News Press Releases Cluff 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 More Professor 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 More Professor 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 More Cluff 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 More Cluff 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 More Cluff 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 More Cluff 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 More Cluff 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 More Cluff 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 More Cluff 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 More Cluff 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 More Cluff 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 More Cluff 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 More Cluff 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 More Cluff 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 More Cluff 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 More Cluff 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 More April 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 More Cluff 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 More Dr 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 More Cluff 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 More Cluff 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 More Cluff 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 More Cluff 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 More Landmark 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 More George 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 More X 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 More Cluff 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 More Cluff 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 More Cluff 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 More Cluff 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 More Cluff 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 ... Read More
