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25 January 2012
The Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) has submitted a statement to the Select Revenue Measures and Oversight subcommittees in the US calling for the extension of the renewable energy production tax credit (PTC).
28 October 2011
The US Department of Energy (DoE) is awarding US$38 million over three years to accelerate the development of geothermal technologies.
09 September 2011
Shipments of geothermal heat pumps in the US are expected to reach 326,000 units by 2017, according to Pike Research.
29 July 2011
A 121 MW, US$350 million geothermal power project in Nevada has been offered a Department of Energy (DoE) conditional commitment to provide a partial guarantee.
10 June 2011
U.S. Geothermal Inc has entered a power purchase agreement (PPA) between its subsidiary USG Nevada LLC and NV Energy, for the 19.9 MW San Emidio Geothermal Project in Washoe County, NE.
02 June 2011
Small, geographically dispersed geothermal power plants could provide 7% of California's electricity supply, according to an analysis of data collected by a consultant to the Golden state.
25 May 2011
Senator Ron Wyden will deliver a keynote address to geothermal industry leaders from the United States and abroad at the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) 2011 Geothermal Energy Technology and International Development Forum.
01 May 2011
The Renewable Energy Focus team is at the European Wind Energy Association's annual conference and exhibition EWEA 2011.
14 March 2011
As part of a media partnership deal with the forthcoming Hannover Fair, we have managed to secure complimentary tickets for our readers...
04 March 2011
U.S. Geothermal Inc is raising US$5 million as strategic investors have agreed to acquire a total of around 5 million units of the company at US$1 each.
02 March 2011
The Department of Energy has finalized a US$96.8 million loan guarantee for a 23 MW geothermal power project in Malheur County, OR.
24 February 2011
LVestus Energy Inc of NH has secured US$750 million in initial project funding from Sundance Capital Group LLC (SCG) for the installation of geothermal loop fields.
15 February 2011
Maytal Tech and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have applied for a SBIR grant offered by the Department of Energy (DoE) to support research on geothermal loop designs that reduce the costs of loop installations.
19 November 2010
The bilateral agreement is aimed at increasing the world's understanding of advanced geothermal technologies and accelerating their deployment.
11 October 2010
Geothermal technology research, development and demonstration is receiving US$20 million from the US Department of Energy (DoE).
16 September 2010
The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) has released a state-by-state report on renewable energy in the 50 US states.
15 September 2010
A partial loan guarantee for the 49.5 MW Blue Mountain geothermal project in Humboldt County, Nevada, has been issued by the Department of Energy (DoE).
08 September 2010
The US$100 billion investment in innovation under the Recovery Act is, amongst other things, helping cutting the cost of solar power in half by 2015.
25 August 2010
Solar power could generate 126 TWh of renewable power around the world by 2020, more than the 108 TWh to be generated by geothermal facilities, according to the latest International Energy Outlook 2010 from the US Department of Energy.
28 July 2010