Saturday, 22 February 2025

Focus on Geothermal

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows bifacial 540 W solar panels at a solar panels park by energy supplier Enel Green Power, in Trino, Italy, March 5, 2024. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo
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IEA expects global clean energy investment to hit $2 trillion in 2024

Global investment in clean energy technology and infrastructure is set to hit $2tn, twice the amount going into fossil fuels, IEA report shows

FILE - Groundwater squirts up during drilling for a geothermal heating and cooling system at a home in White Plains, N.Y., May 8, 2023. A community in Framingham, Mass., will soon become one of the first in the U.S. to be heated with geothermal connected to each other. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
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Climate solution: US town experiments with community heating and cooling

A pilot climate solution that uses a highly-efficient heating and cooling system could see electric bills drop by 20%, is being trialled in...

FILE PHOTO: The sun rises behind windmills at a wind farm in Palm Springs, California, February 9, 2011. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson//File Photo
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Biden administration expands tax credits beyond wind, solar

Clean tech tax credits scheme expands to cover geothermal, nuclear and more as Biden administration aims to hit net zero goal in 2035.

FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind power lines above the plains north of Amarillo, Texas, U.S., March 14, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
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Power producer Calpine explores options including $30 billion sale, sources say

By David French (Reuters) – The investment firms that took U.S. power plant operator Calpine Corp private six years ago are exploring options...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks on invoking her government’s sovereignty act over federal clean energy regulations, along with Rebecca Schulz, Minister of Environment and Protected Areas and Nathan Neudorf, Minister of Affordability and Utilities, in Edmonton on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. The Alberta government is helping fund what it says is Canada's first test site for geothermal energy drilling techniques.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.
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Alberta to partially fund facility to test geothermal drilling techniques

The Alberta government is helping fund what it says is Canada's first test site for geothermal energy drilling techniques.

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Podcast: CleanTech Talk

The CleanTech Talk podcast is hosted by CleanTechnica CEO Zachary Shahan and COO/Founder Scott Cooney. They “discuss cleantech news and do original analyses...

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Dig deep: US bets on geothermal to become renewable powerhouse

Though geothermal represents only a tiny fraction of current US energy production, several businesses and President Joe Biden’s administration are betting on technological...

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U.S. energy agency announces $475M in funding for clean energy projects on mine land sites

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Biden administration pumped more money into clean energy projects Thursday, announcing up to $475 million in federal funding...

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UK Government commits extra funding for heat pumps and insulation in social homes

More than £75 million of UK taxpayers’ money will be used for free energy efficiency upgrades in thousands of social homes, the Government...

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Low uptake of heat pumps hampering UK efforts to cut emissions, watchdog warns

Uptake of clean heat pumps to replace boilers has been less than half the expected levels under a flagship programme, a report has...

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