Geothermal Projects Articles & Analysis

With global electricity demand set to grow strongly, new technologies are opening up the massive potential of geothermal energy to provide around-the-clock clean power in almost all countries around the world, according to a new IEA report.The report, The Future of Geothermal Energy, finds that geothermal energy could meet 15% of global electricity demand growth between now and 2050 if project ...

By Smart Grid Observer

Geotherm-FORMA has released a report on the recent market developments in geothermal technologies and the outlook for the market in 2030. In the executive summary of this report, Geothermal-FORMA states that due to the war in Ukraine and the high level of inflation in the European economy (leading to higher interest rater and lower building construction and renovation rates), the energy ...

By Smart Grid Observer

This week, at the U.S. Department Energy’s (DOE) Catalyzing Next Generation Geothermal Development Workshop, Sage Geosystems (Sage) and Meta Platforms, Inc (Meta) announced a new agreement that would significantly expand the use of geothermal power in the U.S. and would be the first use of next generation geothermal power east of the Rocky Mountains. Executives from Sage and Meta joined ...

By Smart Grid Observer

EGEC, in collaboration with EuroGeoSurveys, organized an exciting session on geothermal energy during the European Sustainable Energy Week in Brussels. The session was held at the Charlemagne Building (European Commission) and was attended by over 100 people, both in person and ...

By European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC)

The Biden-Harris administration this week announced a series of historic milestones and actions to promote responsible clean energy development on public lands and help achieve President Biden’s goal of creating a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035.Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced that the Department has now permitted more than 25 gigawatts of clean energy projects – ...

By Smart Grid Observer

At EGEC, we continue celebrating the innovation and excellence of the Ruggero Bertani European Geothermal Innovation Award (EGIA) 2024 awardee, Vulcan Energie Ressourcen GmbH, along with the four finalists. The video titled “The Ruggero Bertani European Geothermal Innovation Award 2024: Inspiring Geothermal Innovations” showcases the journey of the winner and finalists, providing ...

By European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC)

ETIP-Geothermal proudly unveils the European Geothermal Research & Innovation Search Engine (EGRISE). With more than 10.000 publications/tools available, the EGRISE v2.0 enables the discovery of research products (e.g. project deliverables, papers, datasets) produced in EU-funded geothermal projects and by the whole geothermal community worldwide. This empowered version of EGRISE, developed ...

By European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC)

EGEC is thrilled to announce the five endorsed nominations for the Ruggero Bertani European Geothermal Innovation Award 2024. The winner will be announced at GeoTHERM expo & congress, taking place between 29 February and 1 March 2024 in Offenburg, Germany. The distinguished finalists, listed in alphabetical order by company, are: Canopus Drilling Solutions Geothermal BV (Netherlands), with ...

By European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC)

PT Geo Dipa Energi (Persero) and Kopjasa Ahli Teknosa (KKT) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a collaboration to develop ta geothermal project in the North Patuha area in Bandung Regency, Java, Indonesia. The MOU was signed by Ilen Kardani, Geo Dipa’s Director of Exploration and Commercial Development, and Hermawati Parinduri, Director of KKT, at the KKT Office in Jakarta. ...

By ThinkGeoEnergy Ltd.

The province of North Brabant in the Netherlands has signed the “Geothermal acceleration action plan” / “Actieplan versnelling Geothermie” which outlines the challenges for geothermal development in the province and designates a list of actions to address these challenges. Co-signing the action plan are the municipalities of Helmond, Tilburg, Breda, Eindhoven, ...

By ThinkGeoEnergy Ltd.

The ThinkGeoEnergy 2023 Retrospective series is our way of looking back into the year that was, taking stock of our milestones as a media and research organization for the geothermal industry. While we have been conducting in-depth interviews for the past several years, we made a more concerted effort in 2023 to engage more frequently geothermal developers and service providers. Through these ...

By ThinkGeoEnergy Ltd.

To power mission activities Department of Defense (DoD) installations often use electricity delivered through miles of electrical lines and fuel transported from distant locations. Prolonged power disruptions from wildfires, extreme weather, cybersecurity attacks and other events increase risks to DoD missions . Local and carbon-free sources of energy, such as from geothermal technologies, can ...

By Smart Grid Observer

From an obscure research facility on a forgotten edge of the University of Oklahoma’s North Campus, a professor and his students have begun a journey that someday may lead to the doorstep of Earth’s molten core. They are targeting a geological stratum known as the “superhot rock zone,” where temperatures approach 800 degrees Fahrenheit. Finding it is not a problem, but ...

By DeepPower, Inc.

The U.S. this week (May 16) announced the availability of nearly $11 billion in grants and loan opportunities that will help rural energy and utility providers bring affordable, reliable clean energy to their communities across the country. This represents the single largest investment in rural electrification since President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Rural Electrification Act into law in ...

By Smart Grid Observer

In March 2023 the European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC) will announce the final winner among the six endorsed nominations for the Ruggero Bertani European Geothermal Innovation Award 2023. The six finalists are (in alphabetical order by company): BRGM (France), with the project INHIBIOSOURCExpert.The safe use of low enthalpy geothermal installations in the Dogger Aquifer of the Paris Basin ...

By Smart Grid Observer

Enhanced Geothermal Systems, or EGS, are promising technologies which, by tapping into heat stranded in rocks below the Earth’s surface, may enable reliable electric power production across the nation, according to the Department of Defense. Overall, EGS technologies are in the early demonstration project phase, but that may change once they are tested through a new DOD pilot program for ...

By Smart Grid Observer

Fervo Energy, a leader in next-generation geothermal power, this week (Aug 22) announced that it had raised $138 million in new funding led by DCVC to build, own, and operate 24/7 carbon-free power plants. Fervo has adapted innovations pioneered by the oil and gas industry, such as horizontal drilling and distributed fiber optic sensing, to make reservoirs of hot rock that exist beneath the ...

By Smart Grid Observer

The Department of the Interior announced this week it has approved two solar projects with a third nearing final completion on public lands in Riverside County, Calif., underscoring the Department's commitment to promoting onshore renewable energy production. The three projects will generate roughly 1 gigawatt of power and are the first projects approved under the Desert Renewable Energy ...

By Smart Grid Observer

This year the winner of the Ruggero Bertani European Geothermal Innovation Award 2021 is ENGIE Solutions with its innovative multidrains boreholes well architecture. This project, developed by ENGIE Solutions and built with Antea Group and other partners, can almost double the productivity of a geothermal reservoir. The multidrains technology has been designed for a new geothermal district ...

By European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC)

We wish to inform you that representatives from Iceland Drilling Company will be attending as visitors the upcoming GeoTherm conference in Offenburg, Germany 5-6th of March 2020 If you will attend GeoTherm as well, we would greatly appreciate the opportunity to meet with you during the conference. It would be interesting to learn about your current activities and future plans in the ...

By Iceland Drilling Company Ltd. (IDC)