Geothermal Energy Archives https://cleantechnica.com/category/clean-power/geothermal-energy/ Clean Tech News & Views: EVs, Solar Energy, Batteries Tue, 25 Jun 2024 18:39:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 https://cleantechnica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/download-150x150.png Geothermal Energy Archives https://cleantechnica.com/category/clean-power/geothermal-energy/ 32 32 13821326 Plug Into Newly Released 2024 US Electricity Sector Data https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/25/plug-into-newly-released-2024-us-electricity-sector-data/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/25/plug-into-newly-released-2024-us-electricity-sector-data/#respond Tue, 25 Jun 2024 18:39:53 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=334553 10th Annual Technology Baseline Features New Data on Offshore Wind Energy, Nuclear Power, Pumped Storage Hydropower, and More Today—nicknamed “ATB Day” by a superfan—marks the release of the 10th annual electricity sector data for the Electricity Annual Technology Baseline (ATB). “For a decade, the Electricity ATB has been supporting consistent, ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/25/plug-into-newly-released-2024-us-electricity-sector-data/feed/ 0 334553 Google Agrees To Buy 115 MW Of Geothermal Power From Fervo & NV Energy https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/17/google-agrees-to-buy-115-mw-of-geothermal-power-from-fervo-nv-energy/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/17/google-agrees-to-buy-115-mw-of-geothermal-power-from-fervo-nv-energy/#respond Mon, 17 Jun 2024 15:40:38 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333869 Google has signed an agreement with NV Energy, part of the Warren Buffett empire, to buy 115 MW of renewable energy from a geothermal facility operated by Fervo Energy to power its data centers in Nevada. A lot has been written lately, particularly here at CleanTechnica, about data centers and ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/17/google-agrees-to-buy-115-mw-of-geothermal-power-from-fervo-nv-energy/feed/ 0 333869 U.S. DOE Announces $7 Million to Help Geothermal Energy Support a Decarbonized Electricity Grid by 2035 https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/12/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-7-million-to-help-geothermal-energy-support-a-decarbonized-electricity-grid-by-2035/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/12/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-7-million-to-help-geothermal-energy-support-a-decarbonized-electricity-grid-by-2035/#respond Wed, 12 Jun 2024 23:52:00 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333731 Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) announced a funding opportunity of up to $7 million to develop regional grid models to assess how clean, firm geothermal power can support an equitable energy transition through decarbonization and study its effects on the grid at various deployment ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/12/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-7-million-to-help-geothermal-energy-support-a-decarbonized-electricity-grid-by-2035/feed/ 0 333731 Drilling Into Magma For Renewable Energy https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/12/drilling-into-magma-for-renewable-energy/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/12/drilling-into-magma-for-renewable-energy/#respond Wed, 12 Jun 2024 16:35:48 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333648 A magma geothermal plant has the potential to produce at least 10 times the power of a traditional geothermal plant.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/12/drilling-into-magma-for-renewable-energy/feed/ 0 333648 Eversource Ready To Begin Geothermal Heat Pump Trial In Massachusetts https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/04/eversource-ready-to-begin-geothermal-heat-pump-trial-in-massachusetts/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/04/eversource-ready-to-begin-geothermal-heat-pump-trial-in-massachusetts/#respond Tue, 04 Jun 2024 19:30:25 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=333067 Geothermal systems can lower heating and cooling bills by 20% and slash carbon emissions by 60%.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/04/eversource-ready-to-begin-geothermal-heat-pump-trial-in-massachusetts/feed/ 0 333067 Kenya To Get 1,000 MW Data Center Powered By Geothermal Energy https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/27/kenya-to-get-1000-mw-data-center-powered-by-geothermal-energy/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/27/kenya-to-get-1000-mw-data-center-powered-by-geothermal-energy/#respond Mon, 27 May 2024 15:55:09 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332471 Kenya is already in the top 10 countries when it comes to electricity generation plants powered by geothermal. Kenya has the 6th highest installed generation capacity and is inching closer to being one of the few countries in the world that have generation capacity from geothermal that is over 1,000 ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/27/kenya-to-get-1000-mw-data-center-powered-by-geothermal-energy/feed/ 0 332471 The Significance Of The US-Kenya Climate & Clean Energy Industrial Partnership https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/27/the-significance-of-the-us-kenya-climate-clean-energy-industrial-partnership/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/27/the-significance-of-the-us-kenya-climate-clean-energy-industrial-partnership/#respond Mon, 27 May 2024 15:41:57 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=332411 The US and Kenya level up their strategic relationship with a slate of new clean energy programs for sustainability and national security.