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- Cold Water Dampens Raser Technologies Future
- Heat Transfer Technology Geothermal energy developer Raser Technologies said in a company release that it anticipated being able to deliver 130 megawatts MW of electricity for sale by the end of 2012. As the company's first geothermal power plant in Utah is having trouble operating at full capacity,...
- Blog posts 2009-10-01
- Energy Roundup: Royal Dutch Shell Talks French, Odebrecht to Spend $100M Offshore Angola, and More
- Shell calls “force majeure†on Nigeria exports due to OPEC cuts -- Royal Dutch Shell has called force majeure on some of its crude exports from Nigeria. Shell called the force majeure based on Nigeria’s compliance with OPEC -- of which Nigeria is a member -- to reduce output by...
- Blog posts 2008-11-05
- Wind Power Poised For a Possible Fast Recovery
- The beginning of the recession marked a dramatic turn for the wind industry. Having previously grown by leaps and bounds, wind developers suddenly found themselves almost entirely cut off from financing. Even banks that weren't failing slowed or stopped their lending. Wind has been particularly sensitive to...
- Blog posts 2009-08-31
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- New well tech cuts 2 MW German geothermal plant costs
- Germany is planning building a 2 megawatt geothermal power plant, despite undesirable conditions of the slated site in Lower Saxony, in the country's northwestern region. The GeneSys-branded plant is expected to need a 2.5-mile-deep well that would be drilled near Hanover, also in northwestern Germany. The drilling process increases the...
- News items 2009-09-01
- Is UTC Power's Geothermal Contract a Bad Deal?
- A major player in geothermal well field exploration and the development of clean, renewable geothermal electric power plants, Raser Technologies, entered into a Purchase Contract with UTC Power, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation. In connection with the purchase contract, Raser agreed to purchase approximately $33.38 million...
- Blog posts 2008-04-11
- TransAlta Opens New 68-MW Wind Farm in Calgary
- TransAlta Corporation announced last week it has begun commercial operations at its 68-megawatt MW Summerview wind farm near Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The $100-million facility comprises 38 Vestas V80 1.8-MW wind turbines and is operated by TransAlta subsidiary Vision Quest Windelectric. The project brings TransAlta's renewable energy portfolio to...
- Research articles 2004-10-21
- Southern California Edison Expands Renewable Energy Partnership with Calpine
- ROSEMEAD, Calif. -- Southern California Edison SCE, the nation's leading purchaser of renewable energy, has reached agreement with renewable energy generator Calpine to purchase 225 megawatt MW of geothermal energy, enough electricity to power 130,000 average homes. The generation would come from Calpine's Geysers facilities in California's Sonoma and Lake...
- Research articles 2007-04-13
- ORMAT Acquires Covanta Energy Geothermal Assets
- ORMAT Nevada, Inc. recently announced that its subsidiaries have completed the acquisition of all the geothermal assets of Covanta Energy Corporation. According to ORMAT, the assets include 100-percent ownership of the 52-megawatt MW Heber geothermal power plant in Imperial County, CA; 100-percent ownership in the lessee position of the...
- Research articles 2004-01-09
- TransAlta's Summerview Wind Farm Begins Commercial Operation
- CALGARY, Alberta -- TransAlta Corporation (NYSE:TAC) (TSX:TA) today announced their 68-megawatt MW $100 million Summerview wind farm has begun commercial operation. Summerview is operated by Vision Quest Windelectric. Located 200 kilometres southwest of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the Summerview wind farm includes 38 Vestas V80, 1.8 MW wind turbines. ...
- Research articles 2004-10-13
- Advisory: Kent Hills Wind Farm begins commercial operation
- TransAlta Corporation (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC) today announced its 96-megawatt MW, $170 million Kent Hills Wind Farm began commercial operation on December 31, 2008; on time and on budget. Located 30 kilometres southwest of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, the Kent Hills Wind Farm includes 32 Vestas V90, 3 MW...
- Research articles 2009-01-05
- Pertamina, Para to Collaborate on New Geothermal Plants
- Dow Jones recently reported that Indonesia's state-run energy company Pertamina has signed a "preliminary agreement" with the private Indonesian firm Para Group to build geothermal power plants in South Sumatra, Lampung and West Java. According to Dow Jones, the $1.5-billion project will have a total capacity of 1,060...
- Research articles 2006-03-02
- SCE Signs Six New Renewable Power Contracts
- Southern California Edison SCE recently announced it has submitted for review by the California Public Utilities Commission CPUC six new long-term contracts with power generators using wind, biomass and geothermal energy. If approved by the CPUC, SCE said the contracts would add as much as 427 megawatts MW to...
- Research articles 2005-03-14
- California regulators approve PG&E power contracts
- The California Public Utilities Commission recently approved three contracts for utility Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to purchase electricity generated by renewable energy. The contracts for the PG&E Corp. subsidiary range between 10 and 15 years. They are part of California's energy action plan calling for renewable resources to...
- Research articles 2006-10-11
- CalEnergy To Sell Interest In Generating Facilities To El Paso
- CalEnergy will half of its ownership interests in CE Generation to El Paso Energy for $260 million. The 14 power projects sold have a combined electric generating capacity of about 900 MW and include ten geothermal projects near Imperial Valley in southern California and four natural gas fired cogeneration projects...
- Research articles 1999-04-01
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