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21 September 2010

Ikea installs first geothermal system at Colorado outlet

Following its acquisition of six wind farms earlier this month, retail major Ikea has installed a geothermal system at its as yet unopened Denver store in the US state of Colorado, representing the state’s largest building-integrated geothermal project.

20 September 2010

Reservoir Capital develops Serbia geothermal well

Reservoir Capital and its local partner Geofizika-Ing have begun running tests on two geothermal wells in southern Serbia.

20 September 2010

Icelandic government clears Magma Energy’s takeover of HS Orka

A special committee appointed by the Icelandic government to review Magma Energy's acquisition of a 98.53 per cent stake in Icelandic geothermal company HS Orka has concluded that Magma acted in full compliance with domestic law.

16 September 2010

Department of Energy awards $20m to ‘non-conventional’ geothermal projects

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $20m in grants to seven 'non-conventional' geothermal energy projects.

15 September 2010

UK government to launch £1m geothermal fund

The UK government is to launch its £1m Deep Geothermal Energy Fund that will offer financing to UK companies seeking to generate energy from deep heat underground.

14 September 2010

Ram Power hires former consultant and Homeland Renewable Energy CFO John O’Neill

Nevada-headquartered geothermal company Ram Power, which acquired Canadian developer Sierra Geothermal Power earlier this month, has appointed former CFO and treasurer of Homeland Renewable Energy John O’Neill as its vice president and CFO.

13 September 2010

Science Applications International subsidiary to engineer USG Nevada geothermal plant under $22m contract

USG Nevada, a subsidiary of project developer, USG Nevada has awarded a $22m engineering, procurement and construction contract to an offshoot of Science Applications International (SAIC) for the first construction phase of its San Emidio geothermal plant in northwest Nevada.

9 September 2010

Enbridge enters geothermal market by acquiring interest in Neal Hot Springs project

Canada-based Enbridge is to make its entrance into the geothermal industry with a 20 per cent interest in the 35MW Neal Hot Springs geothermal power plant, which is under construction in the US state of Oregon.

8 September 2010

G4G withdraws from second batch of geothermal acquisitions in Argentina

Canadian mineral exploration and development company G4G Resources has abandoned plans to acquire the Anetta group of geothermal properties in the Argentine province of Salta from Area Geofisica following its withdrawal from a deal to buy another set of geothermal projects in the region earlier this year.

7 September 2010

NGP is first renewables company to cement DOE loan guarantee

Nevada Geothermal Power (NGP) has become the first renewable power developer to finalise a loan guarantee under the US Department of Energy’s Financial Institution Partnership Program (FIPP), securing protection for 80 per cent of a $98.5m loan.

6 September 2010

Ram Power finalises takeover of Sierra Geothermal

Nevada-headquartered geothermal company Ram Power has completed the takeover of Vancouver-based developer Sierra Geothermal Power, following last week’s approval of the transaction by Sierra stakeholders.

6 September 2010

Magma Energy acquires further shares in HS Orka, nears takeover

Magma Energy Sweden, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Magma Geothermal, has closed the final portion of a previously announced agreement to acquire further shares of Iceland-based geothermal company HS Orka, resulting in it now holding a 98.53 per cent interest.

3 September 2010

Tata Power consortium wins Indonesia geothermal bid

A consortium of power companies that includes India's largest integrated private power company Tata Power as well as Origin Energy and Supraco Indonesia today became the successful bidder for the Sorik Marapi geothermal project in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia.

3 September 2010

Nevada Geothermal Power looks to raise $9.4m through share placement

Nevada Geothermal Power said it hopes to raise up to CAN$10m ($9.4m) through a non-brokered private placement in which it will sell 20 million of its shares at CAN$0.50 ($0.47) each after recording heavy losses earlier in the year.

2 September 2010

Ram Power’s takeover of Sierra Geothermal secures shareholder approval

Sierra Geothermal’s shareholders have approved a takeover of the company by US renewable energy business Ram Power, which is now set to acquire all of Canada-based Sierra’s issued and outstanding shares once approval is obtained from the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

1 September 2010

Former mining company Mustang Geothermal acquires three geothermal leases

Mustang Geothermal has completed the acquisition of three geothermal leases for a total of 9,800 acres located in the US state of Nevada from Minera Cerro El Diablo and Dakota Resource Holdings.

31 August 2010

US Geothermal secures loan for San Emidio geothermal plant

USG Nevada, a subsidiary of project developer US Geothermal, has closed financing for its geothermal project Sam Emidio through a project loan agreement with engineering specialist Science Applications International (SAI).

27 August 2010

Chile to invest $200m in geothermal by 2012

The government of earthquake-prone Chile plans to invest at least $200m in geothermal development from now until 2012, the country’s Energy Minister Ricardo Raineri said.

27 August 2010

Sierra Geothermal Power sees increase in half-year losses

Sierra Geothermal Power moved further into loss in the second quarter, incurring a net loss of $912,636 compared to the $642,400 in net loss that it reported for the second quarter of 2009.

23 August 2010

US injects $15m into geothermal heat recovery innovation

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Program has launched a $15m research and development funding opportunity for companies to innovate geothermal heat recovery methods.

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