News & Articles on Geothermal Energy
Geothermal is the ugly duckling of renewable energy and is often overlooked in preference to wind and solar. However, comprehensive renewable energy policy should include provisions for geothermal energy. In some regions, especially around the Ring of Fire, geothermal is a major source of renewably-generated electricity. Today, geothermal power plants supply 4% of California’s electricity consumption. It can do much more.
Industry asking for Emerging Geothermal Technologies FIT in Philippines
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Alexander Richter
With an appropriately structured feed-in tariff rate that will provide guaranteed payment to investors through a universal charge, these acidic and lower enthalpy resources can be developed to generate electricity.
Geothermal technologies sought to be included in FiT program
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THE National Geothermal Association of the Philippines (NGAP) is asking the government to include emerging geothermal technologies in the feed-in-tariff (FiT) program to address the cost and risks encountered by developers.
Developers in the Philippines ask for specific geothermal technologies feed-in-tariff
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Alexander Richter
A group of geothermal developers in the Philippines is asking its government to implement a specific geothermal feed-in-tariff structure for emerging geothermal technologies.
Govt prepares feed-in tariff mechanism to boost geothermal
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Ayomi Amindoni
The government is preparing a feed-in tariff mechanism to assist geothermal developers in a bid to boost the development of the geothermal energy sector in the country, a minister has said.
Improvements for geothermal investment climate in Indonesia expected
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Alexander Richter
With previous geothermal policies not having delivered expected growth in development, Indonesia is currently working on a series of new policies that are expected to help unlock development of geothermal projects in the country.
Exponential Growth and the Renewable Surprise
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Paul Gipe
Critics of renewable energy have a full quiver of objections of why we shouldn’t bother developing wind and solar energy. One of my favorites is when they say, “Well renewables are nice, but they can’t scale.” That is, we can never develop enough wind turbines and solar panels to ever make a difference, so we shouldn’t bother.
Geothermal power promises energy boon for Japan, but hurdles remain
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The government in fact already has a number of geothermal power promotion policies in place, but so far none have produced significant results. When the feed-in tariff system for renewable energy was introduced in 2012, the government also loosened environmental regulations for projects in national and quasi-national parks, where most geothermal enterprises were being developed.
Don’t Forget Geothermal: San Luis Obispo County Geothermal Resources
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Paul Gipe
This tells us two things. First, that California has been resting on its laurels since the early 1980s, regarding geothermal. Not much has been done since. Second, it tells us because of California’s complex and active geology there are more geothermal resources out there than most realize.
Should South Africa tap geothermal energy?
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Taufeeq Dhansay
But to really accelerate geothermal, government would need to come up with better incentives for research and development. This may include offering a renewable energy feed in tariff for geothermal.
Japan’s Soft Bank to Tap Geothermal
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As a first step, group subsidiary SB Energy has begun a field study to build a small 300kW binary-cycle geothermal power plant in the city of Itoigawa in southern Niigata Prefecture. The company expects to begin construction of the plant in one to two years and launch operations by 2020, taking advantage of Japan’s feed-in tariff mechanism for renewable energies to sell the electricity.
