Photo: Natel EnergyICE geothermal power plantThe cooling towers for a geothermal power plant run by the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE).
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Photo: David McNew/Getty ImagesLava loveThe Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Station (NGPS) is the second largest geothermal power station in Iceland, located near Thingvellir and the Hengill Volcano.
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Other countries have used geothermal power to drive their economies.
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The footage comes as the lava threatens a geothermal power plant.
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Then there's the risk of explosions at a geothermal power plant.
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Geothermal power is Kenya's second largest source of electricity, after hydroelectric power.
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It's sent miners to the sulfurous rock in Iceland to harvest geothermal power.
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Geothermal power was fourth among all respondents with an average rank of 21.
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Hell's Gate is home to deep gorges, cliffs, and three geothermal power stations.
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Geothermal power plants tap heat stored far below the earth's surface to generate electricity.
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In 2015, 2000 countries had a total of around 231 gigawatts of geothermal power capacity.
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"We've got cheap geothermal power in Naivasha -- you can tap into that power," he said.
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It abuts the Olkaria geothermal power plants, from which plumes of steam pour into the sky.
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Geothermal power plants use a lot of water; and biofuels have a whole host of problems.
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This highly active volcano is located right next to an inhabited community and a geothermal power station.
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But amid the chaos, the Yanaizu-Nishiyama geothermal power plant in Fukushima prefecture didn't miss a beat.
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It will rely on solar power as well as geothermal power for heating and cooling, Ford said.
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Yet Norway and Iceland already run almost completely on renewable energy, namely hydroelectric and geothermal power respectively.
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Although geothermal power has led to rapid expansion of electrical service here, there are environmental trade-offs.
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It would also slash funding for research into alternative energy sources like wind, hydro and geothermal power.
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Oserian is also leading change in the country's energy sector, by running its operation largely on geothermal power.
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Ormat's flexible, modular solutions for geothermal power and REG are ideal for the vast range of resource characteristics.
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It is also developing a 100MW geothermal power plant in Banten, the westernmost province of Indonesia's Java island.
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Between January and March 3003 he and his team worked at the Hellisheidi geothermal power station, near Reykjavik.
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It's crept close to a geothermal plant Then there's the risk of explosions at a geothermal power plant.
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New residential buildings will not use coal, but will run natural gas, geothermal power or other renewable fuel.
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These particularly promising areas include grid-scale storage, liquid fuels, mini-grids, alternative building materials and geothermal power.
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Geothermal power uses superhot water pulled from deep within the Earth to drive turbine generators on the surface.
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On Thursday, the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology will hold a hearing on water and geothermal power.
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Lava has oozed over two wells at the Puna geothermal power plant, but county officials said the flow stopped.
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It is a huge engineering challenge, and one which may usher in a new age of geothermal power production.
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The design mixes new and old technology, from solar and geothermal power to ceiling fans and windows that open.
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Cover image: Large clouds of steam rise into the sky from the Svartsengi geothermal power station in Grindavík, Iceland.
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The country's grid is powered entirely through its abundant sources of renewable energy, a combination of hydroelectric and geothermal power.
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In 2017, geothermal power plants in the U.S. generated around 16 billion kilowatt hours, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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GB owns and operates the 14.75 MW Bouillante geothermal power plant located in Guadeloupe Island, a French territory in the Caribbean.
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Not everyone lives near a rift or fault line, after all, which is why geothermal power has so far been pretty limited.
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The Canadian government announced it will provide $25.6 million Canadian dollars ($19.28 million) in funding for the country's first geothermal power facility.
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Lava edged towards a geothermal power plant on Tuesday after destroying an old warehouse near the facility, County of Hawaii Civil Defense said.
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The company says it will install more solar panels at its headquarters and add solar arrays and geothermal power generators at its other locations.
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Authorities on Thursday completed the removal of highly flammable chemicals from a nearby geothermal power plant that was in the path of creeping lava.