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/27/the-significance-of-the-us-kenya-climate-clean-energy-industrial-partnership/feed/ 0 332411 Geothermal Scores Big At The “Super Bowl of the Energy Sector” https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/16/geothermal-scores-big-at-the-super-bowl-of-the-energy-sector/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/16/geothermal-scores-big-at-the-super-bowl-of-the-energy-sector/#respond Fri, 17 May 2024 01:23:18 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=331690 It was standing room only when the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) Director Lauren Boyd stepped onto the stage for a panel discussion at CERAWeek 2024. “Geothermal: How Big is it Going to Get?” was the Tuesday morning hot topic, featuring an array of speakers from technology titans ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/16/geothermal-scores-big-at-the-super-bowl-of-the-energy-sector/feed/ 0 331690 Op-Ed: Is It Time To End The Elon Musk Fanboi Era? https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/30/op-ed-is-it-time-to-end-the-elon-musk-fanboi-era/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/30/op-ed-is-it-time-to-end-the-elon-musk-fanboi-era/#respond Wed, 01 May 2024 01:32:57 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=330517 The good readers and supporters of CleanTechnica support EVs, wind energy, solar power, batteries, and renewables technology, notwithstanding the several industry trolls who sometimes visit our comment section. We understand that the unquestionable primary leader for EVs in this period has been Elon Musk. To say that his contributions, along ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/30/op-ed-is-it-time-to-end-the-elon-musk-fanboi-era/feed/ 0 330517 Wind & Solar, But What Else? — India Edition Transcript https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/28/wind-solar-but-what-else-india-edition-transcript/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/28/wind-solar-but-what-else-india-edition-transcript/#respond Sun, 28 Apr 2024 23:11:09 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=330283 Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. With the ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/28/wind-solar-but-what-else-india-edition-transcript/feed/ 0 330283 Barges Of Giant Hand Warmers Likely Won’t Be Heating London https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/01/barges-of-giant-hand-warmers-likely-wont-be-heating-london/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/01/barges-of-giant-hand-warmers-likely-wont-be-heating-london/#respond Mon, 01 Apr 2024 19:57:52 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=328740 This morning Dave Borlace of YouTube Just Have a Think fame reached out to ask me about a scheme to capture waste heat from a trash burning electricity plant, put it in thermal storage on barges and tow it 28 kilometers upriver to displace gas burning boilers in a district heating ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/01/barges-of-giant-hand-warmers-likely-wont-be-heating-london/feed/ 0 328740 Quaise Energy Raises $21 Million to Accelerate Terawatt-Scale Deep Geothermal Energy https://cleantechnica.com/2024/03/12/quaise-energy-raises-21-million-to-accelerate-terawatt-scale-deep-geothermal-energy/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/03/12/quaise-energy-raises-21-million-to-accelerate-terawatt-scale-deep-geothermal-energy/#respond Tue, 12 Mar 2024 17:21:28 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=326469 New funding will expand field operations and secure supply chain toward clean energy abundance CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts—Quaise Energy, the company unlocking terawatt-scale geothermal, announced today the closing of a $21 Million Series A1 financing round led by Prelude Ventures and Safar Partners. Mitsubishi Corporation and Standard Investments are among several new ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/03/12/quaise-energy-raises-21-million-to-accelerate-terawatt-scale-deep-geothermal-energy/feed/ 0 326469 US Department of Defense Plots Renewable Energy Takeover https://cleantechnica.com/2024/02/23/us-department-of-defense-plots-renewable-energy-takeover/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/02/23/us-department-of-defense-plots-renewable-energy-takeover/#respond Fri, 23 Feb 2024 15:46:30 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=324398 The Pentagon is expanding its renewable energy efforts to include grid-wide decarbonization as well as on-site renewable resources.