Sonoma County Kick Starts A Public Power Agency
Operator Tech Mike Taylor is responsible for the operations of the Socrates geothermal plant at the Calpine geothermal facility in the Geysers.
View ArticleCalpine Natural Gas Plant Upgrade Ongoing; Near San Jose-Milpitas Border
Calpine Corp., the biggest owner of natural gas-fired power plants in the United States, is upgrading its Los Esteros Critical Energy Facility near the San Jose-Milpitas border to increase power...
View ArticleUS Stimulus Plan To Boost Geothermal Energy Prospects
Traditional geothermal energy of the variety Calpine produces is likely to be surpassed in the next decade by enhanced geothermal systems, or EGS - a set of new techniques that will allow the...
View ArticleWork Begins On Calpine's New Dover Power Plant
The Garrison Energy Center is estimated to create 309 megawatts of power from natural gas turbine technology that requires 40% less fuel per megawatt hour than older plants, reducing both cost and...
View ArticleA Whole New Way Of Thinking About Geothermal
Depending on the resource and the facility, geothermal already has some load-following capability, though "there is not full turn-down capability," said Mike Rogers, Calpine Corp. (NYSE: CPN)...
View ArticleAnalyzing Renewable Energy In The United States
Some of the major players analyzed include Calpine Corporation, Enel Green Power, US Geothermal Inc, Ormat International, amongst others. Coming to section 8 of the report, we analyze the emerging...
View ArticleExploration Yields Geothermal Power Potential
As part of a geothermal energy exploration effort to search for geothermal resources nationwide, a $5 million U.S. Department of Energy investment to Calpine Corp....
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