When a former oil and gas developer partnered with Colorado Mesa University on geothermal, the school saved millions and set a new standard for energy-efficient buildings.
Episode 157 of The Driller Newscast finds host Brock Yordy connecting winter safety, major DOE restructuring, and the growing overlap between water, drilling, and geothermal energy.
Behind every burger, fried chicken order, and delivery truck rolling out of its commissaries is now a power system largely fueled by heat from beneath the earth.
T5 Smackover Partners plans a modular project in the Smackover Formation that pairs geothermal electricity with large-scale lithium production, though technical and economic hurdles remain.
Contractors and water professionals will push federal leaders on geothermal tax credits, PFAS policy, workforce programs, and funding for national groundwater monitoring.
Geothermal startup Fervo Energy has reportedly filed confidential paperwork for an initial public offering, signaling its next major move as it scales up development of next-generation geothermal projects.
As the world looks for reliable and emissions-free energy options, this project in Oregon might just prove that the key to a sustainable future lies deep beneath our feet - in the same fiery forces that once shaped the land.