Category: Geothermal


Alterra Power and EDC to develop geothermal assets in Peru and Chile

October 23rd, 2012 | Posted in Geothermal

Alterra Power and Energy Development corporation (Philippines) have entered into an agreement to jointly develop geothermal assets in Peru and Chile. The developments will include the Mariposa geothermal project in Chile and five more geothermal concessions in Peru, all owned by Alterra Power.

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Ormat awarded project in Menengai geothermal field in Kenya

February 20th, 2012 | Posted in Geothermal

Ormat Technologies has been awarded its first well head power plant in the Menengai geothermal field in Kenya, as part of the country's tender for geothermal development concessions. The project is to be executed on a build-operates-transfer (BOT) principle. The geothermal field is located about 180 km West of the country' capital of Nairobi.

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LaGeo restarting geothermal exploration in El Salvador

January 5th, 2012 | Posted in Geothermal

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 areas of the exploration are the fields of Chinameca and St. Vincent.

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Toshiba supplying geothermal power equipment for projects in Kenya

November 7th, 2011 | Posted in Geothermal

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 delivered and installed at the two power plants.

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Siemens introduces new steam turbine for geothermal power plants

October 27th, 2011 | Posted in Geothermal

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).

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Ormat awarded five concessions for geothermal development in Chile

October 27th, 2011 | Posted in Geothermal

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.

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Ormat receives financing for Olkaria III expansion in Kenya

September 27th, 2011 | Posted in Geothermal

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.

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Alterra Power gets permission for 80 MW geothermal capacity expansion on Iceland

September 16th, 2011 | Posted in Geothermal

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 another low pressure 30 MW steam turbine.

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US DoE awards funding for geothermal energy research

September 12th, 2011 | Posted in Geothermal

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 sector in the US.

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BCIE and ICE inaugurate 42 MW geothermal plant in Costa Rica

August 3rd, 2011 | Posted in Geothermal

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.

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