Exploiting geothermal power could meet a fifth of UK’s power needs, as much electricity as nine nuclear power stations and heat millions of homes, according to a new released report.
read more... 31/05/2012
Global geothermal capacity has increased to about 11,224 MW of installed capacity as of May 2012, emphasizing again the importance of this baseload energy source that could replace other non renewable sources worldwide, announced Karl Gawell, the director of Geothermal Energy Association.
read more... 25/05/2012
The volcanoes of Iceland could soon provide low-carbon electricity to the UK, if the new plan to tap the power of Iceland's geothermal energy succeeds.
read more... 13/04/2012
According to a recently released report by Geothermal Energy Association, geothermal power would triple in the US by 2035, surpassing the renewable power average. The prospects for geothermal energy are very positive, but economic and policy questions still remain an issue across the board. The following are the 2012 policy priorities proposed by GEA.
read more... 02/03/2012
The U.S. geothermal market will add new capacities by investing at the beginning of January 2012 up to billions of dollars. Earlier in 2005, the geothermal energy became a qualifying renewable source for the production tax credit (PTC), registering a significant boost in 2011.
read more... 26/12/2011