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		<title>LaGeo restarting geothermal exploration in El Salvador</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2012/01/05/lageo-restarting-geothermal-exploration-in-el-salvador.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LaGeo, a Salvadoran geothermal company, has decided to start geothermal exploration in El Salvador in order to find new geothermal wells for power generation. After a pause of several years, LaGeo has allocated USD 41 million for this purpose in 2012. The investment plan includes exploration, recovery and maintenance of the wells. The main focus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toshiba supplying geothermal power equipment for projects in Kenya</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/11/07/toshiba-supplying-geothermal-power-equipment-for-projects-in-kenya.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toshiba has been awarded the contract to supply steam turbines and generators to be installed at the Olkaria I and Olkaria IV geothermal power plants in Kenya. This is the first geothermal equipment supply contract for Toshiba. A total of four steam turbine and generator sets, each with 70 MW of capacity, is to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Siemens introduces new steam turbine for geothermal power plants</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Siemens unveiled its new steam turbine aimed at the geothermal power industry sector, at the GEA Geothermal Energy Expo in San Diego, California. The new SST-400 GEO model is rated at 60 MW of power generation capacity, and combines a casing and turbine-generator package (including gearbox, generator and base frame). SST-400 was designed to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ormat awarded five concessions for geothermal development in Chile</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/10/27/ormat-awarded-five-concessions-for-geothermal-development-in-chile.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chilean Ministry of Energy has recently released the results of a tender for awarding 20 geothermal development concessions. Five of these concessions have been awarded to Ormat Technologies. The awarded concession areas are Aroma, Quinohuen, Marimar, San Jose II and Sollipulli. According to studies, Chile has a vast amount of untapped geothermal potential, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ormat receives financing for Olkaria III expansion in Kenya</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/09/27/ormat-receives-financing-for-olkaria-iii-expansion-in-kenya.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ormat Technologies has received a letter of committment for USD 310 million which will be used for refinancing and expanding the Olkaria III geothermal project in Kenya. The complex currently has 48 MW of installed capacity, but this will be expanded by another 36 MW, and then optionally by another 16 MW. Olkaria III is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alterra Power gets permission for 80 MW geothermal capacity expansion on Iceland</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/09/16/alterra-power-gets-permission-for-80-mw-geothermal-capacity-expansion-on-iceland.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alterra Power, a company formed through a merger between Magma Energy Corporation and Plutonic Power, announced the company has received permission for expanding the Reykjanes geothermal power plant on Iceland, with an additional 80 MW of capacity. The company is going to put into service a new 50 MW steam turbine, to be followed by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US DoE awards funding for geothermal energy research</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/09/12/us-doe-awards-funding-for-geothermal-energy-research.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/09/12/us-doe-awards-funding-for-geothermal-energy-research.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.renewbl.com/?p=9325</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The US Deparment of Energy has allocated up to USD 38 million for advanced geothermal energy technology research. Over the next three years, 32 innovative projects in 14 states will be developing and testing new geothermal resource location methods, including resoure characterization, drilling, reservoir engineering techniques, all with the goal to advance the geothermal energy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BCIE and ICE inaugurate 42 MW geothermal plant in Costa Rica</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/08/03/bcie-and-ice-inaugurate-42-mw-geothermal-plant-in-costa-rica.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 08:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Banco Centroamericano de Integracion Economica (BCIE) and Instituto Constarricense de Electricidad (ICE) have inaugurated the 42 MW Las Pailas geothermal power plant in Costa Rica last week. The power plant was designed and manufactured by Ormat Technologies, under a contract with BCIE. ICE did field development and construction of the project. Las Pailas will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enel investing in El Salvador geothermal sector</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/07/26/enel-investing-in-el-salvador-geothermal-sector.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/07/26/enel-investing-in-el-salvador-geothermal-sector.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enel is going to invest USD 127 million in El Salvador&#039;s energy sector next year, as part of the original plan from three years ago. The original investment was stalled due to arbitration proceedings against ENEL Investment Energy (INE) and the Lempa River Hydroelectric Executive (CEL), which wouldn&#039;t allow the funding to take place. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Earth Heat Resources completes EIA for Copahue project in Argentina</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/07/08/earth-heat-resources-completes-eia-for-copahue-project-in-argentina.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earth Heat Resources has completed the environmental impact study for the Copahue geothermal project, which the company is planning to develop in Argentina. The study was completed by SKM, and has been submitted to the Argentian authorities for review. This EIA is going to help both the company and the authorities to determine whether there [...]]]></description>
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