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Raser Technologies Provides Update on Its Geothermal Activities and Its PHEV Project

Oct 6th, 2009  

PROVO, Utah, October 6, 2009, Raser Technologies, Inc., an energy technology company, today released an update on its geothermal activities and its PHEV project, updating stockholders, the media and the public on its progress and strategy.
Lightning Dock, New Mexico Project
Raser recently received final approval of a key permit from the New Mexico Oil Conservation Division [...]



Raser Technologies Announces Video News Update On Its Geothermal Activities And The Launch Of Its PHEV Project

Jun 15th, 2009  

Provo, UT, June 15, 2009 – Raser Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has released the latest version of its “Up to Speed” series of videos, updating stockholders, the media and the public on its progress and strategy. The video provides an update on:

its current and proposed geothermal power developments, including the expectation of reaching full  [...]



U.S. Department Of Energy Clears Raser Application For Loan Guarantee Program To Proceed

Jun 9th, 2009  

Raser Technologies moves one step closer to receiving loan guarantees from the Department of Energy
 
Provo, UT, June 9, 2009 –Raser Technologies, Inc., a leading energy technology company, announced today that the Department of Energy (DOE) has notified the company that its loan guarantee application has been approved to proceed to the next stage of due [...]



Raser Technologies’ Plant Named Geothermal Power Plant Of The Year

May 15th, 2009  

Company Recognized as Alternative Energy – Geothermal Plant of the Year for Key Technologies and Developments for Power Generation Plants
Provo, UT, May 14, 2009 –Raser Technologies, Inc., a leading energy technology company, announced today that its first geothermal power plant was recognized as the Alternative Energy – Geothermal “Power Plant of the Year” at the [...]



Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Signs Key Renewable Energy Legislation at Raser’s Geothermal Plant

Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Signs Key Renewable Energy Legislation at Raser’s Geothermal Plant

Apr 23rd, 2009  

New Legislation Will Promote Renewable Energy Development in Utah and Create a Blueprint for Other States
Provo, UT, April 23, 2009 -Raser Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: RZ), a leading energy technology company, celebrated Earth Week with Utah’s Governor Jon Huntsman at Raser’s Hatch geothermal power plant near Thermo, UT, and ceremonially signed two important renewable energy bills: [...]



Raser Technologies Hosts Utah Governor Jon Huntsman at New Geothermal Power Plant to Sign Renewable Energy Bills

Raser Technologies Hosts Utah Governor Jon Huntsman at New Geothermal Power Plant to Sign Renewable Energy Bills

Apr 20th, 2009  

New Legislation Will Promote Renewable Energy Development in Utah and Create a Blueprint for Other States
PROVO, Utah–Raser Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: RZ – News), a leading energy technology company, announced today that Utah’s Governor Jon Huntsman visited Raser’s Hatch geothermal power plant near Thermo, Utah, as part of a tour of Utah’s Renewable Energy Zone, and [...]



Raser Technologies to Participate in the Geothermal Innovations and Investment Conference

Mar 23rd, 2009  

PROVO, UT, March 20, 2009 — Raser Technologies, Inc. announced today that Brent M. Cook, the Company’s CEO is scheduled to present at the Geothermal Innovation & Investment conference at 2:00 PM PDT on March 25, 2009, held at Le Meridian in San Francisco, California. Mr. Cook will be discussing low temperature resource exploitation and [...]



Raser Technologies Completes Final Preparations To Begin Delivering Power To The City Of Anaheim

Mar 5th, 2009  

PROVO, UTAH–Raser Technologies, Inc., a leader in geothermal power generation announced today that it has completed final preparations needed to transmit power to the city of Anaheim beginning as early as next week.
The commissioning date was extended while the local utility in Utah completed the installation of the SCADA equipment needed to monitor transmissions on [...]



Raser Significantly adds to its Oregon Geothermal Resource Holdings with 37,000 acres

Feb 3rd, 2009  

PROVO, UT, February 3, 2009 — Raser Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a long-term lease agreement with private land owners covering 37,000 acres of geothermal resources in Southeastern Oregon. The terms of the lease agreement were not specified, but include surface and other rights necessary to build geothermal power plants. The [...]



Raser Technologies To Assist State Of Utah And Salt Lake City As Geothermal Energy Generation Is Considered

Jan 15th, 2009  

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, January 15, 2009 — Raser Technologies, a Utah-based geothermal development company, will help provide research assistance as Salt Lake City and the State of Utah consider the viability of low-temperature geothermal electrical generation. The effort is part of the recent announcement by the City to develop geothermal projects to help meet [...]



Raser Technologies Announces Schedule Of Remaining Commissioining Activities And Delivery Of Power To Anaheim

Jan 14th, 2009  

Announces Next Public Tour Date
PROVO, UTAH, January 14, 2009 –Raser Technologies, Inc., a leader in geothermal power generation, announced the anticipated timeline for the remaining commissioning activities for its first geothermal power plant in Utah and provided an update on its progress towards delivering clean renewable power to Anaheim. Having completed their commissioning tests for [...]