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APRI owns and operates the Tiwi and Makiling Banahaw (MakBan) geothermal facilities, the seventh and fourth largest geothermal power stations in the world, respectively.
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Tanzania's energy ministry said in a separate statement the country planned to build a 100 MW geothermal power plant within the next seven years.
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Mr. Law plans to test the site for several months, with the goal of beginning construction of Cornwall's first geothermal power plant in March.
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Members of the Hawaii National Guard monitor the flow of lava as it nears a geothermal power plant early Tuesday morning, May 22, 2018.
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"If you have a geothermal power plant in your village you can get power, so I think that is a very strong support of geothermal."
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Since 2012, all of its data centers have run entirely on renewable sources including solar, wind, biogas fuel cells, micro‑hydro power, and geothermal power.
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That was largely driven by electricity sales, which rose 2101.8000 percent to 14.92 billion shillings, with just over a third coming from geothermal power generation.
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Except watch (and close geothermal power plants), staring in awe at this mighty force of nature breaking through the surface of the world we share.
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Some lawmakers will insist on a certain level of investment in solar projects, while others will demand more money for wind turbines or geothermal power.
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The park, located about 62 miles northwest of the Kenya's capital of Nairobi, is home to multiple deep gorges, cliffs, and three geothermal power stations.
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Molly Scott Cato, a local member of the European Parliament and a Green Party politician, champions the efforts to tap geothermal power in the region.
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The problem is that geothermal power is limited to areas that have natural springs with water hot enough to spin the turbines with their steam.
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But historically, along with small quantities of geothermal power, the biggest single source of green energy has been hydroelectric power — electricity generated by dams on rivers.
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According to the Renewables 2018 Global Status Report, the country is 9th in the world for its geothermal power generating capacity of up to 700 megawatts.
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" In terms of geothermal energy sites the U.S. boasts the Geysers, which power producer Calpine describes as "the largest complex of geothermal power plants in the world.
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Since 2007, the team has been honing its process for injecting water and CO2 into a basalt-lined underground well near the Hellisheidi geothermal power plant in Iceland.
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In addition, it has other investments in hydroelectric, biogas, and geothermal power, and looks to purchase green energy off the grid when it can't generate its own power.
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San Diego's coastal winds aren't suitable for offshore turbines, but the city plans to tap solar arrays, land-based wind farms and geothermal power to meet its goals.
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Less fanciful, but so far equally fruitless, have been schemes to source lots of geothermal power, or capture the high-velocity winds of the stratosphere with large kites.
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Photo: APMolten lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has entered the grounds of Puna Geothermal Venture, a geothermal power plant that provides about 222 percent of the Big Island's power.
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Those precautions aside, this is the first time in history—as far as we know—that lava has ever engulfed a geothermal power plant, so it's all uncharted territory.
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But rather than the idyllic natural hot spring it resembles on Instagram, it's actually a kind of giant artificial bathtub filled with wastewater from a nearby geothermal power plant.
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The industry has settled around Naivasha because the area's volcanic terrain is home to several geothermal power stations, the lake provides water and the airport is not far away.
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Coal currently makes up around 60% of the country's energy mix versus about 5% from geothermal power, according to data from state utility company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN).
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For example, in 2009 the ancient Swiss city of Basel was hit by a series of small earthquakes that were blamed on an inadequately researched enhanced geothermal power plant initiative.
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Photo: Gretar Ívarsson/Wikimedia CommonsThe Krafla Power Station is a 60-megawatt (MW) geothermal power station located near the Krafla Volcano in Iceland, drawing heat from more than 20123 boreholes.
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That explosive growth has made geothermal power a promising source of renewable energy for a country of 44 million people that is expected to nearly double in population by 2050.
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Earlier this week, a lava flow stopped short of a geothermal power plant, and lava continues to pour into the ocean, producing so-called "laze," a combination of lava and haze.
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Cornwall is already home to a geothermal energy scheme in the shape of the United Downs Deep Geothermal Power project, which has seen two wells drilled near the town of Redruth.
