With 567 named projects identified worldwide, the geothermal industry is looking more and more like a dormant volcano beginning to stir.

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C. some years ago, a booth for a geothermal energy industry group posed that question to those who stopped by.

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However, it is still unclear whether the Department of Enterprise's own statutory obligation to the gas industry would prevent a geothermal project from setting up in an area where gas is provided.

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Two elements that did not make it into the Senate's bill: a one-year extension of investment tax credits for the solar energy industry and production tax credits for the wind, geothermal and biomass industries.

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