Borobotics Unveils Autonomous Drill For Geothermal Applications

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:10:48 +0000

Borobotics, a Swiss startup company, has created a compact boring machine that is compact enough to be used almost anywhere.

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POWER Digest [January 2025]

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:10:00 +0000

First Hualong One at Zhangzhou No. 1 Mega-Nuclear Plant Powers Up in China. China National Nuclear Corp. (CNNC), on Nov. 28, successfully connected Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant No. 1, a 1.1-GW Hualong One

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Texas Coal Plant Will Convert to Solar Plus Storage with Help of Fed Funding

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 19:51:31 +0000

San Miguel Electric Cooperative Inc. (SMECI), a not-for-profit generation and transmission rural electric cooperative located in Atascosa County, Texas, was awarded more than $1.4 billion through the U.S. Department of […]

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Eversource Transitions From Gas Company To Geothermal Company In Framingham

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:36:41 +0000

Framingham, Massachusetts is the first city in the US where a gas utility is now offering geothermal services to its customers.

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Quaise Partners with Nevada Gold Mine to Explore Geothermal Retrofit for Coal Power Plant

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 23:48:50 +0000

Houston-based geothermal technology firm Quaise Energy is exploring how geothermal heat could hybridize and decarbonize a remote, privately owned power coal-fired plant that supports mining operations at Nevada Gold Mines […]

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Aerial view of a drilling rig from Nabors Industries where Quaise Energy is installing millimeter wave capabilities. Work at Nevada Gold Mines will require a similar setup to develop deep geothermal energy onsite. Courtesy: Quaise

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Kenya Moves Forward With Plans for Country’s First Nuclear Power Plant

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 17:50:54 +0000

Officials with Kenya’s Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA) said the country is on track to start construction on its first nuclear power plant by 2027. The group at a […]

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Koeberg remains South Africa’s only nuclear power station. Its two pressurized water reactors produce a total capacity of 1,860MW, representing about 5% of electricity generated by state-owned utility Eskom. Construction of the Koeberg nuclear plant began in 1976, with Unit 1 synchronized to the grid on April 4, 1984, and Unit 2 on July 25, 1985. The plant is at Duynefontein, 27 kilometers north of Cape Town. Courtesy: Eskom

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Lithium Brine Breakthrough Or Not, Thacker Pass Is Happening

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:05:45 +0000

New lithium mines will plug a gaping hole in the US EV battery supply chain until more sustainable, alternative sources emerge.

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BLM Approves Major 2-GW Geothermal Project in Utah

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 21:41:45 +0000

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has given the go-ahead for a major geothermal energy project in Utah. The agency announced final approval for Fervo Energy’s Cape Geothermal Power Project […]

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Google Could Use Small Nuclear Reactors to Power Data Centers

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 20:29:06 +0000

Google’s top executive confirmed the company is working on large-scale data centers that would use more than 1 GW of power. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, in a […]

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Sage Snags Air Force Contract for Geothermal Power Demonstration in Texas

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:11:34 +0000

The U.S. Department of the Air Force has awarded Sage Geosystems an initial $1.9 million contract to demonstrate its pioneering geothermal baseload power and energy storage system at an off-site […]

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Sage Geosystems says its geothermal baseload power and energy storage technology, validated in 2022, offers a scalable solution for harnessing geothermal energy nearly anywhere, promising reliable, sustainable power and enhanced grid stability with vast potential for global expansion. Courtesy: Sage Geosystems

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