Posts Tagged ‘geothermal energy’

U.S. Geothermal Resale Registration Statements Declared Effective

February 3rd, 2010

U.S. Geothermal Inc. (TSX: GTH)(NYSE Amex: HTM) (”U.S. Geothermal”), a renewable energy company focused on the production and sale of electricity from geothermal energy, clarified today that the Securities and Exchange Commission declared the resale registration statements filed by U.S. Geothermal, effective on January 29, 2010. The registration statements register for resale the shares [...]

U.S. Geothermal Annual General Meeting

December 22nd, 2009

U.S. Geothermal Inc. (”U.S. Geothermal”) (TSX: GTH)(NYSE Amex: HTM), a renewable energy company focused on the production and sale of electricity from geothermal energy, announced a corporate update on business conducted at their Annual General Meeting (”AGM”) held on December 17th at the corporate headquarters in Boise, Idaho. All proposals submitted to shareholders for [...]

German Geothermal Project Leads to Second Thoughts After the Earth Rumbles

September 11th, 2009

LANDAU IN DER PFALZ, Germany — Government officials here are reviewing the safety of a geothermal energy project that scientists say set off an earthquake in mid-August, shaking buildings and frightening many residents of this small city.
The geothermal plant, built by Geox, a German energy company, extracts heat by drilling deep into the earth. Advocates [...]

Energy Beneath the Backyard - Global Geothermal Heat Pump Market 2009 - new market report just published

August 10th, 2009

Geothermal energy is a vast, renewable, low carbon energy source that can be converted to electricity and used to condition building environments. Almost everywhere on the planet, within the upper 10 feet of the earth´s surface, a nearly constant temperature of 50 to 60ºF (10 to 16ºC) is maintained. A geothermal heat pump (GHP) consists [...]

$350 Million In Geothermal Stimulus Funds Begin To Flow

June 12th, 2009

June 8, 2009 (FinancialWire) — U.S. Geothermal Inc. (HTM) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to enter into due diligence review on an $85 million project loan for its Neal Hot Springs project in eastern Oregon. Geothermal initiatives have also been announced by Ormat Technologies, Inc. (ORA), WaterFurnace Renewable Energy, Inc. (WFI) [...]

Raser Technologies Invites Governors to Take a Spin in Electric Hummer

June 12th, 2009

PROVO, Utah–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Raser Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: RZ) announced today it will showcase its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, the Electric Hummer H3E, at the Western Governors’ Association Annual Meeting in Park City, Utah.
Raser Technologies and development partner FEV, Inc., of Auburn Hills, Mich., a leading automotive integrator, unveiled the demonstration vehicle at the SAE World Congress [...]

Clean Energy Funding Trumps Fossil Fuels

June 4th, 2009

By James Kanter
Global investors spent about $250 billion building new power capacity in 2008, and for the first time the lion’s share of that money went to renewable sources, according to the United Nations Environment Program.
Renewable sources accounted for 56 percent of investment dollars, worth $140 billion, while investment in fossil fuel technologies was $110 [...]

ENERGY: Geothermal Is Not So Clean

May 26th, 2009

By Lowana Veal
REYKJAVIK, May 26 (IPS) - Geothermal energy has always been thought of as a clean, renewable form of power, but since the Hellisheidi geothermal power plant began operation about 30 km from central Reykjavik in 2006, various problems have come to light.
Not long after the station started producing electricity, Reykjavik residents became aware [...]

U.S. Geothermal’s Neal Hot Springs Oregon Project Selected for Department of Energy Loan Program

May 26th, 2009

BOISE, IDAHO — (Marketwire) — 05/26/09 — U.S. Geothermal Inc. (TSX: GTH)(NYSE Amex: HTM) (”U.S. Geothermal”), a renewable energy company focused on the production and sale of electricity from geothermal energy, announced today that it has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (”DOE”) to enter into due diligence review on an $85 million [...]

Indonesia urges Medco to speed up geothermal power project

May 13th, 2009

JAKARTA, May 13 (Reuters) - Indonesia’s energy ministry said on Wednesday it has asked energy firm PT Medco Energi Internasional (MEDC.JK: Quote, Profile, Research) to resolve a price dispute and build a $800 million geothermal power plant in North Sumatra province.
“We want this project to be built quickly because it is very important for [...]