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By making a number of tweaks to its own geothermal power plant, AltaRock has increased the efficiency with which it converts heat to electricity and increased output from 25 MW to 30.
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But others have begun investing in their own very small-scale geothermal power plants, suggesting that geothermal has already gone a long way to winning them over after the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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Indonesia will allow foreigners to fully own geothermal power plants of more than 10 megawatt (MW), and 67 percent for smaller power plants, Franky Sibarani of Indonesia's Investment Coordinating Board told reporters.
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PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy, a unit of state energy company PT Pertamina, is aiming to invest $2.7 billion in geothermal power through 2026, President Director Ali Mundakir told reporters at the conference.
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But even as solar, along with its renewable energy cousins — like wind, biomass and geothermal power — expands, it still accounts for barely 12 percent of all the electricity that the world consumes.
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"Before we had the geothermal power we had to have a lot of backup generators and we were using a lot of diesel," says Alasdair Keith, Engineering Manager of the Oserian Development Company.
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The first attempts to explore geothermal power in the region took place during the oil crisis of the 1970s; as prices for fossil fuels spiked, so too did interest in alternative energy sources.
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Recent project-related bond issues have also revealed global demand for infrastructure assets, notably a US$580m 15-year non-call eight secured Green bond from Indonesian geothermal power producer Star Energy in April.
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The major driver to invest in wind in many states is renewable portfolio standards, which mandate a minimum amount of electricity to come from renewable sources, like hydroelectric, wind, solar, and geothermal power plants.
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Kenya, the first African country to tap geothermal power, began its programs in the late 1970s and early 1980s through funding primarily from the World Bank and guidance from the United Nations Development Program.
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Back on land, the river of lava that's been swallowing everything in its path is marching toward a geothermal power plant, getting dangerously close to one of the Big Island's main power sources, NPR reports.
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After a new fissure opened on Wednesday about half a mile from a geothermal power plant, Hawaii Governor David Ige set up an emergency task force to remove the pentane used in the plant's turbines.
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Greece is heavily dependent on imported fossil fuels and the EBRD aims to mobilize much-needed investment and financing to help exploit the country's huge potential for renewables, including solar, wind, biomass and geothermal power.
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Another similar project garnered attention this year when researchers with CarbFix, a group run by Iceland's geothermal power producer, Reykjavik Energy, managed to create calcite—a white, crystalline mineral—by injecting carbonated water into basalt rocks.
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"We will see, things such as infrastructure, may be possible to be reimbursed by the government," he said, referring to items such as roads or bridges built by the company to reach the geothermal power site.
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Molten lava from the erupting Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island crept onto a geothermal power plant site on Monday, as workers rushed to shut down the facility to prevent the uncontrollable release of toxic gases.
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Lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano covered one of the wells at the island&aposs geothermal power plant, prompting fears of a toxic gas leak as authorities urge residents to evacuate Leilani Estates due to fast-moving flows.
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The private sector would need to play a big role in filling the financing gap, as in existing projects to harness geothermal power in Indonesia and to expand Mactan Cebu airport in the southern Philippines, he said.
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Along with two more of the nine geothermal power plants in the region, the 65-megawatt facility continued to generate power, even as many other power plants around them failed because of damaged equipment and transmission lines.
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The ongoing fountains of lava can be seen billowing from a volcanic fissure as Hawaii&aposs Kilauea volcano as the 20th day of ongoing eruptions sends lava into the Pacific Ocean and threatens a geothermal power plant.
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The capacity would be an increase from less than 2 GW of geothermal power currently, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources's Director General of Renewable Energy F.X. Sutijastoto told reporters at a conference on geothermal energy.
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The senator from Vermont also set a 2030 benchmark goal of reaching 100 percent renewable energy in the country's two most carbon-intensive industries, transportation and the power sector, by investing in solar, wind, and geothermal power.
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The future use of the Puna Geothermal Venture, a geothermal power plant on the lower East Rift zone is also in question as lava flows from the fissures are currently encroaching on the wells drilled for the project.
