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Chena Hot Springs project to get $1 million geothermal grant
In Alaska, the Chena Hot Springs Resort will receive a $1 million federal grant to help research and develop geothermal power at the site. Entrepreneur Bernie Karl has already built a geothermal plant at the hot springs, but the grants, which will actually go to the Fairbanks North Star Borough, will be used to model, [...]
Agency signs PPA for new Geysers power plant
In Nevada, Ram Power, Corp. subsidiary Western GeoPower, Inc. (WGP) has signed an amended and restated power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA). The deal purchases of all energy and available environmental attributes from WGP’s proposed geothermal power plant at The Geysers Geothermal Field. The PPA adjusts the purchase price, updates [...]
Suit filed to stop geothermal plant expansion
In California, the Friends of Cobb Mountain are suing Lake County to stop the planned expansion of a nearby the Bottle Rock geothermal power plant. The group says the environmental impact report on expansion is inadequate and is asking the court to set aside certification of the impact report, but says they are not [...]
USG signs 25 year PPA for the San Emidio project
In Idaho, U.S. Geothermal Inc. subsidiary USG Nevada LLC has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with NV Energy for an annual average of up to 19.9 MW of energy from the San Emidio Geothermal Project in Washoe County, Nevada. The 25-year PPA anticipates the development of two electric power generation units at San Emidio. [...]
Pegmatite Mountain project finds opposition
In Alaska, the Inside Passage Electrical Cooperative (IPEC) and Alaska native corporation Sealaska are looking at a Pegmatite Mountain site for potential geothermal development. However, the city of Tenakee Springs is moving to block the move. Tenakee says it is not practical for them and that they are already looking at hydro power sources. There [...]
Raft River well repairs underway
In Idaho, U.S. Geothermal Inc. has signed a Repair Services Agreement between its wholly owned subsidiary US Geothermal Services and Raft River Energy I LLC for the repair of two production wells, RRG-2 and RRG-7, at Unit 1 of the Raft River project. USG Services will fund and manage the repairs with a budget of [...]
NGP updates fives projects
In Canada, Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. updated the status of on-going work at five projects: Blue Mountain, Pumpernickel, and North Valley in Nevada; Iceland America Asset Purchase, in Imperial Valley, California; and Crump Geyser in Oregon. At Blue Mountain, plant production has been steadily improved to 35-37 MW (net) and the company plans to continue [...]
Wind farm competing with geothermal project expansion
In Hawaii, the owners of the Pikini Nui wind farm, Tawhiri Power, are panning a planned 8 MW expansion of the Puna Geothermal Venture. Tawhiri Power is concerned the additional geothermal energy could cause “severe economic damage to the company.” Ormat Technologies, owners of the geothermal plant, have signed an agreement with Hawaii Electric Light [...]
U.S. Geothermal updates progress at Neal Hot Springs
In Idaho, U.S. Geothermal released additional photos from the Neal Hot Springs site. Photos show two drill rigs and a completed office building. Drilling is underway for injection well field development. The large drill rig is drilling well NHS12, located approximately 1.2 miles west of the power plant site, and is to a depth [...]
New binary technology added to Beowawe plant
In Nevada, Terra-Gen Power and TAS Energy hosted an Open House at the Beowawe geothermal plant to celebrate a new binary technology facility developed with the support of a U.S. Department of Energy stimulus grant. The new organic rankine cycle facility at Beowawe produces an extra 2 MW from heat normally in geothermal brine that [...]