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/02/23/us-department-of-defense-plots-renewable-energy-takeover/feed/ 0 324398 A Climate-Friendly Way To Capture Carbon Dioxide In the Air https://cleantechnica.com/2024/02/20/a-climate-friendly-way-to-capture-carbon-dioxide-in-the-air/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/02/20/a-climate-friendly-way-to-capture-carbon-dioxide-in-the-air/#respond Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:39:10 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=323736 In a new study, researchers have developed a method for capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, powered by clean and relatively inexpensive geothermal energy. Their findings, published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, reveal that by combining direct air carbon dioxide capture technologies (DACC) and geothermal energy, large-scale carbon dioxide (CO2) removal ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/02/20/a-climate-friendly-way-to-capture-carbon-dioxide-in-the-air/feed/ 0 323736 U.S. Department of Energy Announces Winners of 2023 Geothermal Collegiate Competition https://cleantechnica.com/2024/02/15/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-winners-of-2023-geothermal-collegiate-competition/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/02/15/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-winners-of-2023-geothermal-collegiate-competition/#comments Fri, 16 Feb 2024 01:05:50 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=323289 Leer en Español The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the winners of the 2023 Geothermal Collegiate Competition, an annual challenge that offers college students experience in the renewable energy industry and the chance to win cash prizes for developing real-world geothermal solutions. Team GeoTribe from the University of Oklahoma won ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/02/15/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-winners-of-2023-geothermal-collegiate-competition/feed/ 1 323289 Biden–Harris Admin Invests $60 Million to Expand Clean, Renewable Geothermal Energy https://cleantechnica.com/2024/02/13/biden-harris-admin-invests-60-million-to-expand-clean-renewable-geothermal-energy/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/02/13/biden-harris-admin-invests-60-million-to-expand-clean-renewable-geothermal-energy/#comments Wed, 14 Feb 2024 04:49:47 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=323048 President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Will Fund Three Projects to Scale Enhanced Geothermal Systems, Which Have Potential to Deliver Renewable Geothermal Energy to Power the Equivalent of 65 Million U.S. Homes WASHINGTON, D.C. — In support of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/02/13/biden-harris-admin-invests-60-million-to-expand-clean-renewable-geothermal-energy/feed/ 22 323048 Cascaded Geothermal Heating & Cooling Networks for Industry, Trade & Residential Buildings https://cleantechnica.com/2024/02/13/cascaded-geothermal-heating-cooling-networks-for-industry-trade-residential-buildings/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/02/13/cascaded-geothermal-heating-cooling-networks-for-industry-trade-residential-buildings/#comments Tue, 13 Feb 2024 16:24:07 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=323017 The NEFI research project CASCADE is developing concepts for supplying two municipalities and two industrial enterprises in Austria with geothermal heat The cascaded use of geothermal heat creates valuable synergies, allowing entire regions to be supplied with locally available, renewable heat  The NEFI project CASCADE, which runs for the next ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/02/13/cascaded-geothermal-heating-cooling-networks-for-industry-trade-residential-buildings/feed/ 2 323017 Las Vegas Raiders Blow One Giant Raspberry At Renewable Energy Foes https://cleantechnica.com/2024/02/10/las-vegas-raiders-blow-one-giant-raspberry-at-renewable-energy-foes/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/02/10/las-vegas-raiders-blow-one-giant-raspberry-at-renewable-energy-foes/#comments Sat, 10 Feb 2024 15:16:47 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=322765 The Las Vegas Raiders are hosting the Super Bowl this year, and they are not shy about tooting the renewable energy horn.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/02/10/las-vegas-raiders-blow-one-giant-raspberry-at-renewable-energy-foes/feed/ 17 322765 U.S. Department of Energy: $31 Million to Improve Enhanced Geothermal Systems and Advance Thermal Energy Storage https://cleantechnica.com/2024/01/31/u-s-department-of-energy-31-million-to-improve-enhanced-geothermal-systems-and-advance-thermal-energy-storage/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/01/31/u-s-department-of-energy-31-million-to-improve-enhanced-geothermal-systems-and-advance-thermal-energy-storage/#comments Wed, 31 Jan 2024 22:18:17 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=321947 Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) announced a funding opportunity of up to $31 million for projects that support enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) wellbore tools as well as the use of low-temperature geothermal heat for industrial processes. The