Throwing Water In Volcanoes Could Generate Energy, Scientists Say
In a search for alternative means to generate energy, scientists have gone beyond what many of us can imagine. Often the new techniques happen...
Company Uses Stored CO2 to Harvest Geothermal Power
At the American Geophysical Union meeting on Friday, December 13, scientists from Ohio State University, University of Minnesota, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL),...
Gas Resulting from Geothermal Drilling Causes Respiratory Diseases in Iceland
A three-year study performed in Iceland revealed that toxic gases associated with geothermal drilling can be dangerous to human health. The study found a...
Turkish Company Begins Exploitation of 60MW Geothermal Field
The group already owns a 17.4 MW plant on a field where it has operating rights since September last year, so this new geothermal field can bring them a total of 77.4MW of power.
Berkeley Project Stores CO2 Underground and Harvests Geothermal Energy
A new project aimed at sequestering CO2 and at the same time extracting energy from geothermal resources is being developed by Berkeley Lab researchers....
Promoting Geothermal as Base Load is Becoming Off Base
After years of citing its advantage as a base load resource, geothermal power advocates must take a new tact in promoting the advantages of...
Australia’s Geothermal Energy Projects in Jeopardy
The future of geothermal energy in Australia is looking bleak. Despite the fact government data speculates that using only 1% of hot rocks can...
Heilbronn House, a Sustainable Geothermal Home on the Edge of a German Forest
Heilbronn House is a three story home designed by KM Architektur which boasts sustainable features such as a passive solar design, solar water heating...
Vulcanol – Synthetic Fuel Made From Carbon Dioxide and Volcano Power
Synthetic fuels could serve as viable replacements for common fuels, if only they could be made more economical.
Carbon Recycling International (CRI) may have found...
Elysian Fields as Elysian Sewers: Paris and Its Geothermal Potential
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.
