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Australia
Free Geothermal Power to Outback Town
May 6 | ABC News

Geodynamics, a company operating near the town of Innaminca, South Australia is working on a hot rocks geothermal power project. To prove that their system will work, they plan to provide free power to the town.

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Vermont
Geothermal Veteran: Heating for 25+ Years
April 7 | Manchester Journal

Mike and Astri Kilburn have been heating their Vermont home with a ground water geothermal system for about 25 years. This article tells about their experience.

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Geothermal System Success at an Elementary School
April 3 | HOI News

A new geothermal system at an elementary school near Peoria, Illinois is saving the district 70% on heating in the winter and 40% on total energy costs the rest of the year.

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Massachusetts
Over 400 Geothermal Wells for a Housing / Health Care Facility
March 27 | Daily News Transcript

A housing and health care facility for senior citizens in Massachusetts will be heated and cooled by over 400 geothermal wells. They project that this system will save at least $400,000 per year in energy costs.

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Chevron
Who is the World’s Leader in Geothermal Production?
March 24 | Chevron

Chevron is the world’s leading company for the production of geothermal energy. They have geothermal plants in Indonesia and the Philippines.

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Homes With Geothermal Heating/Cooling of Interest to Green Buyers
March 23 | The Star

Lots of people are willing to pay a bit extra for a home that has environmentally friendly features - especially if those features can pay for themselves over the lifetime of the home. A prime example are homes with geothermal heating or cooling systems.

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Geothermal Energy
Geothermal Energy in the Cascades
January 23 | Charlotte Observer

The potential for geothermal energy in the Cascades is starting to attract attention. Some think that there will be commercial plants there within the next ten years.

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A Hot Spot May be Melting Greenland Ice
January 8 | MSNBC

Scientists have found a recently-formed hot spot beneath the northeast corner of the Greenland ice sheet that is possibly responsible for some of the melting there.

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SMU Geothermal Laboratory
January 7 | Geothermal Laboratory

The Geothermal Laboratory at Southern Methodist University has an impressive collection of maps, databases and other information on the geothermal characteristics of North America. They also have information related to geothermal heat pumps for heating and cooling buildings.

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What is a Geyser?
January 7 | Geology.com

A new article on geysers with photos from Yellowstone, California, Chile, Iceland and New Zealand. Did you know that Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone has produced the tallest eruptions of any active geyser. Too bad it erupts very infrequently.

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Northwest Territories
Heat from a Gold Mine Below Yellowknife
December 30 | Canoe.ca

Workers in the deep gold mines below Yellowknife, Northwest Territories have always known about the geothermal gradient. Now there are proposals to tap the heat from a couple of mines that remove gold from over two kilometers below the surface.

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Samoa
The Magmatic Origins of Samoa
December 9 | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Graduate student ,Matthew Jackson of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, provides an image-rich essay on the magmatic origins of Samoa. Like Hawaii, Samoa has been built over a hotspot and Jackson used seismic activity data to investigate.

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Dixie Valley Geotheremal Plant
Helium-3 Leaking From A Geothermal Area in Nevada
December 4 | Discovery News

Helium gas has been discovered leaking from the ground near the Dixie Valley geothermal plant in central Nevada. This discovery led to a survey of Helium-3 and Helium-4 in the area and the publication of a helium map of the Basin and Range Province.

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Northern Marianas Islands
Geothermal in the Northern Marianas Islands
November 20 | Marianas Variety

Studies are underway for a geothermal plant in the Northern Marianas Islands. There, nine volcanoes have the potential for producing geothermal energy at a cost that might be less than what is spent on the diesel-powered generators.

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Northern Ireland Geothermal
October 22 | BBC News

An underground source of hot water was just one of the resources found as part of the Tellus Project - a resource assessment of Northern Ireland. The water is about 90 degrees Celsius and at a depth of 3000 feet.

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Hot Dry Geothermal in Tasmania
September 21 | Mercury News.com.au

The government of Tasmania has awarded two exploration permits for geothermal power. Both of the companies receiving permits plan to explore for hot dry rocks.

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Hot Water Well in Chandler Arizona
July 24 | AZCentral.com

A municipal well in Chandler, Arizona produces naturally hot water that is delivered to residential taps at up to 100 degrees Fahrenheit - and sometimes higher. Although people who are supplied by the well do not have “cold running water” but the city enjoys its 3 million gallons per day production capacity. We know some people in northern climates who would love to own that well!

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Dangerous Thermal Springs at Long Valley Caldera
July 6 | USGS

The thermal springs of Long Valley Caldera have drawn visitors as long as they have been known to people. However, they can be very dangerous and erupt boiling hot water without warning. Several visitors to the area have been killed or injured because they have disregarded the Park Service warnings. Recently, the springs are becoming even more variable in their behavior and the Park Service has decided to restrict access to previously public areas.

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Funding Pledge for Australia Geothermal
June 5 | ABC.net.au

Geothermal energy could supply up to 10% of Australia’s electricity needs by 2030. However, there are many challenges that must be solved. Drilling rigs are hard to get because the recent boom in mineral exploration has consumed most of Australia’s drilling capacity. Geothermal fields are not well placed on the existing power grid and other technical problems require careful development and production. The Australian Labor Party has pledged A$50 million to geothermal development.

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Geothermal from Iceland to Germany by Wire
May 14 | Voltimum

Iceland sits atop the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and an enormous amount of renewable heat is immediately below. An agreement has been reached for the Icelandic Energy Authority to supply geothermal-generated electricity to a German utility through a sea-bed cable.

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