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How abandoned mines can be reused as gravity batteries
- Jan, 11, 2023
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- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
A new study proposes that abandoned mines can be reused as gravity batteries and store excess energy from renewable sources. The study was led by the International Institute for Applied System Analy...
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TU Delft starts drilling for geothermal project to heat campus and gather data
- May, 01, 2023
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- Netherlands, Delft
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
The large-scale geothermal project that started preliminary drilling on TU Delft campus in December 2022 secured a further €17.9 million funding and is set to drill its 2.5 km deep wells during the s...
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Renault plans to use geothermal energy in its Douai factory in France
- Nov, 24, 2022
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- France, Douai
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Renault has announced plans to use geothermal energy to cover the needs of its Douai factory in a one-of-its-kind project, expected to replace 70% of the plant’s natural gas needs. The geothermal pl...
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NASA: Tonga eruption blasted enough water to fill 58,000 Olympic pools into the Earth's atmosphere
- Aug, 03, 2022
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- Tonga
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
One of the most powerful volcanic eruptions on the planet blasted such a massive amount of water vapor high into the atmosphere that it's likely to temporarily warm the Earth's surface, according to...
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Ethiopia: a controversial hydroelectric dam, built on the Blue Nile River, starts generating power
- Feb, 19, 2022
- Dam Engineering Concrete / Rollercrete Dams Energy Geotechnics Geo-Energy News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Ethiopia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A hydroelectric dam, built on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia, will officially begin generating power on Sunday as the construction project reaches 80% completion. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Da...
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Northern Ireland: new consortium to explore geothermal energy projects
- Dec, 21, 2021
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- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Projects that provide 100% renewable energy to homes and businesses across the region will be brought forward by Geothermal NI, which is formed of MJM Renewables, Arup, Queen’s University Belfast and...
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Dynamic response of wind turbines under combined wind-earthquake loading
- Sep, 03, 2021
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Energy Geotechnics Numerical & Constitutive Modeling News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A new study investigates the combined effect of wind and earthquake forces to assess the dynamic behavior of wind turbines. The demand for renewable energy is nowadays at its peak. Wind power is a gr...
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Fossil fuel retirement more cost-efficient than previously thought
- Dec, 04, 2020
- Energy Geotechnics News On Research / Academia
- United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
According to a new study, elaborating on fossil fuel infrastructure in the United States, the retirement of the correspondent power plants is not expected to be as expensive as previously conceived....
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62,163 paper downloads in 2020 for the ISSMGE International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories!
- Jan, 13, 2021
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- Authored by: Alexandros Tsavalas
The ISSMGE International Journal of Geoengineering CaseHistories is proud to announce that 62,163 papers were downloaded in 2020. The International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories is an off...
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Amazon plans for two brand-new renewable energy projects in Ireland and in the U.S.
- Aug, 09, 2019
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- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On August 1, 2019, Amazon announced a plan for two new renewable energy projects in Ireland and in Virginia. The initiative follows a dispute between the company's employees and its stakeholders. At...
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