Raser Technologies Completes Initial Commissioning Tests Of Thermo

Dec 30th, 2008  

“Plant Commissioning is Nearly Complete”
PROVO, UTAH, December 30, 2008 –Raser Technologies, Inc., a leader in geothermal power generation, announced that it is nearing completion of the commissioning process of the 50 power generation units at its first commercial-scale power plant, in Beaver County, Utah, demonstrating the viability of advanced technology that can make geothermal a [...]



Raser Technologies Adds More Than 50,000 Acres To Its Geothermal Resource Portfolio

Dec 22nd, 2008  

Provo, Utah, December 22, 2008 — Raser Technologies, Inc. announced today that it continues to expand its vast geothermal resources by acquiring 17 new lease parcels covering more than 50,000 acres of geothermal, surface and other rights in Utah as a part of the BLM (Bureau of Land Management) geothermal auction on Friday, December 19, [...]



Raser Closes Initial Funding Of Previously Announced Private Placement

Nov 18th, 2008  

Provo, Utah, November 18, 2008 – Raser Technologies, Inc. announced today that the sale of the initial $10 million of its common stock, under an agreement relating to the private placement of $20 million of its common stock announced last week, closed on November 14, 2008. Pursuant to the initial closing, 2 million shares were [...]



Raser Technologies Inaugurates Utah Geothermal Plant With Advanced Technology That Can Make Geothermal A Major Source Of The U.S Energy Supply

Nov 10th, 2008  

Plant Will Supply Electricity to the City of Anaheim
PROVO, UTAH, Nov. 7, 2008 –Raser Technologies, Inc., a leader in geothermal power generation, inaugurated late yesterday its first commercial-scale power plant, in Beaver County, Utah, demonstrating the viability of advanced technology that can make geothermal a major price-competitive resource for this country’s energy supply. The plant’s [...]



Raser Completes First Commercial Geothermal Power Project In Utah In Over 20 Years And Schedules Ribbon Cutting Ceremony And Press Conference

Oct 23rd, 2008  

Senator Orrin Hatch to Participate in Ribbon Cutting for Utah Renewable Energy Project
PROVO, Utah, October 23, 2008 — Raser Technologies, Inc. announced today that it will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the completion of the first commercial geothermal power plant to be built in Utah in more than 20 years. Senator Orrin Hatch, [...]



Raser Technologies Receives $ 21 Million Balance of Tax Equity Payment

Oct 20th, 2008  

Raser announced today that it has received the final $21 million installment of the tax equity payment under a definitive agreement that provides project financing and tax equity capital for Raser’s 10 megawatt (MW) Thermo geothermal power project near Beaver, Utah. The funding arrangement previously provided approximately $30 million of non-recourse debt financing and tax equity capital to construct the Thermo geothermal power plant. Under this arrangement, the tax equity capital is provided by Raser’s tax equity partner in exchange for most of the tax benefits provided by the renewable energy project.



Raser To Present New Geothermal Rapid Development Process At GEA Conference

Oct 1st, 2008  

Provo, Utah, October 1, 2008 — Raser Technologies, Inc. will present its revolutionary rapid deployment process of its modular geothermal power generation networks at the Geothermal Energy Conference and Expo in Reno, Nevada, October 5-8, 2008. The conference is sponsored jointly by the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) and the Geothermal Resources Council (GRC). The event [...]



Raser Technologies Receives Cash From Thermo Funding

Sep 9th, 2008  

PROVO, Utah, September 9, 2008 — Raser Technologies, Inc. announced today that it received cash from its initial funding from the close of the Thermo project financing that includes construction funding and tax equity capital that was announced last week. As was reported last week, the funding arrangement, which was entered into pursuant to the [...]



Raser Wins West Java Geothermal Development Concession

Sep 3rd, 2008  

Raser Partners with Indonesia Power to Build 110 MW of Geothermal Power on Indonesia’s Most Populated Island
PROVO, Utah, September 3, 2008 — Raser Technologies, Inc. announced today that it was chosen to develop, in conjunction with Indonesia Power, over 100,000 acres of geothermal resources to build an estimated 110 megawatts (MW) of geothermal power in [...]



Raser Completes Setting All Of First 50 Geothermal Generating Units At Themo

Sep 3rd, 2008  

PROVO, Utah, September 3, 2008 — Raser Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has completed setting all of the first 50 geothermal generating units at its Thermo plant in Beaver County, Utah. Raser had previously announced the commencement of placing the units on August 12, 2008 and has continued its rapid deployment, completing the work [...]



Raser Wins Large Geothermal Development Project in West Java

Raser Wins Large Geothermal Development Project in West Java

Sep 3rd, 2008  

Raser Awarded Large Geothermal Contract in Indonesia. Project to Produce 110 Megawatts of Electricity