EGS
By Alison Pruitt on February 12, 2010
Tags: Enhanced Geothermal Systems, National Laboratories, United States, USD, California, DOE, EGS, Enhanced Geothermal Systems, geothermal energy, Geothermal Energy Association, geothermal power, government funding, industry growth, investment, Nevada, Oregon, U.S Department of Energy, United States, Utah, energy, oil and gas, California, Congress, Department of Energy, Finance, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming
Despite the recession, U.S. Geothermal energy capacity expanded by a robust six percent in 2009, due to six new geothermal plants which came online, adding 176.68 megawatts (MW) of capacity.
By Alison Pruitt on January 28, 2010
Tags: AltaRock Energy Inc., Enhanced Geothermal Systems, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, The New York Times, The Times, USD, AltaRock Energy, California, DOE, EGS, EGS regulations, Enhanced Geothermal Systems, geothermal energy, geothermal power, Geysers, New York Times, U.S. Department of Energy, California, Department of Energy, Ernie Majer, Finance, Oregon, U.S. Department of Energy
The New York Times has reported that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) plans to set up more stringent regulations governing enhanced geothermal projects.
By Nathanael Baker on December 18, 2009
Tags: EGS, Enhanced Geothermal Systems, funding, geothermal energy, Geothermal Energy Association, geothermal hydrocarbon co-generation, geothermal power, U.S. Department of Energy, United States, Finance
According the Geothermal Energy Association, the U.S. geothermal industry's banner year in 2009, is only the beginning of long-term growth.
By Nathanael Baker on December 16, 2009
Tags: AltaRock, DOE, earthquake, EGS, enhanced geothermal system, financing, funding, geothermal energy, geothermal power, Switzerland, The Geysers, U.S. Department of Energy, Finance
Enhanced geothermal system (EGS) technology took a huge hit recently when two EGS projects were shut down permanently.
By Harry Tournemille on November 10, 2009
Tags: Geodynamics Limited, Ocean Power Technologies, Petratherm, The Hydro-Electric Corporation, Victorian Wave Partners Pty Ltd, Australia, USD, Australia, Cooper Baisin, EGS, engineered geothermal system, geodynamics, geothermal, government funding, Hydro-Electric Corporation, investment, Ocean Power Technologies, Petratherm, Renewable Energy Demonstration Program, wave energy, wave power, electricity, energy, Australasia, Australian government, Cooper Basin, Finance, Martin Ferguson, Source, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
After a long process of application and waiting, four flagship projects have been awarded $128 million (USD) in grants by the Australian Government.
The projects were selected from 61 possible applicants to the Australian Renewable Energy Demonstration Program (REDP), which has been deliberating since last April.
By Nathanael Baker on September 3, 2009
Tags: AltaRock Energy, BLM, Bureau of Land Management, California, Department of Energy, DOE, EGS, enhanced geothermal system, geothermal drilling, geothermal energy, geothermal power, Geysers, Google, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, United States, Finance
Enhanced geothermal system (EGS) technology has taken another hit, as AltaRock Energy has announced they will indefinitely suspend drilling at their Geysers project in Northern California.
By Mitchell Anderson on August 26, 2009
Tags: Geodynamics, Pertratherm Ltd., Australia, China, Spain, USD, AltaRock Energy, ASX:GDY, ASX:PTR, Australia, drilling problems, EGS, enhanced geothermal system, geodynamics, geothermal energy, geothermal power, Petratherm Ltd., San Francisco, energy, steel, venture capital, Finance, South Australia
The investigation into a drilling mishap last spring at one of the world’s leading efforts to commercialize enhanced geothermal energy is now complete, and the news is not good.
By Mitchell Anderson on July 2, 2009
Tags: Beach Petroleum, USD, EGS, Enhanced Geothermal Systems, geodynamics, geothermal energy, geothermal power, nanotechnology, Petratherm, Stanford University, U.S. Department of Energy, energy, Department of Energy, fracturing, Mohammad Alaskar, Roland Horne, South Australia, Stanford University
Enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) could be the Holy Grail of renewable energy sources.
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