combined Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) seeks projects in two topic areas: Topic Area 1: Funding of up to $23.1 million ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/01/31/u-s-department-of-energy-31-million-to-improve-enhanced-geothermal-systems-and-advance-thermal-energy-storage/feed/ 5 321947 New Analysis: Geothermal Heat Pumps Key Opportunity in Switch to Clean Energy https://cleantechnica.com/2024/01/27/new-analysis-geothermal-heat-pumps-key-opportunity-in-switch-to-clean-energy/ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/01/27/new-analysis-geothermal-heat-pumps-key-opportunity-in-switch-to-clean-energy/#respond Sun, 28 Jan 2024 03:58:40 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=321533 ORNL and NREL Modeling Finds Installing Geothermal Heat Pumps in About 70% of US Buildings Could Reduce Need for New Long-Distance Transmission Lines by 33% A new analysis from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) found that, coupled with building envelope improvements, installing geothermal heat pumps in around 70% of U.S. buildings ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2024/01/27/new-analysis-geothermal-heat-pumps-key-opportunity-in-switch-to-clean-energy/feed/ 0 321533 U.S. Department of Energy Analysis Confirms California’s Salton Sea Region To Be A Rich Domestic Lithium Resource https://cleantechnica.com/2023/12/27/u-s-department-of-energy-analysis-confirms-californias-salton-sea-region-to-be-a-rich-domestic-lithium-resource/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/12/27/u-s-department-of-energy-analysis-confirms-californias-salton-sea-region-to-be-a-rich-domestic-lithium-resource/#respond Thu, 28 Dec 2023 00:31:14 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=314360 Analysis Concludes the Region Could Meet the Nation’s Need for the Critical Mineral through Extraction from Geothermal Brines Using Innovative Technologies in Development WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced results of the most comprehensive analysis to date quantifying the domestic lithium resources in California’s Salton Sea region. ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/12/27/u-s-department-of-energy-analysis-confirms-californias-salton-sea-region-to-be-a-rich-domestic-lithium-resource/feed/ 0 314360 US Discovers Lithium Bonanza For EV Batteries Right In Its Own Backyard https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/29/us-discovers-lithium-bonanza-for-ev-batteries-right-in-its-own-backyard/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/29/us-discovers-lithium-bonanza-for-ev-batteries-right-in-its-own-backyard/#comments Wed, 29 Nov 2023 15:41:13 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=314386 The geothermal resources of the Salton Sea region in California can double as a rich pipeline of lithium for EV batteries.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/29/us-discovers-lithium-bonanza-for-ev-batteries-right-in-its-own-backyard/feed/ 7 314386 13 Projects Receive $44 Million For Innovations In Enhanced Geothermal Systems https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/14/13-projects-receive-44-million-for-innovations-in-enhanced-geothermal-systems/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/14/13-projects-receive-44-million-for-innovations-in-enhanced-geothermal-systems/#comments Wed, 15 Nov 2023 04:40:06 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=312994 Funding Will Help Advance Geothermal Deployment Nationwide and Tap into Geothermal Energy’s Potential to Provide 90 GW of Clean, Reliable Power  WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that its Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) field laboratory in Milford, UT, has selected 13 ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/14/13-projects-receive-44-million-for-innovations-in-enhanced-geothermal-systems/feed/ 2 312994 Questions From Institutional Investors About Energy Transition Are Revealing https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/07/questions-from-institutional-investors-about-energy-transition-are-revealing/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/07/questions-from-institutional-investors-about-energy-transition-are-revealing/#respond Tue, 07 Nov 2023 17:55:10 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=310574 Recently Jefferies Group, one of the United States largest investment banks, asked me to speak to a global group of their clients, institutional investors representing billions and possibly trillions in funds.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/07/questions-from-institutional-investors-about-energy-transition-are-revealing/feed/ 0 310574 Biden-Harris Administration Advances 15 Onshore Renewable Energy Projects With Potential to Power Millions of Homes https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/07/biden-harris-administration-advances-15-onshore-renewable-energy-projects-with-potential-to-power-millions-of-homes/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/07/biden-harris-administration-advances-15-onshore-renewable-energy-projects-with-potential-to-power-millions-of-homes/#respond Tue, 07 Nov 2023 16:55:23 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=310592 These projects are expected to produce up to 11,236 megawatts of electricity — enough to power over 3.5 million homes.