Posts Tagged geothermal energy

Only 2% of US Geothermal Energy Needed to Supply 2500x Power Demand

Posted by Janina Lazo in Geothermal Power on December 4, 2012

Unlike solar and wind powers, geothermal power is cost-effective and a reliable source, 24/7 whole year round at a consistent and predictable rate. What’s more, according to the estimates of MIT, only 2% of the available heat energy at three to ten kilometers below the grounds of US would suffice to supply 2,500 times of [...]

Australia’s Geothermal Energy Projects in Jeopardy

Posted by Leigh Kim in Geothermal Power on November 30, 2012

The future of geothermal energy in Australia is looking bleak. Despite the fact government data speculates that using only 1% of hot rocks can generate power for Australia for 26,000 years, major companies are retracting their support. Since they have not seen any returns in Geodynamic’s Cooper Basin wells, Ten years ago, Origin anticipated major [...]

Geothermal Power a Possible Solution for Japan’s Energy Crisis

Posted by Leigh Kim in Geothermal Power on November 7, 2012

While unquestionably tragic, the meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in March 2011 has Japan reconsidering previously feared forms of renewable energy. Long-neglected geothermal energy is now being considered thanks to the country’s massive energy shortage. Even onsen (hot spring) resorts, major Japanese tourist attractions, once vehemently against the use of geothermal power, are [...]

Development of Philippines Geothermal Energy, Helped by NZ Scientists

Posted by Janina Lazo in Geothermal Power on October 25, 2012

Among the renewable energy industries in the Philippines, geothermal energy is the one able to keep on expanding. What’s more, it ranks second among other providers of geothermal power in the world. Along with the sector’s development is the continuing support of New Zealand’s Institute of Geothermal and Nuclear Sciences (GNS Science), which evaluates current [...]

Could Fracking for Methane Have Caused the Recent Italy Earthquakes?

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Geothermal Power on June 4, 2012

You probably heard about Italy’s recent earthquakes and their aftermath. While it’s highly possible that the event had natural causes, there is also the possibility that methane extraction facilities nearby the epicenter have something to do with it. They employ a method called “hydraulic fracking” to crack the rocks beneath the soil by means of [...]

How Old Oil Wells Could Become Geothermal Energy Sources

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Geothermal Power on November 24, 2011

One of the main costs when harvesting geothermal energy is the digging itself. Just like oil wells, geothermal wells have to be several kilometers deep, because temperature rises along by 50 degrees Celsius with every kilometer. This is where abandoned oil wells could help generate clean electricity. A team of researchers from the Chinese Academy [...]

U.S. to Become World's Main Geothermal Energy Producer by 2020, Research Says

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Geothermal Power on October 3, 2011

The United States is about to become the world’s first geothermal energy producer. New statistics from Pike Research says that the goal will be reachable within the next 10 years or less. Pike Research says that the total geothermal output in the U.S. will reach 4.2 GW, which is about 36 percent more than the [...]

Iceland To Have World's First Data Center That Operates Without CO2 Emissions

Posted by Mike Sandru in Geothermal Power on September 28, 2011

Iceland is one step closer to have the world’s first zero-carbon data center. The IT company Colt will build this new data center which will be exported to Iceland as a pre-fabricated kit by the end of next month. Iceland is known as a country that has large geothermal resources, the perfect location for a [...]

Russia and Iceland to Collaborate on Renewable Energy Matters, Through the Northern Sea Route

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Green Policy on September 22, 2011

After meeting at the second international forum The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Iceland President Olafur Grimsson have concluded that the two countries will cooperate on renewable energies in the area. “Even ten years ago no one in Iceland could imagine that we would need assistance while developing Arctic natural [...]

Berkeley Project Stores CO2 Underground and Harvests Geothermal Energy

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Geothermal Power on August 9, 2011

A new project aimed at sequestering CO2 and at the same time extracting energy from geothermal resources is being developed by Berkeley Lab researchers. Their plan is to build a CO2-enabled geothermal system in Cranfield, Mississippi a year from now. “This is the first project intended to convert geothermally heated CO2 into useful electricity,” says [...]

Dying Salton Sea Able to Generate Renewable Energy for 6.5 Million Households

Posted by Mike Sandru in Green News on May 28, 2011

The Salton Sea is dying out and this is no new phenomenon: for decades now, the sea is slowly but surely losing its salt levels, affecting the fauna in and around it. That makes the Salton Sea Authority face a pressing issue: that of finding ways to save it. So its members have been thinking about tapping into its clean energy resources to come up with the money.

Earthquake-Free Geothermal Drilling Technology Proposed by GTherm

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Geothermal Power on May 17, 2011

Earthquakes are a serious drawback and side effect of geothermal drilling and that could be damaging to the industry, especially after Japan’s nuclear experience. GTherm, a Connecticut-based company founded in 2008, thinks they can overcome the issue through their proprietary geothermal extraction process that doesn’t involve fracturing rock, which is apparently causing the quakes.

Greenfire Energy Replaces Water With CO2 for Geothermal Extraction

Posted by Mike Sandru in Geothermal Power on April 22, 2011

Greenfire Energy stands to prove us how good projects, as long as they’re really good, will stand out and receive funding. This project will get $2 million in funding for replacing water with CO2 in the process of extracting geothermal energy.

Elysian Fields as Elysian Sewers: Paris and Its Geothermal Potential

Posted by Mike Sandru in Geothermal Power on April 12, 2011

The past, present and future of Paris are closely tied to the city’s underground. The sewers network that today serves as the shooting ground for movies, could be used to harness hydrokinetic and geothermal energy.

New Report Says Nevada Has Most Geothermal Power Plants

Posted by Mike Sandru in Geothermal Power on April 3, 2011

One source of alternative energy the world is not really aware of is the geothermal one: large quantities of hot water, whose energy can be turned into electricity ÃƒÂ¢€Ã¢â‚¬Å“ much like underground jacuzzis.