Items Tagged with 'geothermal drilling'

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.

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. 

Breaking down the opportunities of geothermal from water conservation to a workforce opening new doors to lead the geothermal movement.