Exergy Signs 33 MWe Geothermal Contract with Maren in Türkiye Exergy International has signed a new contract with Maren Maraş Elektrik Üretim A.Ş. to supply the 33 MWe Mehmet Ege geothermal power plant in Germencik, in Türkiye’s Aydın province. The project will use Exergy’s Organic Rankine Cycle technology and include the company’s largest Radial Outflow Turbine supplied to date. Expected to enter operation in the second half of 2027, the plant will provide renewable baseload electricity from a geothermal resource with an estimated temperature of approximately 160°C. The agreement represents another major step in Exergy’s long-standing relationship with Maren and reinforces Türkiye’s position as one of the world’s most active geothermal markets. A Major Geothermal Investment in Aydın The Mehmet Ege geothermal power plant will be located in Germencik, a district within Aydın that has become a major centre for geothermal development. Türkiye’s western Aegean region conta...
Winter No.1 Geothermal Well: The Missing Puzzle Piece in Taiwan’s Energy Transition By: Robert Buluma Taiwan’s energy transition has long been described as a balancing act between ambition and constraint. On one side lies the national commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, a target that demands a radical restructuring of electricity generation. On the other side are the physical, political, and environmental realities of deploying large-scale renewable infrastructure on a densely populated island. Within this complex equation, a quiet but significant development has emerged from northern Taiwan: the successful drilling of the Winter No.1 geothermal well in Yilan’s Dongshan area. Reaching depths of over 3,350 meters and recording subsurface temperatures of approximately 180°C, the project has crossed a critical technical threshold. It signals not just geological promise, but a potential strategic shift in how Taiwan thinks about energy security, baseload power, and long-term...