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/07/biden-harris-administration-advances-15-onshore-renewable-energy-projects-with-potential-to-power-millions-of-homes/feed/ 0 310592 How Much Of What Electrical Generation Where & Why — For Global Investors https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/03/how-much-of-what-electrical-generation-where-why-for-global-investors/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/03/how-much-of-what-electrical-generation-where-why-for-global-investors/#respond Sat, 04 Nov 2023 03:08:07 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=310371 Legacy forms of electrical generation are going to diminish radically in significance. Total energy requirements are going to halve. Renewable generation will dominate. Grids will become even more important. Storage will be everywhere.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/03/how-much-of-what-electrical-generation-where-why-for-global-investors/feed/ 0 310441 Geothermal Energy Rising — Pros & Risks https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/13/geothermal-energy-rising-pros-risks/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/13/geothermal-energy-rising-pros-risks/#respond Fri, 13 Oct 2023 21:57:13 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=308853 Over the past few months, both the popular press and specialty publications in the renewable energy field have been abuzz with excitement about the commercialization of a new-ish geothermal energy technology by a Houston-based startup company, Fervo Energy. The approach, called Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS), uses hydraulic fracturing (fracking) techniques ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/13/geothermal-energy-rising-pros-risks/feed/ 0 308853 California Cleantech Leadership in 2023 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/05/california-cleantech-leadership-in-2023/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/05/california-cleantech-leadership-in-2023/#respond Fri, 06 Oct 2023 02:08:29 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=308267 When I started with Union of Concerned Scientists back in January, the California legislative session was just ramping up. As bill introductions trickled in, it became clear there would be plenty of opportunities for UCS to leverage our science-based research to inform world-leading policy solutions. As the trickle of bills ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/05/california-cleantech-leadership-in-2023/feed/ 0 308267 High-Performance, Earth-Friendly Materials For Geothermal Wells https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/04/high-performance-earth-friendly-materials-for-geothermal-wells/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/04/high-performance-earth-friendly-materials-for-geothermal-wells/#respond Wed, 04 Oct 2023 10:30:50 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=307982 New DOE-funded center seeks to cut costs and improve carbon footprint of cement composites and other materials used in extreme geothermal environments

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/04/high-performance-earth-friendly-materials-for-geothermal-wells/feed/ 0 307982 Enhanced Geothermal, Offshore Wind Energy Gain Earthshot™ Support at PNNL https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/02/enhanced-geothermal-offshore-wind-energy-gain-earthshot-support-at-pnnl/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/02/enhanced-geothermal-offshore-wind-energy-gain-earthshot-support-at-pnnl/#respond Tue, 03 Oct 2023 03:50:46 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=308037 Leading two Energy Earthshot™ Research Centers, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will perform the fundamental research needed to harness the power of both subsurface heat and offshore wind to provide renewable energy from the Earth and the offshore environment.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/02/enhanced-geothermal-offshore-wind-energy-gain-earthshot-support-at-pnnl/feed/ 0 308037 Canoo Partners With Pawnee Nation On Clean Technology & Job Training https://cleantechnica.com/2023/09/22/canoo-partners-with-pawnee-nation-on-clean-technology-job-training/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/09/22/canoo-partners-with-pawnee-nation-on-clean-technology-job-training/#respond Fri, 22 Sep 2023 12:45:14 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=307209 Canoo has created a partnership with the Pawnee Nation in Oklahoma to train workers for the clean transportation revolution.