GT Energy, a UK-based geothermal heat developer, has been selected by the Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with the Carbon and Energy Fund (CEF), to provide direct heating for the Salisbury District Hospital NHS Trust in Wiltshire, England. According to ThinkGeo, the main objective of this project is to meet the hospital’s complete heat requirements (which currently exceed 20GWhth per year) through a long-term energy supply agreement. Additionally, while the project aims to seek funding from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) in the future, its progress is not dependent on receiving a grant from the PSDS. GT Energy will undertake the responsibility of de-risking and developing the geothermal project, such as initial geological feasibility studies to obtain necessary consents and overseeing the construction of wells and the energy centre. It’s anticipated that heat supply will begin as early as 2026, which is subject to regular planning processes, regulatory permits, and procurement cycles. Upon completion, GT Energy is expected to assume ownership and operation of the facility.

Geothermal exploration activities are scheduled to commence in the Adana and Sivas provinces of Turkey. The General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration (MTA) has obtained the AR:18 License for an extensive area covering 4,983.5 hectares in the Adana province. As part of this license, the MTA intends to drill a well in the Kuzgun Village of Karaisali District, with an estimated project cost of approximately 10 million TL (equivalent to around USD 503,000). The planned borehole will reach a depth of 2,000 meters. In addition, the MTA has also planned geothermal exploration in the Yildizeli district of Sivas Province, which encompasses an area of 5,400 square meters within the larger 4,999-hectare territory covered by the AR:28 License. The drilling of proposed boreholes, expected to be 600 (+100) meters deep, will provide valuable information about the geothermal potential in the region.

The American Federal Government is currently investing billions of dollars to expedite a transition to clean energy, and Professor at Princeton University and Eavor Advisor, Jesse Jenkins urges that huge changes to the electrical grid are needed to make that transition successful. Reporter Scott Patterson of the Wall Street Journal wrote an article detailing the importance of Jenkins and his team’s research at ZERO lab. This research contributed valuable insights towards climate laws and legislation that will efficiently reduce carbon emissions in the US. Jenkins attributed that he and his team’s main objective was to assist the government in achieving a climate law that “helped Senate staff target their most bang-for-the-buck provisions.” The article highlights that Jenkins and his team secured nearly $6 million in funds from nonprofit foundations, federal agencies, Bill Gates’s Breakthrough Energy, Google, and General Electric, which helped construct components of President Biden’s Build Back Better act. The act did not accumulate enough votes to be passed through the Senate; however, Jenkins’ research warned that if a bill wasn’t passed to incentivize a transition to a renewable power grid, emissions from the power sector would worsen by 2030.

Chris Cheng, Manager, Development Engineering at Eavor, was invited to attend an event titled “Let’s Talk About… The Grid” as a panelist to discuss clean energy and human impact at the Calgary Central Library. Cheng was joined by Richard Harrison (poet, essayist, and editor), Eveline Kolijn (printmaker and Installation artist), Kelly Edzerza-Bapty (architect and industrial designer), and Maggie Hanna (geologist, scientist, and communicator) to share ideas about human ambition and the utilization of clean energy. The panel was a supplement and basis for the presentation of a new art installation called “The Electromagnetic Field,” made by artists Allora and Calzadilla.

Construction work for the world’s first commercial Eavor-Loop™ in Geretsried is entering an important phase. Following the traditional drilling bit dedication ceremony, drilling operations will begin on Drill Site A. Drilling operations are also scheduled to start on the second drill site in a few weeks. Two of the largest drilling rigs in Europe will be used. They will be used in parallel to construct an underground heat exchanger using Eavor-Loop™ technology at a depth of 4,500 meters, which will produce reliable energy for municipal heating and power supply without hydrothermal deposits.

Hawaii State Senator Glenn Wakai has proposed bills that would provide additional funding for the Hawaii Groundwater and Geothermal Resources Center (HGGRC), which is located at the University of Hawaii. Senate Bill 458: Relating to Geothermal Royalties, was proposed earlier this year by the state to cap royalties collected by the state of Hawaii, and redistribute more of those royalties to Hawaiian counties. The purpose of this redistribution is to fund geothermal research projects, specifically to further discovery and development of geothermal resources.