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Feb 20, 2008MercuryNews.com: “Geothermal energy gaining steam, but its future is up for debate”
Matt Nauman from the MecuryNews.com investigates the growing geothermal energy industry in California as well as the potential for geothermal energy in the Californian energy market.
The Geysers is part of a nationwide boom. A recent report from the Geothermal Energy Association in Washington, D.C., showed a 40 percent increase in the number of geothermal projects around the country in just the last year. It said 86 new projects are under way in 12 states with a potential capacity of 3,368 megawatts. In California, one megawatt is enough to power 1,000 homes for a year.
Read the full article here: “Geothermal energy gaining steam, but its future is up for debate”
Feb 14, 2008
Geothermal Myth: “Can Geothermal Energy Offset Global Warming?”
The following article by Karl Gawell addresses a common question regarding geothermal energy. Could we cool down the earth significantly by increased geothermal energy production? In other words would extracting heat from the earth drastically cool the core and thus affect humans. A reader asks Karl Gawell, “If you could decrease the temperature of the earth by extracting heat through geothermal energy production, could you offset global warming?”
The answer to this question is no, read Karl Gawell’s article below to see why.
To read the article: www.renewablenergyaccess.com: “Can Geothermal Energy Offset Global Warming?”
Feb 06, 2008
The Jakarta Post: “Government sets new benchmark price for geothermal power”
The Indonesian Government will be increasing the selling price for geothermal power generated by independent power producers from 5.9 U.S. cents to 10 U.S. cents per kilowatt hour (kWh). The increase in selling price will most likely increase geothermal energy investment in Indonesia, which holds nearly 40 percent of the world’s geothermal energy reserves. This article by Ika Krismantari of The Jakarta Post investigates the price increase as well as the industry reactions from the perspectives of both the state power firm, PLN, as well as the Indonesian Geothermal Association.
The government has set the benchmark selling price for geothermal power generated by independent power producers at between 5.9 U.S. cents to 10 cents per kilowatt hour (kwh).
Director General of Electricity and Energy Utilization Purwono told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday the calculation of the prices was based on the formula generally used by state power firm PT PLN.
“We have agreed the tariff is equal to 80 percent of the total costs PLN usually spends to produce power,” Purwono said.
To view the entire article: The Jakarta Post: “Government sets new benchmark price for geothermal energy”
Feb 01, 2008
CanGEA: Geothermal in the News!
Geothermal in the News!
February 1, 2008
Tonight, Friday 1, 2008, at 4:30 PM MST geothermal energy will be featured on CBC’s “Tech Friday” Business News (Channel 15, in Calgary, Alberta). The program will investigate the geothermal energy industry in Canada, specifically geothermal potential in Canada, as well as CanGEA member Western Geopower’s development in Canadian geothermal. Alison Thompson, CanGEA Vice President, will be interviewed on the program as well as CanGEA policy committee members Michal Moore and Craig Aspinall. CanGEA encourages all members to tune in! The show will also air again at 6:00 PM MST on CBC’s News at Six. If you are in another time zone, please check your local listings.
If you missed the program you can view it here: CBC’s Quirks and Quarks
