Posts Tagged geothermal energy

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 Mihai 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 Economics 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 Mihai 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 Mihai 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 Mihai 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 Mihai 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.

Energy Produced from Geothermal Sources to See Significant Increases by 2020

Posted by Mihai Sandru in Geothermal Power on March 15, 2011

Currently, the United States generate about 3.1 gigawatts of electricity from geothermal systems. On the other hand, as the report claims, 88 percent of the world’s geothermal energy systems currently in operation are used in just 8 countries.

Asteroid Impact To Have Created Geothermal Energy Reservoir In Australia 300 Million Years Ago

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Geothermal Power on October 25, 2010

An important geothermal resource area in Australia has been found to have a less known, asteroid-related history, as Dr. TonguÃƒÆ’§ Uysal from the University of Queensland did some research on the energy capabilities of the Cooper Basin.

Google-Funded Project Explores Major Geothermal Resource In West Virginia

Posted by Mihai Sandru in Geothermal Power on October 14, 2010

West Virginia has recently discovered, though a project funded by Google, that it is lying on top of a major resource: geothermal power. The finding is even more significant taking in consideration the state’s high dependence on fossil fuels.

Central America's Plans to Extract Geothermal Energy From Its Unique Volcanoes

Posted by Mihai Sandru in Geothermal Power on September 23, 2010

eing gifted with many active volcanoes, Central America wants to tap them for producing green energy which will cut its dependence on oil imports and also help reduce the CO2 emissions.

Renewable Energy from Volcanoes to Power Island of St. Lucia

Posted by Mihai Sandru in Geothermal Power on July 28, 2010

According to a new study, the Caribbean islands represent one of the perfect location for the development of renewable energy.

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