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  The 11th Hour trailer

  08.19.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on The 11th Hour trailer

  There’s a new movie on the horizon called The 11th Hour. It’s a Leonardo DiCaprio project and it looks promising. If you liked An Inconvenient Truth, I think you represent the target audience for this picture. I noticed it was in limited release this weekend, perhaps I’ll be able to catch it when it’s more […]

• Energy

  BLM release on land sale

  08.15.07 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Originally published at Montara Energy Ventures. From the BLM website: August 14, 2007 – Contact: Heather Feeney, 202-452-5031 BLM Geothermal Lease Auction Signals New Trend in Renewable Energy Leasing Implements Clean Energy Goals in Energy Policy Act RENO, NEVADA – A competitive auction of lease parcels for geothermal energy resources on Federal public lands in […]

• Business, Energy

  BLM raises $19.6M through geothermal lease option sale

  08.14.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on BLM raises $19.6M through geothermal lease option sale

  Originally published at Montara Energy Ventures. Today, forty-nine land parcels with geothermal leases were auctioned at the Reno, Nevada Bureau of Land Management office. We estimate some 50 people were in attendance at the auction today representing companies including Ormat, Calpine, US Renewables, and Raser Technologies. Note regarding accuracy: we recorded winning bidder numbers on […]

• Energy

  MeV acquires development rights

  08.14.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on MeV acquires development rights

  Originally published at Montara Energy Ventures. Today, at the BLM land auction, Montara Energy Ventures acquired development rights to a property in Nevada. Following a series of activities including surveying and testing, we will announce our development plans for this property. There is a long way to go yet, but think “renewable energy park” where […]

• Business, Energy

  Chevron adds 110MW to portfolio

  08.14.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Chevron adds 110MW to portfolio

  Originally published at Montara Energy Ventures. With the start of commercial operations of the Darajat III plant in Indonesia, Chevron now operates some 1,273 MW of geothermal plants globally. Investment in Indonesia has largely dried up due to risks in the political and legal climates. This can only be viewed as a step forward though […]

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