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US Geothermal Partners with TAS Energy for EPC Contract

US Geothermal has teamed up with TAS Energy towards an EPC contract.

27 Jul 2010

Frbiz Reports China’s Potential in Wind, Natural Gas and Solar

Frbiz.com, one of the major B2B search platforms in China, has announced that wind and natural gas have a huge development potential. Natural gas is a richer, cleaner energy when compared with oil.

27 Jul 2010

Qualibou Energy to Develop St. Lucia Geothermal Project in the Caribbean

Qualibou Energy has announced that it has signed an agreement with the St. Lucia Government in order to develop as well as deliver power from the island’s geothermal sources.

27 Jul 2010

GEA Anticipates $22.5 Billion Economic Output for Nevada’s Geothermal Industry

GEA (Geothermal Energy Association) is anticipating a $22.5 billion output for its Nevada geothermal industry over a 30 year period. These facts were compiled towards the upcoming GEA Geothermal Energy and Utilities, Co-ops and Public Power Workshop in Las Vegas.

26 Jul 2010

Rhode Island Issues Federal Grant for Renewable Energy Projects

Rhode Island is issuing federal grants to the extent of $4.7 million towards renewable energy projects in the state.

26 Jul 2010

FARA Reports African Bioenergy Production Without Food Displacement

A recent report released by FARA (Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa) has observed that production of crops is possible for the purpose of bioenergy, on significant scales for the southern, eastern and the western regions of Africa. This is possible without causing much damage to the natural habitats or food production.

26 Jul 2010

Catapulting Geothermal Power into the Big League Through EGS

Geothermal power has been gaining huge attention in recent times. The widespread usage of EGS (Enhanced Geothermal Systems) has the potential to pave the way for geothermal power production in almost all regions, thus transforming geothermal power into a major renewable power base.

26 Jul 2010

Department of Defense (DOD) to Explore Geothermal Power Production

Recently Army Corps of Engineers surveyed and identified hundreds of sites owned by DOD boasting huge amount of geothermal energy. One such most latent source identified is the large number of oil and gas wells located in gulf coast regions in places such as Mississippi, Texas, Louisiana and Alabama.

26 Jul 2010

GEA Process Engineering Helps Companies Meet Sustainability Goals

Having installed thousands of environmentally friendly process plants and systems, GEA Process Engineering is uniquely positioned to help companies meet their sustainability goals and objectives. To further emphasize our commitment to green (sustainable) engineering projects, GEA Process Engineering Inc. has created a multi-disciplined task force to efficiently and effectively handle all facets of your project.

25 Jul 2010

ThyseenKrupp to Supply Steel for South African Hydroelectricity Project

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG is supplying 17,000 metric tons of high-strength, quenched and tempered plate to the Ingula pumped storage scheme project of the South African power utility Eskom. The steel will be used to manufacture piping up to 5.1 meters in diameter for the scheme.

25 Jul 2010