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The business is set to install around 42,000 meters squared of solar panels at its headquarters in Suwon, South Korea, and will also add solar arrays and geothermal power generation facilities at its campuses in Pyeongtaek and Hwaseong.
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In a 2015 report, the Mayor's Office of Sustainability called on more buildings in New York to consider geothermal power, noting that geothermal systems achieve roughly 25 to 30 percent in energy savings when compared to conventional options.
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KenGen has even opened a geothermal spa, following the lead of an Icelandic power company that opened the Blue Lagoon spa, a signature attraction that uses water harnessed by a nearby geothermal power plant to warm its pools.
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NAIROBI (Reuters) - Japan will give Kenya 1 billion yen ($9.78 million) in aid to spur economic and social development, and will extend an as yet unspecified amount for a geothermal power project, the leaders of the two countries said.
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HONOLULU, May 2000 (Reuters) - A new lava flow from Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano edged towards a geothermal power plant on Tuesday after destroying a warehouse at the facility, after the volcano entered a more violent phase at the weekend.
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PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) - Molten lava from the erupting Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii's Big Island crept onto a geothermal power plant site on Monday, as workers rushed to shut down the facility to prevent the uncontrollable release of toxic gases.
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JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia may require an estimated $15 billion in investment to meet its target of reaching 7.2 gigawatts (GW) of geothermal power capacity by 2025 and is studying ways to reduce project costs, an energy ministry official said on Tuesday.
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Earlier at the conference, Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said during a speech that progress in geothermal power development in the past decade has been "very slow" and the dependency on coal power has caused air pollution around the capital Jakarta.
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A Sanders administration would pour funding into the four existing "power marketing administrations" that are overseen by the Energy Department, as well as the Tennessee Valley Authority and one newly created entity, to vastly expand their solar, wind and geothermal power production.
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Abercrombie & Kent has a new 11-day Iceland itinerary this year, which includes accommodations in an eco-friendly hotel, a tour of Hellisheidi Power Plant, one of the largest geothermal power plants in the world, and a visit to a sustainable geothermal greenhouse.
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HONOLULU (Reuters) - A lava flow from Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano that damaged a geothermal power station has stalled, as have lava fountains gushing 2890 feet (215 meters) into the air, offering momentary relief to an area under siege for 2000 days, officials said on Monday.
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"A series of micro-sized earthquakes occurred when fluids were injected by excavating a geothermal well at the geothermal power plant, which eventually triggered the Pohang earthquake," Lee Kang-keun of Seoul National University, who co-led the study, told The Korea Times on Wednesday.
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"If the Pohang earthquake is really induced, it's a kind of game-changer in the hydro-geothermal power plant industry," Jin-Han Ree, a structural geologist at Korea University in Seoul and lead author of one of the studies, told Nature News at the time.
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It is also studying the possibility of five foreign projects including the Pakbeng 912-MW hydropower plant and Nam Theun 1 650-MW hydro power plant in Laos, an expansion of a geothermal power plant in Indonesia, and power plants in Vietnam and Myanmar.
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While the geothermal power sector in Canada is nascent, a well-developed sector exists across the border in the U.S. Described by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as a "vital, clean energy resource," geothermal energy refers to heat from below the Earth's surface which can be used to produce renewable energy.
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HAWAII VOLCANO SHOOTING LAVA 150 FEET INTO THE AIR, AS EMISSIONS BOOST ER VISITS The activity on Wednesday came a day after workers at a geothermal power plant on Hawaii&aposs Big Island raced to close off production wells that are now threatened by lava from a volcano that some residents fear could cause toxic steam to be released.
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"We sell our machines to the [maritime industry] where we turn the waste heat from the engines into electricity (Virgin Voyages has bought several systems), to industries such as steel where they also have a lot of waste heat and then to companies that develop and operate geothermal power plants," a Climeon spokesperson wrote in an email.
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