Geothermal

Cornwall set to host Europe's first geothermal lithium pilot plant

Energy
06 August 2020

Geothemal energy market heats up with Climeon and Geo40 partnership

Swedish geothermal energy specialist Climeon and New Zealand minerals firm Geo40 hope to deliver first minerals-and-energy plant in 2020

Energy
23 December 2019

Eden Project to start drilling on 'hot rocks' project

Tourist attraction plans to drill into quarry to source geothermal heat and power for the site

Energy
15 October 2019

Plastic-filled potholes and solar power paths: Governments backs green road technologies

Department for Transport releases £23m of funding for trials of solar footpaths, geothermal de-icing systems, and potholes filled with plastic

Transport
04 February 2019

Drilling to start on UK's deepest geothermal energy project

Geothermal Engineering to start work on 3MW renewable power facility at industrial site in St Day

Energy
06 November 2018

Old coal mine to become green heat research hub

Glasgow Council gives green light to plans for a geothermal research hub on site of an old coal mine

Energy
29 August 2018

'Why go to Iceland?' Drilling at Cornish pool hopes to heat up geothermal energy sector

Part of the Jubilee Pool in Penzance is to be heated using genthermal energy drawn from a 1.4kn deep well

Infrastructure
06 February 2018

UK's first geothermal power plant launches crowdfunding drive

Cornish project to drill for geothermal energy aims to raise £5m on crowdfunding site Abundance

Energy
25 July 2017

'Groundbreaking': Cornwall geothermal project seeks funds

The UK's first geothermal plant could come online as soon as 2020 - research suggests the technology could one day generate a fifth of the nation's power

Infrastructure
17 July 2017

BEIS confirms details for £290m clean power project auction

Renewables subsidy auction opens for applications from offshore wind, biomass, wave, tidal stream, AD and geothermal projects on April 2

Energy
14 March 2017

Earlham Institute plans supercomputer switch to Iceland to slash energy costs 70 per cent

Research institute plans to harness Iceland's abundant supply of geothermal and hydroelectric power to cut carbon footprint and energy costs of its data centres

IT
17 February 2017

Bristol flicks the switch on pioneering green heating system

District heating pilot will store heat from the summer sun underground and release it during the colder months

Energy
21 June 2016

Modelling shows move to 100 per cent renewable energy would save Australia money

Estimated cost of moving all electricity, industry and transport onto renewables by 2050 would be $800bn, a saving of $90bn

Energy
19 April 2016

Official: Renewables provide over 60 per cent of new US power capacity

New official figures show wind power alone contributed over 40 per cent of new capacity in the first nine months of the year

Solar
28 October 2015

Iranian and Spanish firms sign agreement to boost renewables development

Sunir and Bester reportedly extend technical co-operation for the design and manufacture of renewable energy equipment

Energy
12 August 2015

Enel fires up world's first geothermal and biomass hybrid plant

Green energy developer says mix of energy sources will save 13,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions

Biomass
05 August 2015

Kenya unlocks backing needed for geothermal well exploration

Insurance coverage from Germany-based Munich Re provides opportunity for developers to begin exploratory drilling

Energy
30 July 2015

Scottish developers to investigate geothermal well potential

A coalition of organisations hopes to open a new Deep Geothermal Single Well in Aberdeen within 12 months following award of Scottish government grant

Energy
18 June 2015

Geothermal map aims to point developers to global hotspots

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the European Space Agency publish free tool designed to help investors and developers gauge regions' geothermal potential