The Reno, Nevada based geothermal company Ormat announced today that it’s received a $16 million contract to build a geothermal plant in Turkey. The plant’s output specifics aren’t provided, but the Forbes article does note that the plant can “produce electrical power with virtually no environmental impact”.
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Tags: · geothermal, Nevada, ormat technologies, Reno, turkey
You can barely turn on the news today without realizing two things:
There are a lot of energy commercials on TV right now… I’ll cover that more in the future.
The news media really can’t get enough of the upcoming November presidential election.
In the context of our forthcoming political showdown, I wanted to take a moment to [...]
Tags: · alternative energy, barack obama, biofuel, cap and trade, elections, geothermal, government, john mccain, november 2008, nuclear, renewable, solar, vote, wind
Think nobody else is paying attention to the alternative energy future? Here’s a short list of some recent investments that have been made in the field of alternative energy:
Duke Energy is planning to invest over $100 million in solar panels in North Carolina
Masdar, the “clean-energy arm of the government of Abu Dhabi” will invest $2 [...]
Tags: · abu dhabi, biofuel, california, coaligna, duke energy, geothermal, iberdrola, lehman brothers, martifer renewables, masdar, morgan stanley, Nevada, new york, north carolina, ormat technologies, PG&E, Reno, solar thermal, statoilhydro, thin-film solar, wind
In tomorrow’s energy landscape, it appears clear that a “portfolio” approach will be the ideal way to balance resource availability, fluctuating demand, and economic realities. Beyond solar (which is one of my key focuses), other clean and renewable energy options are available - and one of the most appealing sources for baseload power may be [...]
Tags: · Dr. Joseph Moore, energy portfolio, geothermal, Oregon, Raser Technologies