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Aug 31, 2008Australia, US and Iceland sign Geothermal Pact
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug. 28 (UPI)—The United States, Australia and Iceland signed the charter of an agreement Thursday to promote geothermal technologies, the U.S. Energy Department said.
“The International Partnership for Geothermal Technology will help promote energy security and address global climate change”, Katharine Fredriksen, the Energy Department’s acting assistant secretary for policy and international affairs, said Thursday in a news release issued from Reykjavik, Iceland, where the agreement was signed.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/08/28/US_inks_geothermal_pact_with_two_nations/UPI-81651219944497/
Aug 29, 2008
Earth Policy Institute Releases Geothermal World Update
The Earth Policy Institute put out an August 19 release called World Geothermal Power Generation
Nearing Eruption,. which gives an overview of geothermal power generation around the world.
“With fossil fuel prices escalating and countries searching for ways to reduce oil dependence and greenhouse gas emissions, capturing the earth’s heat for power generation is garnering new attention,” begins the release, written by Jonathan G. Dorn. He goes on to say, .geothermal energy is now taking place in 24 countries, 5 of which use it to produce 15% or more of their total electricity. In the first half of 2008, total world installed geothermal power capacity passed 10,000 MW and now produces enough electricity to meet the needs of 60 million people, roughly the population of the United Kingdom. In 2010, capacity could increase to 13,500 MW across 46 countries.equivalent to 27 coal-fired power plants.”
The report listed areas in the world of great geothermal potential, including how new technologies are contributing to the viability of production in places like Germany. Thirty-nine countries, over 750 million people, have geothermal resources sufficient to meet all their electricity needs, the report said. Attention was also given in the report to geothermal production in the United States, citing information gathered from GEA.s August U.S. Geothermal Power Production and Development Update, found at
http://www.geo-energy.org/publications/reports/Geothermal_Update_August_7_2008_FINAL.pdf
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Aug 11, 2008
Business Edge: “Tapping earth energy to fuel Canada’s future”
CanGEA Board member Michal Moore speaks about using geothermal for Canada’s energy needs. Dr. Moore also speaks to the incredible potential of EGS systems of which Dr. Moore is an expert in the field.
Resilient energy systems resemble fully diversified stock portfolios, filling baseload power demands to intermittent peaking needs. In the portfolio of the future, I believe we should make room for the unique contribution of geothermal, or earth energy systems.
To read the full article: Business Edge: “Tapping earth energy to fuel Canada’s future”