Tag : Geothermal
Effective Risk Management necessary in Geothermal Environments
There is a need for a proactive way of avoiding cases of illness, injury or death to workers in the geothermal industry due to unsafe...
10 Injured at Olkaria V Geothermal Plant
The incident occurred during the ongoing commissioning of one of the newly installed units due to increased pressure in the system...
Gas Samples from Nyeri Borehole submitted for Testing
The officers suspect that it could be carbon dioxide, butane or methane. They have however ruled out hydrogen sulphide, which is poisonous...
GDC Workers demand PPE, Safety Committees
The workers say that they have been subjected to working without PPE and safety committees, exposing them to preventable accidents.
Africa Union Awards Grants for New Geothermal Projects...
The objective GRMF is to encourage public and private investors, to develop geothermal prospects for power generation in Eastern Africa,...
EGP to Test use of Bacteria to reduce H2S Emissions from...
The bacterial consortium is able to produce hydrogen from the demolition of H2S in a more efficient and less expensive way compared...
Construction of Menengai II Geothermal Power Plant to commence...
The 3 companies are expected to generate a total of 105 MW from the capped steam wells in Menengai.
Chinese Firm awarded License for Geothermal Exploration...
Zhejiang Kaishan will conduct geothermal exploration in the area for three years after which they could start construction and operation...
Environmental Impacts of Geothermal Energy Generation and...
The extent to which geothermal exploitation affects the environment is proportional to the scale of its exploitation.
Ethiopia: Corbetti to Generate Power in October
The first phase of the Geothermal project located in Corbetti town of the Oromia Regional State is to start generating 20MW of electricity...
Lightning Shatter Rock: New Drilling Method for Deep Geothermal...
The new drilling method is designed to reduce the cost of deep geothermal drilling in the hard rock, for example in the granite
