Indonesia Planning to Get Another 4,000 MW from Volcanic Geothermal Plants by 2014
Indonesia, the world's third greenhouse gas contributor, wants to diversify its clean energy production potential by using the active volcanoes in the archipelago of 17,000 islands. If finished, this would be the world's biggest geothermal energy project, adding another 4,000 MegaWatts of geothermal capacity to the existing 1,189 MW... all of this by 2014.
Geothermal Efficiency Boosted Up to 30% by Newly Discovered Liquid
Scientists from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, WA, announce they developed a new type of heat extracting liquid that could absorb much better the heat coming from the hot water in the geothermal wells.
36 Countries Launch Global Alliance to Promote Geothermal Energy
Monday marked the official start day for the Global Geothermal Alliance to begin its promotion of geothermal energy within developing economic regions.
The alliance, which...
Geothermal Energy Likely to Replace 25 Nuclear Power Plants In Japan
Iceland’s ambassador to Japan, Stefan Larus Stefansson, lectured in Tokyo not too long ago about the enormous potential for geothermal energy in Japan. He...
New Technology Extracts Lithium from Geothermal Waste Water
The new technique developed by California-based Simbol Mining could make geothermal wells even more valuable. Extracting lithium with old technologies has up to now been considered impractical.
Simbol Materials to Extract Cheap But Precious Lithium From Geothermal Wells
Electric cars produced nowadays use lithium ion batteries. As this market will rise over the next few years, so will the lithium demand, ultimately...
Earthquake-Free Geothermal Drilling Technology Proposed by GTherm
Earthquakes are a serious drawback and side effect of geothermal drilling and that could be damaging to the industry, especially after Japan's nuclear experience. GTherm, a Connecticut-based company founded in 2008, thinks they can overcome the issue through their proprietary geothermal extraction process that doesn't involve fracturing rock, which is apparently causing the quakes.
Renewable Energy from Volcanoes to Power Island of St. Lucia
According to a new study, the Caribbean islands represent one of the perfect location for the development of renewable energy.
Throwing Water In Volcanoes Could Generate Energy, Scientists Say
In a search for alternative means to generate energy, scientists have gone beyond what many of us can imagine. Often the new techniques happen...
Geothermal plants could consume CO2
Pumping carbon dioxide through hot rocks could simultaneously generate power and mop up the greenhouse gases produced by fossil fuel power stations, according to...
