Category Archives: Geothermal

Abandoned mineshafts are an untapped source of heat in Spain

By admin | Published: September 4, 2009
By staff at Plataforma SINC, Spain OVIEDO, Spain – Mine shafts on the point of being closed down could be used to provide geothermal energy to local towns. This is the conclusion of two engineers from the University of Oviedo, whose research is being published in the journal Renewable Energy. The method they have developed makes [...]
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First geothermal energy project under Western Australia’s new legislation

By admin | Published: August 23, 2009
PERTH – Green Rock Energy Limited and the University of Western Australia (UWA) have been formally offered the Geothermal Exploration Permit in the Perth Metropolitan area, including the UWA’s Crawley Campus, enabling the development of the first geothermal energy project under the state of Western Australia’s recently enacted geothermal legislation. This commercial [...]
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