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...
Pacific Northwest’s Klamath Basin a Possible Site for Geothermal Energy Plant
There are currently three high-volume, low-heat geothermal energy plans in the world. These are located in Japan, Germany, and Iceland. By the end of...
Offset Carbon Emissions with Geothermal Heat Pumps
The Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO) is asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to recognize geothermal heat pumps (GHPs) as carbon offset equipment.
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Geothermal power – hot energy right under our feet
Converting geothermal heat into electricity by pouring water onto hot rocks underground and using the steam to turn turbines is arguably the most promising - and renewable - source of "green" energy on the planet. So concludes the MIT experts' report, released on Monday, which examines what geothermal energy could do for the US in the 21st century.
Global Geothermal Power Capacity Increased by 20% During Last Five Years
According to a new report made by Geothermal Energy Association (GEA), the geothermal energy is growing rapidly worldwide. Between 2005 and 2010, the U.S. maintained its leading position in production, with the most MW installed, while Germany had the fastest growth.
Indonesia Planning to Get Another 4,000 MW from Volcanic Geothermal Plants by 2014
Indonesia, the world's third greenhouse gas contributor, wants to diversify its clean energy production potential by using the active volcanoes in the archipelago of 17,000 islands. If finished, this would be the world's biggest geothermal energy project, adding another 4,000 MegaWatts of geothermal capacity to the existing 1,189 MW... all of this by 2014.
Conventional Geothermal in Japan Could Replace All Existing Nuclear Power Plants
According to some reports, only 16% of Japan's energy is generated domestically, but being located on the ring of fire, Japan is considered the...
Newberry Volcano in Oregon to Become Geothermal Power Source
Nearly one million people could benefit from a new project in Oregon, where deep waters would be turned into steam by deep geothermal activity...
MIT Scientists Scavenging the Power of Volcanoes… Safely, They Say
An MIT report submitted to the DOE forwards the idea of scavenging the power of volcanoes for electricity, safely. In short, they want to...
NEXT-Drill: Norway's New $4 million Geothermal Project
Two things do geothermal and solar heat have in common: they are both clean and "bottomless bags." Still, unlike solar, geothermal heat does not...
