{"id":304,"date":"2010-06-30T21:14:49","date_gmt":"2010-06-30T21:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.china-heatpump.com\/2010\/06\/30\/google-discussion-with-israeli-for-geothermal-development-news-304\/"},"modified":"2010-06-30T21:14:49","modified_gmt":"2010-06-30T21:14:49","slug":"google-discussion-with-israeli-for-geothermal-development-news-304","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.china-heatpump.com\/th\/google-discussion-with-israeli-for-geothermal-development-news-304\/","title":{"rendered":"Google discussion with Israeli for geothermal development-news-304"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google is in discussions with Israeli geothermal company Ormat Technologies, a relationship that could lead to an investment.<\/p>\n

The Israeli newspaper quoted an interview this past weekend with Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who praised Ormat and the other Israeli companies working in alternative energy. Google co-founder Larry Page also visited an Ormat geothermal plant in Nevada, the newspaper reported.<\/p>\n

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An Ormat geothermal power plant in Nevada.<\/p>\n

(Credit:Ormat Technologies)<\/span><\/div>\n

Brin refused to say whether there are any imminent deals with Israeli energy companies.<\/p>\n

Google’s philanthropic arm, Google.org, has pledged to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in clean-energy companies. Last week, it was one of the investors in solar thermal power-plant designer and operator Bright Source Energy, which raised $115 million.<\/p>\n

Executives at Google have been clear that so-called enhanced geothermal is on the list of technologies they see as cost effective, compared with fossil fuel energy. <\/p>\n

The idea behind enhanced, or engineered, geothermal systems is to inject water underground to enhance the ability of rock, allowing for the release and capture of more heat.<\/p>\n

Ormat is working on an enhanced geothermal project organized by the U.S. Department of Energy, which says that these advanced technology can dramatically increase geothermal potential–by 40 times.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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