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  Glitnir to invest $1B in geothermal

  09.05.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Glitnir to invest $1B in geothermal

  Originally published at Montara Energy Ventures. Via Inside Greentech: Iceland’s Glitnir Bank released a report today on the booming geothermal market in the U.S., and it intends to be a part of it. The bank, which opened its first U.S. office in New York today, said it plans to invest $1 billion in U.S. geothermal […]

• Business

  China’s lead-gate

  09.05.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on China’s lead-gate

  Recalled Barbie Playset Mattel has just announced another toy recall related to unsafe lead levels. Where will this end? I’m guessing that this is just the beginning of a whole slate of products produced in China being tested and recalled – we haven’t even seen the start on the non-toy consumer side. I’m guessing that […]

• Business, Energy

  US Geothermal gets a promotion

  08.30.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on US Geothermal gets a promotion

  Originally published at Montara Energy Ventures. Via Yahoo News: BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — U.S. Geothermal Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: UGTH, TSX.V: GTH) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Toronto Stock Exchange has conditionally approved the Company’s application for listing its common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Listing is subject to […]

• Business, Energy

  35MW contract signed in Kenya

  08.29.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on 35MW contract signed in Kenya

  Originally published at Montara Energy Ventures. Olkaria II Plant Electricity generator KenGen yesterday signed a contract with Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the construction of a 35 megawatts geothermal power plant at Olkaria II. Installation of a third machine at the power station, which was commissioned four year ago, will boost the country’s […]

• Business, Travel

  Sand Cholla and desert

  08.23.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Sand Cholla and desert

  Today is exciting, a colleague and I are headed to the East Dixie Valley in Nevada to do a preliminary survey of the land parcel we won at auction earlier this month for Montara Energy Ventures. We’ll take photos, gps readings, and do some geological observation to understand this particular parcel and begin to plan […]

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