CleanTechnica » US Geothermal http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 US Geothermal Power Companies Impacting Emerging Economies http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/us-geothermal-power-companies-impacting-emerging-economies/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/us-geothermal-power-companies-impacting-emerging-economies/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2014 10:44:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76520 The Geothermal Energy Association has released a series of figures and forecasts to finish off 2014, and in so doing highlighted the impact US geothermal power companies are having in emerging economies. In a press release put out through BusinessWire, the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) announced “continued growth” in the global geothermal power sector, with “more countries

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/26/geothermal-energy-use-west-us/feed/ 4 100 GW Of US Geothermal Power Will Push US Past Gas http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/18/100-gw-of-us-geothermal-power/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/18/100-gw-of-us-geothermal-power/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2014 11:49:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69640 The Energy Department has put up $31 million for FORGE, a cutting edge geothermal demo project that could tap into 100 gigawatts of US geothermal power

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/18/100-gw-of-us-geothermal-power/feed/ 27 Global Geothermal Market Is Growing http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/26/global-geothermal-market-growing/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/26/global-geothermal-market-growing/#comments Sat, 26 Apr 2014 11:00:38 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65934 Originally published on Green Building Elements. The following GEA release provides solid information about the geothermal market. New GEA Report Details Trends in Global Geothermal Market A new report from the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA), released [this week] at the organization’s International Geothermal Showcase in Washington, D.C., reveals the international power market is booming, with a

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/07/us-geothermal-lags-kenya-surges/feed/ 6 Solar = 100% Of New Power Capacity In March, Renewables = 82% In Q1 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/12/solar-100-of-new-power-capacity-in-march-renewables-82-in-q1/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/12/solar-100-of-new-power-capacity-in-march-renewables-82-in-q1/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 23:05:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=50686 Editor’s note: I write about solar and wind power obsessively, almost every day. Still, FERC’s recent numbers came as a bit of a surprise to me. Over 28% of new US power capacity in Q1 was from large-scale solar installations (small- and medium-scale installations would actually boost solar’s percentage of the pie considerably, but they’re

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/27/study-shows-renewable-energy-potential-in-every-state/feed/ 8 Ball State Geothermal Project Enters Stage Two http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/22/ball-state-geothermal-project-enters-stage-two/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/22/ball-state-geothermal-project-enters-stage-two/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 03:30:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=40518   Ball State University in Indiana has recently begun the second and final phase of what will be the largest geothermal heating and cooling system in the United States. The project, which began in 2009, intends to replace four coal-fired boilers along with two smoke stacks. During phase one of construction, the North District Energy

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/01/24/us-geothermal-industry-looking-for-new-ways-to-move-industry-ahead/feed/ 1 Government, Private Sector Join to Make Neal Hot Springs Geothermal Power Plant a Reality http://cleantechnica.com/2011/08/23/government-private-sector-join-to-make-neal-hot-springs-geothermal-power-plant-a-reality/ http://cleantechnica.com/2011/08/23/government-private-sector-join-to-make-neal-hot-springs-geothermal-power-plant-a-reality/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 05:11:50 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=29852 Pioneers heading west on the Oregon Trail by stagecoach stopped to relax and enjoy the hot waters at Neal Hot Springs 90 miles northwest of Boise, Idaho. In the near future, the area will be the site of Oregon's first commercial-scale geothermal power plant. A public-private collaboration, Nevada's US Geothermal Inc., equity investor Enbridge Inc. and the US Dept. of Energy joined together to complete financing of the $130-million Neal Hot Springs project, which is expected to come online in late 2012 with a capacity of 25 megawatts (MW)

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