Posts Tagged ‘geothermal’
6 May 2009
Western GeoPower Corp, a Canadian renewable energy company, has acquired 3,000 acres of private geothermal leases with a geothermal reservoir in California. The grant gives Western GeoPower the right to develop the site and build a plant for electricity generation.
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5 May 2009
The Oregon Institute of Technology will use a geothermal system to provide approximately 20 per cent of the electricity demand on its campus and is set to be the first geothermal power production facility in the region.
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27 April 2009
Canadian renewable energy company Polaris Geothermal has completed the second tranche of a non-brokered private placement of units.
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24 April 2009
Calpine Corporation has announced today that private investment firm Harbinger Capital Partners, through its Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, has agreed to sell 20,000,000 shares of the company's common stock in a registered public secondary offering.
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23 April 2009
Energy technology company Raser Technologies, Inc., together with Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, have formally opened its Hatch geothermal power plant near Thermo, Utah.
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22 April 2009
Sierra Geothermal Power Corporation has signed an agreement with Da'naxda'xw/Awaetlala Nation to develop geothermal power projects in their traditional lands within British Columbia, Canada.
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22 April 2009
Cascade Technologies, a gas analyser developer, will pursue projects in renewable energy, in particular solar, wind and geothermal opportunities.
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21 April 2009
Raser Technologies, a US energy technology company, welcomed Utah Governor Jon Huntsman to its geothermal power plant in Utah as part of a tour of the state's renewable energy zone and the signing of two new energy bills: House Bill 430 and Senate Bill 76.
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20 April 2009
Australian renewable energy company Panax Geothermal has been awarded a $7m grant under the Commonwealth Government's Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism ‘Geothermal Drilling Programme' to finance the drilling of a production well in South Australia.
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16 April 2009
The Asian Development Bank and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation is reported to have funded a geothermal power plant project in Indonesia.
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14 April 2009
Canadian renewable energy company Western GeoPower Corporation has appointed John Copeland as acting chairman of the board of directors.
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9 April 2009
Vancouver-based renewable energy company Sierra Geothermal Power has signed an agreement to accelerate its acquisition of Cayley Geothermal Corporation.
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6 April 2009
Greenearth Energy, through its subsidiary Green Earth Power, and in collaboration with Geo Energy, International Investment Resources and Indonesia's Santini Group, has launched an Indonesian geothermal exploration and development company, PT Geo Power Indonesia.
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1 April 2009
Venture capital investment in clean energy totaled $836.1m in 59 deals in the first quarter of 2009, according to a recent report, with numbers approximately back to 2007 levels.
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1 April 2009
Grasslands Entertainment, a US television programme producer, has signed subscription agreements with Caldera Geothermal and Enerasia Renewable Corporation, providing for the acquisition of Caldera and Enerasia's assets.
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31 March 2009
Australian mining exploration company Minotaur Exploration has acquired 2 million shares in Petratherm and now holds 32 per cent.
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27 March 2009
Three Indonesian state banks have put forward a syndicated loan of $80m to fund the construction of PT Geo Dipa Energy's geothermal plant in West Java. Bank Negara Indonesia will lead the syndicate which will include PT Bank Mandiri and PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia.
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26 March 2009
Non-hydro renewable sources of electricity enjoyed double-digit growth during the past year while coal, natural gas, and petroleum experienced notable declines and nuclear power remained stagnant, according to the latest figures published by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
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26 March 2009
Raser Technologies, an environmental technology company, and Copper King Mining Corporation have signed a geothermal lease agreement covering areas in southwestern Utah, US. Financial terms of the lease were not disclosed.
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26 March 2009
Arizona Public Service Company, Arizona's largest electricity utility, has submitted a Request for Proposal for renewable energy generated from small projects in the area.
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