Unites States DOE to Invest 165million USD in Geothermal

The Geothermal Energy from Oil and Gas Demonstrated Engineering (GEODE) will receive 165 million USD from the U.S. Department of Energy for its initiative to leverage expertise from the gas and oil industry to fill the gaps in the knowledge and technology of geothermal energy.

Firstly a...

Could nuclear or geothermal power be the future of Singapore's energy

Singapore has started generating nuclear electricity in the year 2050, meeting around 10% of its energy demands.

It comes after decades of tracking the advancement of emerging nuclear technologies around the world and developing sophisticated tools to assess their safety.

Mean...

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY CAN BE NEW SOURCE OF HEAT IN IRELAND

Highlights:

• The geothermal energy can possibly be the new source of heat and power for Ireland
• The new developments in the technological and geoscience advances means that, the geothermal energy is not limited to the volcanic areas

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EUROPE'S NEW BET ON GEOTHERMAL ENERGY IN THE ENERGY SECTOR

Highlights:

• The European Union makes a new bet on geothermal energy in the energy sector in Europe
• The wind was seen as a saviour and hence the member states are forced to take the responsibility

The European Union makes a new bet in...

Electricity demand at peak hour to be combated with Geothermal energy storage device

The researchers at a University in Tennessee have developed an innovative design for geothermal energy storage device. The device will accumulate electricity as heat in tanks buried underground. This device once installed means that houseowners need not pay exorbitant rates for electricity at pea...

Position of geothermal projects in Switzerland

In Switzerland, the potential for geothermal electricity production is very high, but there is still a lot of uncertainty about the associated costs and feasibility. Nevertheless, this inexhaustible, renewable and constant source of energy offers a variety of highly attractive benefits: it is CO2...

Geothermal explorations thrive best on government loans

Organizations looking to conduct geothermal exploration feel safer when they receive government backing. The University of Antwerp and Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences conducted a study which looked into the best possible policies to boost the development of geothermal projects.

AltaRock Energy tries to overcome limitations of geothermal drilling

The US Department of Energy funded project is trying to combat the technical limitations of deep drilling geothermal sites. The proposed method replaces mechanical method with directly aimed millimeter wave. This wave technology will help to melt and vaporize the sub strata, which can then be rem...

Training conducted by GDC to promote Geothermal Exploration

12 geologists from Uganda and Tanzania are being trained by the Geothermal Development Cooperation. The training focusses on geosciences data and information. It is being conducted with the objective to unlock Africa’s potential for geothermal energy. The unexploited green energy industry i...

New tool created to analyze geothermal potential in New York City

A screening tool has been developed in New York City, for scoping out possible geothermal ground source energy sites in the city. The tool can be used by other counties too. The app has been developed as a free resource. Other cities or counties intending to use the app, should change the details...

Geothermal pipeline construction underway in Iceland

Iceland was explored extensively for geothermal sites for the past couple of years. The exploration was then focused on the area of Hoffell in Hornafjörður. The project was taken over by the state-owned company Rarik. The company took forward the research with drilling of production and ...

Saipem to invest into Croatian geothermal energy

The Italian organization has announced its intentions to invest into geothermal energy production in Croatia. The Croatian Hydrocarbon Agency recently held a meeting, attended by representatives of Saipem. The Italian energy and engineering company was previously a daughter company of the ENI; oi...

Geothermal pumps in UAE

Geothermal is translated as Earth’s heat. The temperature of Earth’s core is estimated at 5,500 degrees centigrade. This is nearly equivalent to Sun’s surface temperature. This energy is a clean, renewable energy which can be harnessed from geographically favorable locations lik...

The EU Green Deal – transforming the challenge into an opportunity for geothermal in particular?

A new European Green Deal for the European Union and its people was negotiated with the start of the new EU Commission.The energy market is critical to meeting the ambitious targets for carbon emissions and sustainability by 2050.

The search for an alternative is already ongoing with th...

Not drilling for oil, drilling for geothermal heat

Geothermal may be the answer to all the short-term and long-term energy issues faced internationally. However, we must start by prioritizing the study and development that allows us to have access to the amount of geothermal heat which is sufficient to meet the demand. A possible return in case o...

The city of Schwerin to use geothermal power to deliver electricity to the entire area

Geothermal energy is one of the major sources of renewable energy that is not yet so commonly used but is on its way to becoming very popular. The city of Schwerin has risen to the front of the renewable energy map with an innovative project to use geothermal power to deliver electricity not only...

National Grid wants to ensure that a geothermal corporation are to have "interested parties" status in pipeline

National Grid wants to ensure that a geothermal corporation, as well as several environmental groups, are not listed as "interested parties" as the state decides whether to clear the way for the construction of a 7-mile gas pipeline between Albany and the counties of Rensselaer. Nationa...

What is the future of UK geothermal energy?

For decades, the geothermal capacity of the UK has been recognized. Although high costs and uncertainties have historically made investors wary about their relation to seismic activity, there is a new push for the asset on the horizon.

GlobalData's power engineering writer Scarlett ...

Deutsche Erdwärme successfully completes the German project's early exploration program

German geothermal developer Deutsche Erdwärme has reported that for its geothermal venture Waghäusel-Philippsburg, the firm has completed successfully its early discovery research two weeks earlier than planned. The business carried out experiments with the initiative to penetrate the s...

UT is a leader in clean geothermal energy research

Ethernet co-inventor Bob Metcalfe aims to make the University of Texas at Austin a center for entrepreneurs and expertise in geothermal energy start-ups, part of a push to harness the natural heat of the earth as a renewable source of power.

One million U.S. dollars The Department of En...