Archive for September, 2011

Applying Acoustic Pulse Reflectometry in a Geothermal Plant

Acoustic pulse reflectometry (APR) is a tube inspection method that has been gradually gaining acceptance as a tool for heat exchanger inspection. Different types of heat exchangers operating in different operating environments have different failure mechanisms, making some of them more suited than others for inspection by APR. Finned tube heat exchangers are a typical example of heat exchangers particularly conducive to APR inspection….
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$1 million geothermal energy grant offered – Anchorage Daily News

$ 1 million geothermal energy grant offered
Anchorage Daily News
The initial goal was to determine whether the power plant at the University of Alaska Fairbanks could be replaced with a geothermal energy plant,

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Geothermal Energy

Calpine signs agreement to sell 25% undivided interest in Freestone Energy – Trading Markets (press release)

Calpine signs agreement to sell 25% undivided interest in Freestone Energy
Trading Markets (press release)
Calpine Corporation, a natural gas and geothermal energy provider, has signed an agreement to sell a 25% undivided interest in the 1038MW Freestone Energy

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Geothermal Energy

Calpine signs agreement to sell 25% undivided interest in Freestone Energy – istockAnalyst.com (press release)

Calpine signs agreement to sell 25% undivided interest in Freestone Energy
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
(Source: Datamonitor)Calpine Corporation, a natural gas and geothermal energy provider, has signed an agreement to sell a 25% undivided interest in the

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Geothermal Energy

Stimulus Bill Has Put Almost 8 GW of Geothermal Energy on US Grid – CleanTechnica


CleanTechnica
Stimulus Bill Has Put Almost 8 GW of Geothermal Energy on US Grid
CleanTechnica
By comparison with an average-sized power plant at 250 MW, many of these geothermal power plants are small, with many ranging from just 10 MW to 70 MW.

Geothermal Energy

Ormat, NGP partner to develop geothermal power plants in Oregon – Energy Business Review

Ormat, NGP partner to develop geothermal power plants in Oregon
Energy Business Review
The parties plan to start construction and drill at least one development well for the first power plant with an expected generation capacity of up to 30MW

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Geothermal Energy

The utility company committed to renewable – Business Review Europe

The utility company committed to renewable
Business Review Europe
In 1972 BKW put the Mühleberg nuclear power plant into operation as Switzerland's third nuclear reactor. At the same time, BKW and the other major

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Geothermal Energy

Geothermal alliance chases stimulus funds for Oregon site – BrighterEnergy.org

Geothermal alliance chases stimulus funds for Oregon site
BrighterEnergy.org
Geothermal energy company Ormat Technologies is to join Nevada Geothermal Power's Crump Geyser geothermal project in Oregon to speed up

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Geothermal Energy

MAGMA ENERGY ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR 2011 FIRST QUARTER RESULTS – MarketWatch (press release)

MAGMA ENERGY ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR 2011 FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
MarketWatch (press release)
Magma Energy Corp. is a geothermal power company which operates, develops, explores and acquires geothermal energy projects. We have an extensive portfolio

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Geothermal Energy

Beyond Boardman – The Daily Score

Beyond Boardman
The Daily Score
Oregon has been having a robust debate over the appropriate date for closing the state's lone coal power plant. The Boardman plant could theoretically

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Geothermal Energy

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