Next up: Alaska comes in out of the cold while Colorado looks to get up to speed
Less than a week has passed since GD noted that it had been 50 years since the first commercial geothermal power plant in the U.S. had been built. This week we highlight why it seems that 50 years is simply not enough and that public officials remain in the dark about potential geothermal power resources.
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Happy Birthday(s): Utility-scale GT turns 50, the Digest turns one
Fifty years ago in California, construction began on the country’s first utility-scale geothermal power plant at The Geysers. And this marks Geothermal Digest’s 52nd issue, which makes us one year old.
While we noted a 50th anniversary celebration back in May, a number of stories about the anniversary are beginning to appear elsewhere in the [...]
Stepping Up to the Plate: DOE adds $15 million to promote GT heat recovery techniques
In Washington, DC, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Geothermal Technologies Program announced another funding opportunity – this one at $15 million, to research and develop innovative methods to extract heat from geothermal resources from the Earth’s crust to produce clean, renewable energy.
DOE’s objective through this funding is to promote the advancement and commercialization in [...]
The Color of Green Power: Second quarter has Ram, Raser, Ormat all in the red
In Nevada, and Utah, second quarter reports from Ram Power, Corp., Raser Technologies, Inc. and Ormat Technologies, Inc. do not paint a pretty picture for the industry. No one expected Raser to turn a profit and Ram has been on a costly acquisition spree, but Ormat is a surprise.
For the period ending June 30, 2010, [...]
