Does the UK have a future with geothermal energy?
Geothermal is not recognised by law as a natural energy source, Dr Corinna Abesser of the British Geological Survey (BSG) recently told Energy Voice.
Geothermal is not recognised by law as a natural energy source, Dr Corinna Abesser of the British Geological Survey (BSG) recently told Energy Voice.
CeraPhi Energy has signed an agreement to provide drilling and intervention services to Halliburton in exchange for in-kind engineering and project management support.
The Great Yarmouth-based end-to-end advanced closed-loop geothermal business, CeraPhi Energy, has announced the launch of a £12.41 million funding round as it prepares for growth.
Unlike water or gas, in the UK geothermal energy is not recognised by law as a natural resource. Bespoke regulatory systems, licensing and management are urgently needed along with government support to develop the UK’s geothermal sector, writes Dr Corinna Abesser of the British Geological Survey.
Newly elected President Ferdinand Marcos Jr reiterated his support for more renewable energy, as well as nuclear power, and natural gas, in the Philippines, one of Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economies. The news comes as plans to import maiden liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes into the country have stuttered due to surging global prices.
Getech, a geoenergy and green hydrogen company, has secured $2.15 million of new contracts. These include geoscience data sales and product renewals and extensions for the Group’s ground-breaking Globe knowledge base, which models the earth’s evolution over the last 400 million years.
The UK’s first end to end Geothermal business – CeraPhi Energy located in Great Yarmouth – has this month announced its commitment to deliver net zero carbon by 2040 with its signing of the Climate Pledge, a worldwide commitment made by companies and organisations across the globe.
Indonesia’s Medco Energi (IDX:MEDC) is on the lookout for more merger and acquisition (M&A) opportunities in Southeast Asia after successfully buying ConocoPhillips Indonesian assets in a $1.355 billion deal struck last year.
Petrofac is to support a “first-of-its-kind” study to test whether oil and gas wells in the North Sea can be repurposed for geothermal energy.
Chevron (NYSE:CVX) and Pertamina will together explore potential business opportunities in geothermal, carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS), as well as hydrogen, in Indonesia, after signing an agreement in Washington.
Kenya’s KenGen has begun delivering steam at the sixth unit of its Olkaria geothermal unit.
Activists are calling for better geothermal safety after a fatal accident at a geothermal power plant in Indonesia.
Oilfield services group Archer reported a strong final quarter of 2021, but will scrap 15 rigs in Argentina amid an ongoing ‘challenging’ environment.
SPE Aberdeen’s inaugural geothermal event aims to highlight the potential in burgeoning sector, with a particular focus on how oil and gas skills can help drive transition in the field.
Academics and industry experts have teamed up to drive forward ambitions to repurpose North Sea oil and gas infrastructure for the production of geothermal energy.
The discussion around clean energy for Africa has tended to focus on solar and wind, with criticism linked to their inconstancy.
Global engineering and technology consultancy Vysus Group will provide health and safety services to support the development of a UK geothermal project.
Geothermal power plant builder Ormat Technologies has rejected claims of “international corruption” from short seller Hindenburg Research.
Global energy consultancy AGR’s has today entered into a strategic framework for decarbonisation exploration with UK-based dCarbonX.
Small-scale geothermal energy projects have operated in the UK for decades, but wider adoption has lagged due to a combination of factors including cost, subsurface risk and the technologies required.
An Aberdeen businessman has set out on a crusade to carve out futures in clean, geothermal energy for “oil and gas assets and people”.
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Drilling will start this week at what could become the UK's first deep geothermal electricity plant in Cornwall.
The Scottish Government has said it will continue to pursue the development of a geothermal project including work on feasibility projects around the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre and Hill of Banchory.
Geothermal energy could be the new 'black gold' for out-of-work oil and gas workers, an MSP has claimed.