Kenya: Ormat Subsidiary is Top Independent Power Producer in Kenya

Kenya�s largest private power producer Orpower pockets Sh11.3bn in geothermal sales (News Release)

American geothermal firm Orpower4 pocketed Sh11.3 billion ($113 million) in geothermal power sales in the last financial year, cementing its spot as the top independent power producer (IPP) in Kenya.

OrPower4 is a subsidiary of US-based Ormat Technologies Inc. and is currently the only private company generating geothermal electricity in Kenya. The American firm has an installed capacity of 139 megawatts (MW) of steam power in Naivasha�s Olkaria steam fields, accounting for 20 per cent of Kenya�s total installed geothermal capacity of 690 MW. OrPower4 operates Olkaria 3 Unit 1-9 plant, along with wellheads.

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Chile: Video of Cerro Pabellon Geothermal Power Plant

New Heights for Geothermal Power (Climate Investment Funds)

Cerro Pabellon is South America's first geothermal power plant and the world's highest geothermal power plant.

(Video 1:55 Minutes)

From the Global Geothermal News archives:

• Monday, July 30, 2018 - Chile: Enel Plans to Add 30 MW Capacity at Cerro Pabell�n Geothermal plant
• Thursday, January 4, 2018 - Chile: ENEL Adds PV Solar and Energy Storage to Cerro Pabell�n Geothermal Plant
• Friday, December 8, 2017 - Chile: Cerro Pabell�n is the First Geothermal Power Plant in South America
• Tuesday, September 12, 2017 - Chile: 48 MW Cerro Pabell�n Geothermal Power Plant Inaugurated

Global: Opportunity to Advertise in the Geothermal Energy Magazine

Advertise In The GRC Bulletin

The GRC Bulletin reaches nearly 1,200 geothermal professionals six times per year.

Advertising in the GRC Bulletin means your product or service will be seen in the world's only publication that deals exclusively with technical topics, legislation, scientific inquiry, special events and educational topics related to the geothermal energy industry.

For GRC members the rates start at just $125 an issue for a business card-sized advertisement. For a half page ad the rate is just $400 each issue. For a full page the cost is just $625 each issue.

In addition, when the Bulletin is published an email announcement is sent to the global geothermal energy community. A banner advertisement is available on this email that will be seen by over 4,500 recipients. The rate for GRC members for this tremendous opportunity is just $500 per issue.

The GRC services the global geothermal energy community with news and information. Advertising through the Bulletin is a sure-fire way of getting your company (institution, event) in front of thousands of pairs of eyes!

Interested in getting noticed! Of course you are!
Contact Chi-Meng at cmoua@geothermal.org or 530.758.2360 ext 105.

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USA, California: 20 MW Non-Hydro Geothermal Power Plant Project Moves On

GeoGenCo's Zero Water Geothermal Technology Helps Imperial Irrigation District Achieve Green Energy Goals (News Release)

Mud Volcanoes at the Davis-Schrimpf Seep Field
with the John L. Featherstone geothermal power plant
in the background. Photo Ian Crawford  2013.

GeoGenCo, LLC, of Las Vegas, Nevada, has completed their semi-final designs for their next generation True Geothermal 20-megawatt (MW) power plant in Imperial Valley, CA. GeoGenCo has a 15 MW Power Purchase Agreement with Imperial Irrigation District (IID) and expects to be providing power by June of 2020.

GRC Member Jim McIntosh (Mac), GeoGenCo's CEO and COO states, "The project is identified as True Geothermal because all current geothermal projects require substantial amounts of water or steam as part of their power generation process. and are therefore, more appropriately known as hydro-geothermal since water is a mandatory part of the geothermal process (either in the form of brine or steam) for both the extraction of heat and for the disposal of the residual brine."

True Geothermal does not utilize any water in their power generation process.  Rather than extracting the geothermal fluids, a high-performance heat exchanger is inserted into an existing (but non-performing) geothermal well where only heat is extracted from the geothermal formation, not from water, brine or steam.  While a permit application for approximately six acre-feet of water has been filed, about one third of this water will be utilized for dust control and the other two thirds reserved for emergency fire-fighting purposes. Zero water will be utilized for the power generation process.

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Global: Promote Your Business in the Registry of Geothermal Services & Equipment

Advertise In The New GRC Yellow Pages

The 2019 Geothermal Resources Council Registry of Geothermal Services & Equipment (aka the GRC Yellow Pages) will now be available in a new format - as a public webpage on my.geothermal.org.

This will provide better visibility to advertisers and easier access for those who are searching for up-to date information on geothermal services and/or equipment. 

Contact Anh Lay at alay@geothermal.org for more information. Don't delay, advertise your services today!

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Japan: Video on 5 MW Takigami Geothermal Power Plant

Takigami Geothermal Binary Power Plant (Fuji Electric Corp. of America)

Learn about "Fuji Electric and Takigami Geothermal Binary Power Plant Project" and how Fuji Electric's innovative technology fulfills customer's requirements.

(Video: 2:53 minutes)

From the Global Geothermal News archives:

• Tuesday, March 7, 2017 - Japan: 5 MW Geothermal Plant in Oita Prefecture Starts Up
• Tuesday, March 1, 2016 - Japan: 5 MW Takigami Geothermal Power Station to Begin Operations in March 2017

USA, Maine: Company Receives Funding Award for Monitoring Software for Enhanced Geothermal Systems

Introspective Systems Wins Key DOE Award for Geothermal Research in Reducing Carbon Emissions (News Release)

Introspective Systems, LLC of Portland, Maine, announced today that the company has received a $149,935 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award for work in support of the Department of Energy�s Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) project. 

Introspective Systems will develop monitoring software that enables EGS systems to be cost competitive and fully integrated into the electrical grid. The project researches new algorithms and analytics methods to provide enhanced precision in the understanding of the complex Geothermal systems being developed in the future.

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