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/09/22/canoo-partners-with-pawnee-nation-on-clean-technology-job-training/feed/ 0 307209 Kenya Looking To Leverage Its Renewable Energy Leadership To Attract Greener Data Centers https://cleantechnica.com/2023/09/17/kenya-looking-to-leverage-its-renewable-energy-leadership-to-attract-greener-data-centers/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/09/17/kenya-looking-to-leverage-its-renewable-energy-leadership-to-attract-greener-data-centers/#respond Sun, 17 Sep 2023 14:33:06 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=306763 Kenya has an installed electricity generation capacity of 3,321 MW. Peak demand is about 2,200MW. It has a low overnight off-peak demand of 1,100 MW that Kenya Power, the power utility company, wants to exploit initially to power Kenya’s transition to electric mobility. Renewables make up most of the generation ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/09/17/kenya-looking-to-leverage-its-renewable-energy-leadership-to-attract-greener-data-centers/feed/ 0 306763 Mapping Clean Energy in the US West https://cleantechnica.com/2023/09/03/mapping-clean-energy-in-the-us-west/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/09/03/mapping-clean-energy-in-the-us-west/#respond Sun, 03 Sep 2023 17:35:29 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=304644 Colorado and New Mexico can take advantage of Energy Community tax credits to build renewable energy and jumpstart an equitable workforce transition. Tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act make clean energy projects more feasible than ever.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/09/03/mapping-clean-energy-in-the-us-west/feed/ 0 304644 As Lithium Supply Battle Heats Up, Stellantis Pays A $100 Million Visit To Hell’s Kitchen https://cleantechnica.com/2023/08/23/as-lithium-supply-battle-heats-up-stellantis-pays-a-100-million-visit-to-hells-kitchen/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/08/23/as-lithium-supply-battle-heats-up-stellantis-pays-a-100-million-visit-to-hells-kitchen/#respond Wed, 23 Aug 2023 20:15:14 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=303716 More EV battery activity is stirring over at the Hell's Kitchen geothermal brine lithium supply project.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/08/23/as-lithium-supply-battle-heats-up-stellantis-pays-a-100-million-visit-to-hells-kitchen/feed/ 0 303716 Growing the Geothermal Energy Workforce — 1st Cohort in US DOE’s INTERN Program https://cleantechnica.com/2023/08/22/growing-the-geothermal-energy-workforce-1st-cohort-in-us-does-intern-program/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/08/22/growing-the-geothermal-energy-workforce-1st-cohort-in-us-does-intern-program/#respond Tue, 22 Aug 2023 17:05:04 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=303621 U.S. Department of Energy and National Science Foundation Announce First Cohort in the INTERN Program to Support Growth of the Geothermal Energy Workforce

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/08/22/growing-the-geothermal-energy-workforce-1st-cohort-in-us-does-intern-program/feed/ 0 303621 NREL Researchers Bring Technical Expertise to Communities Selected for Geothermal Heating & Cooling Initiative https://cleantechnica.com/2023/07/31/nrel-researchers-bring-technical-expertise-to-communities-selected-for-geothermal-heating-cooling-initiative/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/07/31/nrel-researchers-bring-technical-expertise-to-communities-selected-for-geothermal-heating-cooling-initiative/#respond Mon, 31 Jul 2023 21:10:08 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=301735 Initiative Will Provide Up to $13 Million To Accelerate Deployment of Geothermal District Heating and Cooling Systems to Diverse Range of Communities Across U.S.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/07/31/nrel-researchers-bring-technical-expertise-to-communities-selected-for-geothermal-heating-cooling-initiative/feed/ 0 301735 Fervo Completes Geothermal Energy Testing https://cleantechnica.com/2023/07/20/fervo-completes-geothermal-energy-testing/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/07/20/fervo-completes-geothermal-energy-testing/#respond Thu, 20 Jul 2023 19:26:43 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=301063 Enhanced geothermal technology makes it possible to tap heat reservoirs beneath the Earth's surface to generate zero emission electricity.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/07/20/fervo-completes-geothermal-energy-testing/feed/ 0 302518 Nevada Clean Energy Transmission Projects Go Forward Thanks To Biden-Harris Admin https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/26/nevada-clean-energy-transmission-projects-go-forward-thanks-to-biden-harris-admin/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/26/nevada-clean-energy-transmission-projects-go-forward-thanks-to-biden-harris-admin/#respond Sat, 27 May 2023 03:01:20 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=296552 Greenlink transmission lines would bring 8 GW of clean energy to Nevada communities

