Read about this article about why geothermal energy is still important in a world of ever cheapening solar energy. http://www.thinkgeoenergy.com/is-geothermal-competitive-in-the-current-market-of-low-cost-renewables/
Read more →A fascinating project in Germany using a flooded coal mine for pumped hydro electricity storage. Great concept and certainly technically achievable - we would very much like to model the economic viability of doing this in Scotland. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-17/german-coal-mine-to-be-reborn-as-giant-pumped-hydropower-battery
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Today we are exhibiting at the University of St Andrews ESPRC Impact Accelerator Account (IAA) Showcase & Exhibition. If you're in town come see posters for two of our ongoing projects: Guardbridge and Malawi
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We're not certain how low-carbon this will be, but we are watching closely. http://www.thinkgeoenergy.com/startup-planning-to-use-rockets-to-drill-for-geothermal-energy-backed-by-shell/?utm_source=ThinkGeoEnergy+List&utm_campaign=78f9d50b79-TGE_Newsletter_RSS1_12_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_657e42f767-78f9d50b79-415238813
Read more →A recent video pitch, recorded as part of the EIE17 investment conference which we are exhibiting at in Edinburgh International Conference Center on the 10th and 11th of May. https://vimeo.com/203972607
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We are delighted to welcome two more Associates to our team! Jon and Angelique both have extensive experience designing deep wells for the oil industry, and have been applying their expertise to deep geothermal well design and heat flow modelling for our ongoing geothermal heat project at the University of St Andrews Guardbridge Campus. We look forward to drawing on their skills through the approaching project development phase and beyond.…
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The UK is finally entering the race to decarbonise heat, in last place among the European countries. There are several well established renewable heating technologies, but with geographical dependencies for natural thermal resources, and decision making being driven by a balance between carbon, cost and security, implementing enough technologies fast enough is a major challenge. In this intimate boardroom session, Dave Townsend and Dave Pearson will pitch their pioneering renewable…
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We have been accepted onto a 6 month business accelerator program with Entrepreneurial Spark - "The world's largest business accelerator for early stage and growing ventures". This means we'll be relocating into new offices at the RBS Gogarburn headquarters on the 7th of February. Our current office community - The Edinburgh Center for Carbon Innovation - has been fantastic to us over the last two years, and we will certainly…
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Iceland Deep Drilling Project (IDDP) are drilling into the hottest borehole in the world in Iceland. All of our fingers and toes are crossed that this project is a massive success. This may be the dawn of a new geothermal energy era. Read the full article here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38296251
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With the 5th UK Deep Geothermal Symposium two weeks behind us, many of the presentations given on the day are available to view or downloaded at http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/geothermal16
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