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Indian Government Plans $11 Billion Funding Towards Boosting Power Generation

The government of India is planning for the launch of an $11-billion funding towards a large power generation program that has been planned for the period ranging from 2012 to 2017.

21 Sep 2010

Malawi Promises Huge Potential for Geothermal Power

The country of Malawi, along with its neighbours Tanzania and Mozambique, promises a huge potential for tapping geothermal energy to the extent of 4,000 MW.

20 Sep 2010

US DOE Announces $20 Million Funding Towards Novel Geothermal Technologies

The U.S. DOE (Department of Energy) has announced a $20-million funding towards demonstrating, developing and researching innovative geothermal technologies.

20 Sep 2010

JRCF Makes Use of Geothermal Energy for Cooling and Heating

The new Midwest JRCF (Joint Regional Correctional Facility) will be saving money as well as the environment by making use of the ground underneath its facility. This 464-bed facility opens in October 2010 and makes use of geothermal heat pump power for lowering the emissions of greenhouse gases while cutting on energy costs by an amount of $100,000 annually.

18 Sep 2010

SNM Global Holdings Speeds up Hydrokinetic Power Projects

SNM Global Holdings has accelerated the developmental pace of hydrokinetic energy projects.

18 Sep 2010

U.S. DOE Awards $37 Million for Development of Hydrokinetic and Marine Energy Technologies

The U.S. DOE (Department of Energy) has awarded over $37 million towards technology development in the fields of hydrokinetic and marine energy, otherwise known as MHK technologies.

17 Sep 2010

NF Energy Partners with Fuxin HF on Energy Saving Project

NF Energy Saving Corp. (NF Energy) has entered into a contract with Fuxin HF Bio-energy Development Company for working on an energy conservation project.

17 Sep 2010

Tidal Energy Project in Northern Ireland to be Built by ESBI and Marine Current Turbines

ESB International (ESBI), an international energy and engineering consultancy company and Marine Current Turbines (MCT), a marine current and tidal stream energy company, have signed an agreement to formulate the preliminary phase of a 100 MW tidal energy project away from the Antrim coast in Northern Ireland.

16 Sep 2010

US Invests in Green Energy Technologies Such as Hydrokinetic and Marine

Steven Chu, US Energy Secretary has declared an investment of $37 million in hydrokinetic energy and marine technologies. He has announced a total of 27 projects that are designed to increase expansion and full-scale deployment of renewable energy know-how that will allow production of electric power from streams, rivers and oceans.

16 Sep 2010

SAIC Receives $22 Million Agreement for Geothermal Plant

SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation) has received a $22-million contract towards the construction of a geothermal power plant in northwest Nevada called as the San Emidio geothermal project.

16 Sep 2010