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Baker Hughes, Mantle Reach Power will expand geothermal energy projects in North America
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (381+ words) Baker Hughes and Mantle Reach Power announced June 24 a commercial partnership aimed at accelerating the development of large-scale geothermal energy projects across North America. "Geothermal is a clean power solution that is proving to be a vital contributor to advancing…...
Geothermal reform package passes House, advances to Senate
4+ week, 1+ day ago (418+ words) Lawmakers are calling a bipartisan geothermal permitting reform package that passed the U. S. House of Representatives on Tuesday the most significant such bills in more than half a century since the enactment of the foundational Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. "With energy…...
Energy Department announces $171 M for geothermal expansion
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (125+ words) The U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) said it will invest $171. 5 million into next-generation geothermal field-scale tests for electricity generation and exploration drilling. Part of President Donald Trump's Executive Order, Unleashing American Energy, advancing geothermal technology, the investment will help advance affordable,…...
Geothermal Tax Parity Act offers bipartisan plan to extend oil, gas tax incentives
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (523+ words) Tuesday, December 23, 2025 Published on December 23, 2025 by Kim Riley New bipartisan legislation unveiled Dec. 18 on Capitol Hill would extend long-standing oil and gas tax provisions to geothermal projects as an incentive to promote what many consider to be an inexpensive, reliable…...
Reps. Kim, Gray introduce bill to speed up permitting for geothermal projects
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (141+ words) Friday, October 10, 2025 Published on October 10, 2025 by Dave Kovaleski U. S. Reps. Young Kim (R-CA) and Adam Gray (D-CA) introduced legislation in the U. S. House of Representatives that seeks to reduce permitting delays on geothermal projects. The bill, the bipartisan HEATS Act, streamlines the…...
Baker Hughes partners with Controlled Thermal Resources for California geothermal project
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (223+ words) Thursday, September 18, 2025 Published on September 17, 2025 by Dave Kovaleski Baker Hughes and Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR) are developing up to 500 MW of baseload geothermal power at CTR's Hell's Kitchen project in Imperial County, California. The project will provide reliable power for…...
Center Point Energy scales up Minnesota geothermal pilot with new partners
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (329+ words) Wednesday, September 10, 2025 Published on September 05, 2025 by Kim Riley Center Point Energy is moving forward with its first networked geothermal pilot project in Minnesota, part of its broader innovation plan to test clean energy technologies and cut carbon emissions. The company…...
Ratepayers will pay billions of dollars for Trump-forced operations of coal plants, groups say
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (477+ words) Monday, August 25, 2025 Published on August 25, 2025 by Kim Riley The cost to ratepayers could exceed $3. 1 billion per year if the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) continues to mandate ongoing operations of large fossil fuel power plants scheduled to retire between now and…...