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/05/26/nevada-clean-energy-transmission-projects-go-forward-thanks-to-biden-harris-admin/feed/ 0 296552 Geothermal Heat Pumps — Clean Energy 101 https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/04/clean-energy-101-geothermal-heat-pumps/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/04/clean-energy-101-geothermal-heat-pumps/#respond Tue, 04 Apr 2023 10:55:04 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=290653 Geothermal heat pumps are a time-tested clean heating & cooling technology with untapped potential. The age of the electric heat pump is well underway. This clean heating and cooling technology has been in use for decades and is widely adopted across Asia and parts of Europe such as Norway where ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/04/clean-energy-101-geothermal-heat-pumps/feed/ 0 290653 Kenya’s Energy Regulator Approves New e-Mobility Specific Electricity Tariffs & New Time of Use Tariffs https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/28/kenyas-energy-regulator-approves-new-e-mobility-specific-electricity-tariffs-new-time-of-use-tariffs/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/28/kenyas-energy-regulator-approves-new-e-mobility-specific-electricity-tariffs-new-time-of-use-tariffs/#respond Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:05:56 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=290842 Kenya Power Lighting Company PLC (Kenya Power) recently submitted an application for a tariff review to Kenya’s energy regulator EPRA. One thing that stood out in Kenya Power’s initial application for me was a proposed special tariff for electric mobility. As a key stakeholder in the e-mobility ecosystem, Kenya Power ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/28/kenyas-energy-regulator-approves-new-e-mobility-specific-electricity-tariffs-new-time-of-use-tariffs/feed/ 0 290842 Adding Up The Benefits Of Geothermal https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/20/adding-up-the-benefits-of-geothermal/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/20/adding-up-the-benefits-of-geothermal/#respond Mon, 20 Mar 2023 18:05:02 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=290239 ORNL researchers have developed a free online tool for homeowners, equipment manufacturers, and installers to calculate the savings and energy efficiency of ground source heat pump systems compared to traditional heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. A tool developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers gives building owners and equipment ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/20/adding-up-the-benefits-of-geothermal/feed/ 0 290239 Comparing The Net Value of Geothermal, Wind, Solar, & Solar+Storage In The Western United States https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/16/comparing-the-net-value-of-geothermal-wind-solar-solarstorage-in-the-western-united-states/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/16/comparing-the-net-value-of-geothermal-wind-solar-solarstorage-in-the-western-united-states/#respond Thu, 16 Mar 2023 16:25:37 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=289853 We are pleased to announce the recent publication of a new Berkeley Lab analysis — “Mind the Gap: Comparing the Net Value of Geothermal, Wind, Solar, and Solar+Storage in the Western United States” — in the journal Renewable Energy. Studies show that a diverse portfolio of zero-carbon resources will be ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/16/comparing-the-net-value-of-geothermal-wind-solar-solarstorage-in-the-western-united-states/feed/ 0 289853 Full Steam Ahead: Unearthing The Power of Geothermal https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/08/full-steam-ahead-unearthing-the-power-of-geothermal/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/08/full-steam-ahead-unearthing-the-power-of-geothermal/#respond Wed, 08 Mar 2023 17:05:48 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=289264 Lesser Known Than Some of Its Renewable Energy Cousins, Geothermal Energy Is Now on the Rise Thanks to Its Ability To Provide 24/7 Power, Heat, Cooling, Critical Minerals, and More Geothermal energy — literally “heat from the Earth” — may be hard to see, but thanks to increasing public interest ... [continued]

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/08/full-steam-ahead-unearthing-the-power-of-geothermal/feed/ 0 289264 Fervo Energy Plans Direct Air Capture Facility Powered By Geothermal Heat & Electricity https://cleantechnica.com/2023/02/27/fervo-energy-plans-direct-air-capture-facility-powered-by-geothermal-heat-electricity/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/02/27/fervo-energy-plans-direct-air-capture-facility-powered-by-geothermal-heat-electricity/#respond Mon, 27 Feb 2023 17:35:07 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=288501 Fervo Energy will build a direct air capture demonstration plant to test its geothermal and carbon removal technology.

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]]> https://cleantechnica.com/2023/02/27/fervo-energy-plans-direct-air-capture-facility-powered-by-geothermal-heat-electricity/feed/ 0 288501 2023 Global Energy Trends: Crisis, Contingencies, & Climate Change (Video Included!) https://cleantechnica.com/2023/02/21/2023-global-energy-trends-crisis-contingencies-climate-change-video-included/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/02/21/2023-global-energy-trends-crisis-contingencies-climate-change-video-included/#respond Tue, 21 Feb 2023 17:04:10 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=287884 Listen in to CleanTechnica’s most recent webinar, during which we demystified 2023 global energy trends. Last year, world leaders gathered at COP26 to set targets for decarbonizing the global economy and the table was set for the energy transition. What are experts in the industry saying about this transition in ... [continued]

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