Items Tagged with 'geothermal energy'

When it comes to geothermal energy, we are aiming for mass global deployment, but a revolution of this scale requires a starting line.

Geothermal power has been used in the United States for nearly 70 years, but it still generates less than 1% of the nation’s electricity. 

As more states explore converting orphan wells into clean heat, this multipurpose approach to remediation could solve a widespread problem.

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This is another signal that geothermal is trying to move into a different phase. Less experimental, more repeatable.

The company’s first commercial-scale Eavor-Loop is now operating in Geretsried, Germany. This marks a key milestone as it looks to prove the concept at scale.

A pair of state grants is set to give a boost to geothermal workforce training in Massachusetts, with the Geothermal Drillers Association (GDA) and the Home Energy Efficiency Team (HEET) teaming up to expand access to the field. 

This project also taps into an existing advantage: thousands of oil and gas wells that could potentially be repurposed.