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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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meet its increasingly strict emissions targets. The town was destroyed and abandoned during Azerbaijans recent war with the Armenia-backed breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Bulgaria wants in, as does Armenia. Tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan remain high, however. It could help the E.U.

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Azerbaijan Plans Caspian-Black Sea Energy Corridor

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The scheme ’s proponents say this Caspian-Black Sea energy corridor will help decrease global carbon emissions, provide dependable power to Europe, modernize developing economies at Europe’s periphery, and stabilize a region shaken by war. To the south, tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan remain after the recent war and ethnic violence.