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Predator rig granted letter of export from Kenya Revenue Authority
7th February 2023
Cluff Geothermal’s Predator rig package has been granted a letter of export from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). The letter, dated 27th January 2023 releas...
Read More9th African Rift Geothermal Conference, Djibouti
14th November 2022
A welcome return to in-person attendance saw Head Office and Regional Office staff travel to Djibouti for the 9th African Rift Geothermal Conference (ARGeo), 1-...
Read MoreHotspur Geothermal attends WGC 2020+1
8th November 2021
Following significant delays and postponements as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hotspur Geothermal were delighted to attend the World Geothermal Congress (...
Read MoreCluff Geothermal release Fantale 150 MW Phase 1 development video
15th June 2020
Cluff Geothermal, together with Seequent, have produced a visualisation of the Fantale Geothermal Development Project’s 150 MW Phase 1 development strateg...
Read MoreCluff Geothermal awarded $7.6m grant from GRMF for exploration drilling campaign
28th January 2020
Cluff Geothermal has been awarded a US$7.6m grant from the Geothermal Risk Mitigation Facility (GRMF) to support the exploration drilling campaign at Fantale, E...
Read MoreProfessor Paul Younger memorial walk
12th April 2019
Seven members of our office team are walking the length of Hadrian’s Wall in May, 84 miles in three and a half days, to remember our much loved co-founder of ...
Read MoreProfessor Paul Younger
2nd May 2018
The company regrets to announce that Professor Paul Younger, Hotspur Geothermal’s Technical Director, has died peacefully after an illness at the age of 55. P...
Read MoreCluff Geothermal gets the go ahead for Power Purchase Agreement kick-off meeting with Ethiopian Electric Power for its Fantale Licence in Ethiopia
26th June 2017
Following a positive meeting between Cluff Geothermal and the state power company, Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP), in Addis Ababa in June 2017, arranged by the ...
Read MoreCluff Geothermal complete resource assessment at Fantale, Ethiopia
18th April 2017
Cluff Geothermal Limited (CG), a subsidiary of Hotspur Geothermal Limited, has completed a pre-drilling resource assessment within the Fantale Geothermal Licenc...
Read MoreCluff Geothermal announces its annual results
3rd August 2016
Cluff Geothermal, a geothermal development company with an exploration license in Ethiopia, is pleased to announce the release of its annual results for the yea...
Read MoreCluff Geothermal join with Richard Benyon MP to build UK-Ethiopian trade links
28th June 2016
Over the course of three days, Mr Benyon and the delegates were honoured to meet Deputy Prime Minister Debretsion Gebremichael, along with Ministers and their s...
Read MoreCluff Geothermal plays key role in ground-breaking Scottish geothermal study
25th March 2016
The Aberdeenshire Town of Banchory could soon be using low carbon geothermal heat. Just north of the town stands the Hill of Fare, a huge mass of granite extend...
Read MoreCluff Geothermal complete major geophysical survey at Fantale, Ethiopia
16th February 2016
Cluff Geothermal have successfully completed a major geophysical survey at their flagship Ethiopian geothermal energy project, at Mount Fantale, Oromia Region. ...
Read MoreCluff Geothermal and African Union sign GRMF surface studies grant contract
27th January 2016
On 21 January at the African Union Commission (AUC) Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Cluff Geothermal Ltd signed a grant contract with the AUC for financial support...
Read MoreCluff Geothermal wins approval for GRMF funding at Fantale, Ethiopia
24th December 2015
Cluff Geothermal has qualified for support of just over US$3.8 million from the Geothermal Risk Mitigation Facility (GRMF). This will be in the form of a non-re...
Read MoreCluff Geothermal approved for GRMF funding at Butajira, Ethiopia
24th December 2015
Cluff Geothermal have been approved for Geothermal Risk Mitigation Facility (GRMF) funding at Butajira in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Reg...
Read MoreCluff Geothermal welcome the continuation of the Renewable Heat Incentive
16th November 2015
Cluff Geothermal welcomes the confirmation, made as part of the Chancellor’s Comprehensive Spending Review, that the renewable heat incentive (RHI) will conti...
Read MoreCluff Geothermal to benefit from US$10 million facility
16th September 2015
Cluff Geothermal will benefit from a US$10 million facility secured on 17 September 2015 by Hotspur Geothermal, a related company. The facility will support Clu...
