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  What is Green?

  03.07.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on What is Green?

  It’s not only about sustainability, but it’s also about $. After all, eco- is a prefix in ecology as well as economy. Recently due to a comment on the blog a new site came to our attention, Cleantech Finance Insider. Since we happen to be acquainted with the author and the initial content has been […]

• Energy

  Financial Post Discovers Heat

  03.06.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Financial Post Discovers Heat

  Yesterday Canada’s Financial Post authored an interesting article about the nascent geothermal industry and how the stocks of several of the publicly traded North American companies are appreciating. It’s true investors are late to the party in this segment; geothermal has none of the sexiness of a solar or wind play (we maintain this is […]

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  Neal Hot Springs Underway

  03.05.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Neal Hot Springs Underway

  Neal Hot Springs in Eastern Oregon, a potential resource uncovered by Chevron in 1979, is now in play. US Geothermal recently announced plans for a full-scale test drilling program that includes plans for a 1,000m (~3,500f) hole to determine the extent of the resource in the area. Geothermometer temperatures are predicted around the 150C (~310F) […]

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  Raser Makes Progress

  03.04.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Raser Makes Progress

  For awhile there, Raser was releasing a new press release every couple of days for the most minor of events. But now, it’s clear that Raser has entered the geothermal development business in a very serious way and has had some significant steps in transforming into a geothermal power producer. Recently, Raser CEO Brent Cook […]

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  16MW well for Polaris

  03.03.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on 16MW well for Polaris

  Polaris Geothermal published an update on well performance for its San Jacinto – Tizate field in Nicaragua. The most recent result showed that a well completed in late November to a depth of 1,200m (~3,900 feet) flowed sufficiently to yield 16MW at 265C (~500F) resource. Polaris continues drilling at the site and intends to increase […]

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