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Geothermal sector projected to grow
In England, ABS Energy Research said that while geothermal performed poorly in the market in 2009, they expect the sector to grow rapidly in several countries between 2010 and 2015, due to current and proposed incentives. Only 405 MW of electric capacity was added in 2009. However, the sixth edition of the Geothermal Report from [...]
Research may connect asteroid impact to geothermal resource
In Australia, a University of Queensland researcher has found evidence of a major asteroid impact that occurred near the Queensland-South Australia border more than 300 million years ago. Dr Tongu Uysal discovered the asteroid impact during studies of the Cooper Basin, a large geothermal energy resource being developed on the border between Queensland and South [...]
Renewable energy market to reach $614 billion by 2015
In Texas, market research provider MarketsandMarkets says that the global renewable energy market is expected to exceed $614 billion by 2015 at a CAGR of 7.5%. The report, Global Renewable Energy Market Outlook (2008 – 2015), has just been released. The M&M research is focused on the segments that are commercially viable and used globally. [...]
NREL wants Rio Grande Rift searched for geothermal
In Washington, D.C., the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has issued a call for proposals to study Rio Grande Rift in southeastern Colorado and northeastern New Mexico for possible geothermal resources. The National Geothermal Student Competition 2010-2011 Rio Grande Rift Assessment will award up to 10 six-month contracts of $10,000 each to winning proposals. The [...]
Idaho GT search underway
In Idaho, workers with the Snake River Scientific Drilling Project have begun drilling in the Snake River Plain near Kimama in search of geothermal hot spots. Drilling has already proceeded beyond 1,000 feet, on their way down to between 4,000 and 5,000. Mark Ziegenbein, project manager for the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Program [...]
UNLV nabs grant to research geothermal in China
In Nevada, the University of Nevada Las Vegas has been awarded a grant to lead a coalition of universities in geothermal research in China beginning next year. The five year project will be funded by the National Science Foundation through the Partnerships in International Research and Education program. UNLV will send 14 undergraduate students and [...]
GreenFire Energy announces grant for CO2-based GT R&D
In Utah, GreenFire Energy announced a $2 million grant award from the Department of Energy’s Geothermal Technologies Program to investigate and evaluate the potential for low-temperature CO2-based geothermal power production technologies. The company’s suite of technologies, which it refers to as “CO2E,” uses geothermally heated and pressurized carbon dioxide in closed-loop systems to produce electricity. [...]
Norwegians look to go deep
In Norway, researchers at Norwegian University of Science and Technology, the University of Bergen, the Geological Survey of Norway and SINTEF Materials and Chemistry believe they can drill to 30,000 feet to exploit deep geothermal heat. They and other deep geological energy enthusiasts formed the Norwegian Centre for Geothermal Energy Research (CGER) in 2009. Drilling [...]
Report details impact of Recovery Act on innovation
In Washington, D.C., Vice President Joe Biden unveiled a new report, “The Recovery Act: Transforming the American Economy through Innovation.” The report finds that the Act’s $100 billion investment in innovation is transforming the economy and creating new jobs and helping accelerate significant advances in science and technology that cut costs for consumers, save lives [...]
Energy system transformation centers in the west
In Nevada, researchers at Brookings Mountain West say that as the nation works out a clean energy future in order to create a more competitive “next economy,” it should look to the Intermountain West. Mark Muro, Senior Fellow and Policy Director, and Sarah Rahman, Senior Policy Analyst for the Metropolitan Policy Program said America needs [...]
