The SLR Consulting has approved planning permission for the first geothermal electricity plant in Ireland. Development and operation of the geothermal project, which is based at Greenogue Business Park in County Dublin, has been approved. It will consist of the initial drilling of two deep wells to an approximate depth of 4000 m.
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A number of large geothermal projects came online last year and even though the U.S. continues to lead in overall development, the top three biggest projects of 2010 were all outside the country.
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If there’s one US state that has come to symbolize dependence on dirty energy, and the emissions and other side effects of fossil fuels, that state would probably be West Virginia. Located in the heart of Appalachia, West Virginia is ground zero in the debate over mountaintop removal coal mining—a practice that involves literally blasting away mountaintops to get at buried coal seams.
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Ask most Americans what geothermal energy is and you’re likely to get some quizzical looks. But in New Zealand, it would appear, the adoption and installation of geothermal systems is at an all-time high.
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GT Energy, a geothermal energy company exploring the potential for a geothermal energy plant in Newcastle, south Co Dublin, has lodged a planning application with South Dublin County Council in the hopes of constructing Ireland’s first geothermal electricity facility.
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