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ザンスカール社、カリフォルニア・コミュニティ・パワー社と地熱発電に関する契約を締結

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-- AIを基盤とする地熱エネルギー企業Zanskarは、カリフォルニア・コミュニティ・パワー(CC Power)と地熱探査・電力購入・開発協力(GEODE)に関する契約を締結しました。 月曜日に発表された同社のプレスリリースによると、Zanskarは「市場をリードする探査ツールキット」を活用し、カリフォルニア独立系統運用機関(CISO)の電力系統運用区域内で、新たな大規模地熱資源を特定する予定です。 この契約により、Zanskarのマルチギガワット規模の開発パイプラインがカリフォルニア州に拡大し、2045年までに100%クリーンエネルギーを目指す同社にとって、安定したベースロード電力供給源となることが期待されます。 Zanskarの最高開発責任者であるライアン・マクグロー氏は、「信頼性の高いベースロード電力に対する前例のない需要」を指摘し、カリフォルニア州も例外ではないと述べました。 CC Powerのゼネラルマネージャー、アレクサンダー・モリス氏は、地熱発電は「24時間体制の信頼性」を提供し、風力や太陽光といった州内の断続的な再生可能エネルギー源を補完すると述べています。 ザンスカー社は、今回の合意はネバダ州における同社の地熱探査事業(パンパーニッケル・プロジェクトやビッグブラインド・プロジェクトなど)を基盤としたものであり、米国西部全域での開発規模拡大を目指すものだと述べた。

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