News
Feb 06, 2008The 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
Jan 17, 2008
CanGEA Press Release: Canadian Geothermal Industry Tightens Cooperation
Canadian Geothermal Industry Tightens Cooperation
Canadian GeoExchange Coalition (CGC) and Canadian Geothermal Energy Association (CanGEA) Sign Cooperation Memorandum.
Calgary, December 10, 2007 –The Canadian GeoExchange Coalition (CGC) and the Canadian Geothermal Energy Association (CanGEA) announced today the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at promoting active cooperation in the field of geothermal energy and geothermal heat pump technology. The associations play complementary roles and together represent the entire spectrum of geothermal applications - including low temperature heat pumps, medium temperature direct use and high temperature electricity generation.
The growth for geothermal electric power has been approximately three percent yearly over the past ten years with an average of 250 MWe of capacity added each year. “In Canada, where geothermal electric power potential exists but no projects are operating”, Alison Thompson, Vice President of CanGEA comments “it can be confidently said that we have yet to even begin to tap our nation’s economic and environmental potential of geothermal energy.”
In contrast, the geothermal heat pump market has expanded at a rate close to 40 % annually over each of the past three years. “We are now entering a consolidation phase of our industry with the implementation of key market infrastructure tools such as training and accreditation to help sustain the expected growth,” said Denis Tanguay, CGC President & CEO. “As the geoexchange industry grows, new technologies and applications are emerging. Sharing key information between the low, medium and high temperature stakeholders will help us promote the overall use of geothermal energy in Canada,” he added.
“It is because of this significant growth potential in the geothermal industry and the impressive environmental characteristics of these projects, that CanGEA warmly welcomes the co-operation of CGC and CanGEA working together to bring Canadians a renewable, reliable and responsible form of energy,” added Alison Thompson.
Cooperation will be encouraged in a number of areas including exchange of information, development of business opportunities, joint initiatives such as R&D and market response projects and general geothermal energy and geothermal heat pump technology cooperation. Recently, CGC and CanGEA made joint representation to the Federal Government asking for the restoration of geothermal funding for the Geological Survey of Canada.
The Canadian Geothermal Energy Association (CanGEA) is an organisation of industry (geothermal & oil and gas) and academic representatives involved in advocating rapid development of geothermal projects in Canada and educating about Canada’s geothermal energy resources. For more information, visit http://www.cangea.ca
The Canadian GeoExchange™ Coalition acts as the industry catalyst to unite private and public sector stakeholders, and to expand the market for ground source heat pumps and geoexchange™ technology in Canada. As the nexus of information, training, certification, standards and public awareness, our mandate is to work with stakeholders to build the necessary infrastructure to foster the growth of the Canadian geoexchange™ industry. For more information, visit http://www.geo-exchange.ca
For inquiries, please contact:
At CGC: Ted Kantrowitz, (514) 807-7559, extension 34
At CanGEA: Craig Dunn, (403) 461-8802
Jan 14, 2008
New Graduate School Focusing on Geothermal Energy
Reykjavik Energy Graduate School of Sustainable Systems (REYST) was officially launched December 3rd 2007 at Reykjavik Energy headquarters in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Sustainable use of energy resources is the basis for future economic growth and well being. To promote research and organized education in this field, Reykjavik Energy, in collaboration with Reykjavik University and the University of Iceland, has founded REYST – an interdisciplinary school in higher education for engineers and scientists in order to create leading experts in management, design and research in the field of sustainable energy.
REYST offers an international graduate program based on the three pillars of engineering, earth science and business. The program is characterized by its focus on sustainable energy use, especially geothermal energy, practical experience in the field and ready access to on-site work with experts on various subjects. The international graduate program is open for students holding a BS degree in engineering, earth sciences and business.
REYST is located in Reykjavik, Iceland and the language of instruction is English. An 18-months MSc programme will start in August 2008 and deadline for application is March 15th.
Further information is available at http://www.reyst.is.
Sep 18, 2007
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