Although this entry has been posted under the Geothermal Energy category, the power plant has developed into virtually a 50-50 mix of both geothermal and solar energy to become a new breed of hybrid. Renewable energy developer Enel Green Power has brought the world’s first hybrid power plant that combines the continuous generation capacity of [...] Read more »

Back on February 13, 2008 it was reported that the Blue Mountain Geothermal Project in Nevada was going to be constructed with a capacity of 37.5MW. Now, thanks to an Engineering, Procurement and Construction Contract (EPC) the power plant will use three Ormat Energy Converters. The EPC contract increases the power output of each OEC [...] Read more »

It may be possible that a new geothermal power plant will be developed in Akutan, Alaska if the electro-magnetic probes being used by a geophysical survey team indicates that a nearby geothermal resource is significant enough to produceinexpensive and reliable geothermal energy. Currently, the city’s power cost is over 32 cents per kilowatt / hour [...] Read more »

Nevada Power Co. which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sierra Pacific Resources, have announced that it plans to build a geothermal power plant at Carson Lake, near Fallon. The project is planned to proceed as a joint ownership agreement with Reno company Ormat Technologies. The plant will have a capcity of 30MW which will [...] Read more »