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Global geothermal industry passes 12,000 MW operational

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In 2013, new geothermal geologic studies or exploration moved forward in places as diverse as American Samoa, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, the United States, and Yemen.

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Can a New Power Link Boost the EU’s Energy Independence?

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At the moment, the Caucasus nations dont produce enough renewable electricity to export it, so they would have to build at least three times more capacity. Site manager Kamil Manafov works from a control room that still smells like new building materials, where large wall-mounted screens display the plants minute-by-minute performance.

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Azerbaijan Plans Caspian-Black Sea Energy Corridor

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Organizers hope to build the undersea cable within the next six years at an estimated cost of €3.5 Building such cables involves laying and stitching together lengths of heavy submarine power cables from specialized ships—the expertise for which lies with just two companies in the world. billion) toward building the cable.