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Geothermal energy in japan
Japan now has 18 geothermal power stations in operation, but their aggregate output of slightly more than 500,000 kW accounts for only around 0.2 percent of electricity generated within Japan - Read More
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Japan geothermal projects pick up after 20 yrs
Several Japanese firms will kick off new projects to build geothermal power plans this year for the first time in nearly two decades - Read More
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Glitnir projects $29B U.S. geothermal energy sales
Iceland bank says enhanced geothermal technologies are being developed to reach untapped sources. Potential electricity sales from geothermal energy production in the United States could be as high as $29 billion a year, according to Alexander Richter, director of global geothermal energy department at Iceland?s Glitnir Bank. - Read More
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Engineered Geothermal Systems from Groundsource Geothermal
GroundSource Geothermal Inc., of Redwood City, CA, which is developing shallow dry-rock engineered geothermal systems or EGS, at depths ranging between 250 and 400 feet. Unlike standard drilling, their borehole is elliptically-shaped rather than circular, reducing cuttings by 40%. - Read More
Google energy guru hot on geothermal
Dan Reicher, the director of climate and energy initiatives at Google.org, says we're standing on a great untapped source of renewable energy: enhanced geothermal. - Read More
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Geothermal crosses 10 GW
Geothermal power capacity surpassed 10 gigawatts in 2008, led by the United States. Direct geothermal energy delivered by ground source heat pumps is now used in at least 76 countries. - Read More
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Iceland and hawaii will rely on geothermal
Iceland and Hawaii, in their bid to become hydrogen economies, are going to rely increasingly on their geothermal power to generate the electricity needed to produce H2 from water
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