geothermal
9 May 2012
Enel Green Power North America, the US renewables arm of Italian utility Enel, has begun construction of a geothermal plant in Cove Fort in southern Utah, which will need a total investment of $126m.
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27 April 2012
Japanese technology company Fuji Electric has invested $10m into a geothermal project being developed in Imperial County, California, by EnergySource.
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26 April 2012
US cleantech company Ormat Technologies has been selected to provide engineering, procurement and construction services on a Nevada geothermal plant, in a deal worth $61.2m.
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19 April 2012
The African Development Bank and Kenya’s state-owned Geothermal Development Company have launched the Menengai geothermal project.
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16 April 2012
Greater inter connectivity will deliver real savings and also underpin the UK’s energy security the Energy Networks Association told NewNet after news surrounding the world longest interconnecting cable between Iceland and the UK was released last week.
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12 April 2012
Kenya’s principal state-run geothermal developer hopes to secure $750m in order to drill a 3GW installation in 2013.
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11 April 2012
A geothermal development company will look to raise $163.9m via corporate notes in order to refinance old debt.
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5 April 2012
Eight states across the US now have active geothermal projects with California leading the way, a new report has found.
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29 March 2012
Geothermal company Ram Power has signed an agreement for worth up to $42m with the International Finance Corporation to finance a binary unit at the company’s San Jacinto-Tizate Project near Leon, Nicaragua.
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27 March 2012
Enel Green Power has been awarded with three geothermal exploration concessions in Chile in a major expansion of its activities in the country.
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16 March 2012
FIMI ENGR (FIMI) has paid $79.6m to seal a deal in which the company will buy 11.7 per cent of Bronicki Investments’ (BIL) interest in the geothermal company Ormat Technologies.
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12 March 2012
Australian-based Wasabi Energy has announced it is expanding its footprint in the South African market by taking a 25 per cent interest into carbon assets management group AAP Carbon Holdings.
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9 March 2012
US-based Arrow Resources Development has joined forces with The Asian Development Bank to begin its testing process for the construction of a Geothermal Power Plant, in the Pacific Basin.
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7 March 2012
The broader mandates within which European institutional investors work mean they are often more open to committing capital to the renewable energy space, according to Alterra Power, which has recently proved successful in securing financing from Icelandic pension funds.
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2 March 2012
Indonesian state-owned electricity utility PT. PLN has formed long-term power purchase agreements for electricity from two geothermal plants being built with a 440MW capacity.
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29 February 2012
Eastern Caribbean nations have called for additional funds to support efforts to tackle the effects of climate change.
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24 February 2012
With the US presidential elections on the horizon, issues surrounding energy are moving up the campaign agenda and cleantech stocks seem to be creeping up slowing as well.
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23 February 2012
An Australian renewable heat specialist will look to attract the eye of US investors as it releases American Depository Receipts on over-the-counter platform OTCQX.
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23 February 2012
Kenya’s dominant electricity provider has revealed plans to raise $12bn and set up international joint ventures in order to fund the development of six geothermal plants.
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20 February 2012
Turkey's power sector will witness considerable growth in coming years, according to a new report, supported by an extremely favourable and facilitative government policy and regulatory regime.
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