Read MoreCluff Geothermal attend the World Geothermal Congress, Melbourne
30th April 2015
The world’s leading geothermal businesses and academics came together for their five-yearly world congress in Melbourne, Australia in April 2015 and Cluff...
Read MoreCluff Geothermal’s North East projects in the spotlight
17th December 2014
On 17 December the Journal, the respected Newcastle-based newspaper, ran an article focussing on Cluff Geothermal’s projects in the North East of England. Bas...
Read MoreCluff Geothermal helping to bring deep geothermal energy to Bishop Auckland
19th September 2014
Cluff Geothermal are working with Auckland Castle Trust on a flagship deep geothermal project in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. This will potentially give the ...
Read MoreApril 2014 Algy and Blondel Cluff step down as directors
30th April 2014
We wish to announce the resignation of our Chairman, Algy Cluff, and his wife, Blondel Cluff, from the Board of Cluff Geothermal. Mr Cluff has written to Managi...
Read MoreCluff Geothermal received Water Abstraction Licence for North Tyneside borehole
12th September 2013
The Environment Agency has awarded Cluff Geothermal a Water Abstraction Licence that grants the company permission to utilise deep geothermal waters for energy ...
Read MoreDr Michael Feliks elected Chair of Deep Geothermal Sector Group at the Renewable Energy Association
11th July 2013
Dr Michael Feliks, UK Operations Manager at Cluff Geothermal, has been elected chair of the deep geothermal sector group at the Renewable Energy Association. Ta...
Read MoreCluff Geothermal congratulates Uhuru Kenyatta on his swearing in as President of Kenya
10th April 2013
On March 4th Kenya held its 5th multiparty general election, which saw 86% of the 14 million registered voters turn out to vote. Like many others Cluff Geotherm...
Read MoreCluff Geothermal join Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg MP on a trade mission to Ethiopia.
21st February 2013
George Percy and George Delacherois Day from Cluff Geothermal joined Nick Clegg on a trade mission to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia last week. The Deputy Prime Minister...
Read MoreCluff Geothermal take part in successful DECC Low Carbon Trade Mission to East Africa
17th October 2012
Cluff Geothermal played a prominent role in the recent DECC low carbon Trade Mission to Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania led by Greg Barker MP. With other Mission d...
Read MoreCluff Geothermal welcome positive changes to Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)
21st September 2012
The Government’s decision to introduce a dedicated RHI tariff for deep geothermal heat is warmly welcomed by Cluff Geothermal. The announcement was made a...
Read MoreLandmark Report on UK Geothermal Potential
1st June 2012
A report released this week by the Renewable Energy Association reveals the huge potential for deep geothermal energy in the UK. Produced by independent geother...
Read MoreGeorge Percy meets with President Museveni in Uganda
30th May 2012
President Yoweri Museveni met with George Percy, Managing Director of Cluff Geothermal, at Kisozi in Uganda’s central region on 24th May to discuss Uganda’...
Read MoreX Will Mark the Spot For Cluff Geothermal Borehole
11th April 2012
Cluff Geothermal have commissioned research to identify the ideal location for their geothermal borehole at Shiremoor, North Tyneside. This will produce a model...
Read MoreCluff Applauds Greg Barker’s Backing for Geothermal Energy.
12th March 2012
Cluff Geothermal Managing Director George Percy welcomed DECC Minister Greg Barker’s support for deep geothermal energy in an interview in REA News. Mr Barker...
Read MoreCluff Geothermal Welcomes the Renewable Heat Incentive
11th January 2012
Cluff Geothermal Managing Director George Percy welcomed the deployment of the Renewable Heat Incentive, and predicted that it will drive a rapid expansion of g...
Read MoreCluff Geothermal Shortlisted for Bogoria Silali Power Plant development
1st November 2011
Cluff Geothermal Ltd (‘CGL’) can confirm that they have been shortlisted as part of a consortium made up of Mitsubishi, Mannvitt and TransCentury for a powe...
Read MoreCluff Geothermal Shortlisted for Menegai Power Plant Development
1st August 2011
Cluff Geothermal Ltd (‘CGL’) advises that, as part of a consortium, it has been shortlisted from 26 groups who submitted an Expression of Interest to develo...
Read MoreCluff Geothermal and Lafarge Agreement Set To Establish ‘UK First’ At Eastgate
14th March 2011
Cluff Geothermal Limited has entered into an exclusive agreement with Lafarge Cement UK to explore the potential of the geothermal energy source at the site of ...
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