of loan guarantees and grants.
February 15th, 2010 by EBR_EBdaily
Washington, D.C. (Date TK) – This week world leaders gathering in Copenhagen for the United Nations Climate Change Conference have a winning view of Denmark’s famous wind turbines and recognize them as a light of hope in this time of crisis. But they should also feel the geothermal heat that is part of the solution for Copenhagen and for cities and countries around the world. In fact, Copenhagen could meet 50% of its district heating needs by using its geothermal resources. With Copenhagen in the spotlight as a shining example of geothermal’s potential, GEA has identified a list of leading geothermal cities around the globe.
September 29th, 2009 by EBR_EBdaily
A new report by the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) shows strong growth in new geothermal power projects continuing through 2009. U.S. Geothermal Power Production and Development Update, September 2009 identifies 144 new geothermal projects under development in fourteen states that could represent as much as 7,100 MW of new baseload power capacity. When added to the 3,100 MW of existing capacity, 10 Gigawatts of geothermal power appears to be feasible.
September 25th, 2009 by EBR_EBdaily
U.S. Geothermal Inc. has started development drilling at the Neal Hot Springs Geothermal Project located in eastern Oregon. Well NHS-5, the first well in this new program, is currently drilled to a depth of 300 feet. The total depth of the well is planned to be drilled to approximately 2,800 feet where it is expected to encounter a large aperture fracture containing geothermal fluid.
September 24th, 2009 by EBR_EBdaily
U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Energy Secretary Steven Chu this week hosted a group of clean energy developers and manufacturers at the White House to discuss how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) is creating jobs and helping expand the development of clean, renewable domestic energy.
September 16th, 2009 by EBR_EBdaily
U.S. Geothermal Inc. announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has formally awarded the Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) grant that was announced on October 14, 2008. The Raft River EGS program now totals up to US $10.21 million, with the DOE providing up to $7.39 million as part of the cost-sharing arrangement.
September 15th, 2009 by EBR_EBdaily
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 renewable energy goal,” Karl Gawell, GEA’s Executive Director said. “We believe that the Governor has crafted an RPS strategy that avoids the unnecessary delivery restrictions and complexity of the bills that he has vetoed. As a result, the Governor’s Executive Order works not just for California, but also for all the other western states that are trying to bring more renewable energy online in the next 10 years.”
September 10th, 2009 by EBR_EBdaily
The Geothermal Energy Association (GEA), the geothermal industry’s trade association is thrilled to be holding the Geothermal Energy Expo in tandem with the GRC’s Annual Meeting, October 4th-7th. The Geothermal Energy Expo is the world’s largest gathering of geothermal industry vendors exhibiting their projects, equipment, services and state of the art technology to the geothermal community. This year’s Expo will host over 120 vendors.
September 10th, 2009 by EBR_EBdaily
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 region’s volcanic past.
September 9th, 2009 by EBR_EBdaily
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).
