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• Region: Asia Pacific
• Topics: Geothermal
• Date: 4 August, 2025

Earth Sciences New Zealand has signed an agreement with Beca to help unlock the large energy opportunity geothermal presents as well as expand New Zealand’s renewable impact within the Indo-Pacific region.

• Region: North America
• Topics: Geothermal
• Date: 4 August, 2025

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has successfully leased two geothermal parcels in Malheur County, Oregon, totaling 5,235 acres of public land.

• Region: Asia Pacific
• Topics: Geothermal
• Date: 4 August, 2025

The Philippines’ Department of Energy has formally inaugurated the Energy Development Corporation’s 22MW Tanawon Geothermal Power Plant in Sorsogon City, underscoring the DOE’s commitment to balancing sustainable energy development with economic growth. 

• Region: North America
• Topics: Geothermal
• Date: 1 August, 2025

Quaise Energy, a pioneer in grid-scale superhot geothermal technology, has reached a critical milestone by successfully drilling to a depth of 100 meters at its Central Texas field site using millimeter wave technology.

• Region: ASIA PACIFIC
• Topics: Geothermal
• Date: 29 July, 2025

Massey University scientists are leading a major new research project in partnership with NASA to monitor geothermal fields in New Zealand from space.

• Region: Europe
• Topics: Geothermal
• Date: 24th July 2025

The German Geothermal Association (BVG) has broadly welcomed updated plans put forward by Berlin to advance geothermal energy adoption in the country.

It called the new Geothermal Acceleration Act (GeoBG) a “milestone for geothermal energy in Germany” but also proposed various amendments and additions.

The proposals put forward by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy aim to introduce new laws that could simplify and accelerate geothermal projects in Germany and heighten investor security.

With GeoBG, Germany is finally set to create an independent ‘master law’ for geothermal energy, the Association noted in a statement.

It also praised the government for fast-tracking its geothermal plans ahead of the summer recess.

“The fact that the government is taking this issue into account by putting the law on the agenda before the summer break is an important commitment to the expansion of geothermal energy,” it added.

BVG Managing Director Gregor Dilger called the new rules of “paramount importance” in order to expand the role of geothermal energy in the country.

He also called for further measures to achieve equality for geothermal with other forms of renewable energy, such as wind energy.

"Geothermal energy can make a central contribution to climate protection, long-term stable energy prices and security of supply,” said Dilger.

“Geothermal energy is available anywhere and at any time," he added.

"No fuels have to be imported for their use and their supply routes have to be secured, and technologically, we in Germany have all the skills in our own hands.”

• Region: Europe
• Topics: Geothermal
• Date: 23 July, 2025

Arverne Group has received a €396,585 grant from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, with support from the European Social Fund, to enhance geothermal drilling training.

• Region: North America
• Topics: Geothermal
• Date: 23 July, 2025

The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) has announced Adams County will receive funding for two projects to support geothermal heating initiatives.

• Region: Europe
• Topics: Geothermal
• Date: 22 July, 2025

Exergy International, a specialist in advanced geothermal binary power plants, has secured a €24.5 million contract from EDA Renováveis (EDAR) for the upgrade of the Ribeira Grande geothermal plant located on the island of São Miguel in the Azores. 

• Region: North America
• Topics: Geothermal
• Date: 21 July, 2025

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham recently announced a groundbreaking partnership between XGS Energy and Meta to develop 150MW of advanced geothermal energy in New Mexico. 

• Region: North America
• Topics: Geothermal
• Date: 21 July, 2025

The Bureau of Land Management has approved the 30MW Crescent Valley production facility and associated transmission line.

• Region: North America
• Topics: Geothermal
• Date: 15th July 2025

According to a new paper by the think tank, Carnegie Endowment, geothermal energy’s moment is here — and North America is a hotspot for innovation.

“North America, particularly the Western part of the United States, is the optimal environment for next-generation geothermal commercialisation,” the report notes, “because of strong hot dry rock resources, incumbent geothermal and drilling industries, deep expertise in complex drilling techniques from shale production, proximity to equipment (such as rigs and casings), and a dynamic startup culture and venture capital ecosystem.”

The report, Unlocking Global Geothermal Energy: Pathways to Scaling International Deployment of Next-Generation Geothermal, also outlines some the technologies shaping the industry and identifies its global potential.

The paper considers the potential of next‑generation geothermal technologies — particularly Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) and Advanced/Closed‑Loop Geothermal Systems (AGS) — to transform global clean power generation in the years ahead.

These advances leverage oil and gas industry expertise, such as deep and horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, to access superhot rock deep underground.

Again, North America is in a strong position to lead in this regard.

Meteoric electricity demand growth from data centres and Big Tech’s interest in next-generation geothermal only furthers this argument, the report adds.

“The world’s first commercial scale EGS facility is being finalised in Utah, closed-loop systems are under development in California and New Mexico, and other early-stage projects are beginning in the United States and Canada,” the report states.

“The US Air Force has contracted nearly all regional next-generation geothermal firms to develop their technologies on American military installations across Texas and California."

The report also highlights ways in which the US could take the lead in spreading these technologies to other parts of the globe.

It suggests the US International Development Finance Corporation move beyond traditional commercial loans to create risk-sharing instruments tailored to geothermal power’s unique challenges.

It also states that the US could incorporate geothermal into existing bilateral and multilateral energy, economic, and security platforms — a tactic it calls advancing ‘geothermal diplomacy’.