December 22, 2009

Washington, D.C. (Date TK) – This week world leaders gathering in Copenhagen for the United Nations Climate Change Conference have a winning view of Denmark's famous wind turbines and recognize them as a light of hope in this time of crisis. But they should also feel the geothermal heat that is part of the solution for Copenhagen and for cities and countries around the world. In fact, Copenhagen could meet 50% of its district heating needs by using its geothermal resources. With Copenhagen in the spotlight as a shining example of geothermal's potential, GEA has identified a list of leading geothermal cities around the globe.

December 22, 2009

Washington, D.C. (December 14) – Geothermal energy appeared to be on a launch trajectory at the start of 2009 and as the year comes to a close it is clear that the past twelve months did not disappoint the investors, environmentalists, and policymakers who have long pushed for its growth. The Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) today released a year-end review of geothermal and offered an outlook for 2010 and beyond.

December 11, 2009 by Dan Jennejohn

A significant amount of the risk associated with geothermal energy lies in uncertainties encountered in exploration and drilling, and a new report outlines the needs and opportunities for research to help address those problems and propel more geothermal energy production. The report, R&D Needs in Geothermal Exploration and Development, was prepared by Dan Jennejohn of the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA), the leading US geothermal organization.

September 29, 2009

A new report by the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) shows strong growth in new geothermal power projects continuing through 2009. U.S. Geothermal Power Production and Development Update, September 2009 identifies 144 new geothermal projects under development in fourteen states that could represent as much as 7,100 MW of new baseload power capacity. When added to the 3,100 MW of existing capacity, 10 Gigawatts of geothermal power appears to be feasible.

September 15, 2009

Representing the US geothermal power industry, the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) supports Governor Schwarzenegger's Executive Order to boost California's renewable energy power standard to 33% by 2020. "GEA fully supports the Governor's initiative to boost the state's renewable energy goal," Karl Gawell, GEA's Executive Director said. "We believe that the Governor has crafted an RPS strategy that avoids the unnecessary delivery restrictions and complexity of the bills that he has vetoed. As a result, the Governor's Executive Order works not just for California, but also for all the other western states that are trying to bring more renewable energy online in the next 10 years."

September 10, 2009

The Geothermal Energy Association (GEA), the geothermal industry's trade association is thrilled to be holding the Geothermal Energy Expo in tandem with the GRC's Annual Meeting, October 4th-7th. The Geothermal Energy Expo is the world's largest gathering of geothermal industry vendors exhibiting their projects, equipment, services and state of the art technology to the geothermal community. This year's Expo will host over 120 vendors.

July 21, 2009

On August 12 the Geothermal Energy Association and the Oregon Institute of Technology's Geo-Heat Center will be holding a workshop focusing on geothermal direct heat uses and small power production. "Recent technology developments, new state and federal tax incentives, and growing public concern about climate change are all working to promote geothermal energy, and direct heating and small power are growth areas," according to Karl Gawell, GEA's Executive Director.