Tuscany geothermal group to push for medium-temperature power developmentMonte Amiata, Tuscany, Italy (source: flickr/ Bruno55, creative commons)Francisco Rojas 11 Sep 2014Sixteen companies aim to develop Tuscany's geothermal potential via low and medium enthalpy systems and will soon build a 5 MW pilot plant. They then reached an agreement with the Regione Toscana [Region of Tuscany] to take the first steps towards the executive phase. The final objective is the construction of combined closed cycle systems – those without atmospheric emissions – that use medium enthalpy geothermal power – an avenue for development not currently exploited in Italy. The first checkpoint for this business network is to build a pilot 5-megawatt plant that will instead utilize primary medium-temperature fluid. This will be the first step towards developing the industry through additional low and medium enthalpy systems, and not only in Tuscany.