geothermal earthquake Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 17 May 2011 13:26:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Earthquake-Free Geothermal Drilling Technology Proposed by GTherm https://www.greenoptimistic.com/geothermal-earthquake-gtherm-20110517/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/geothermal-earthquake-gtherm-20110517/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 13:26:51 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=18659 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.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/geothermal-earthquake-gtherm-20110517/feed/ 1 18659 Earthquakes: The Other Side of Drilling for Geothermal Power https://www.greenoptimistic.com/geothermal-drilling-earthquakes-20090702/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/geothermal-drilling-earthquakes-20090702/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:45:03 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=3897 Geothermal technology surely is one of the cleanest technologies available to us, extracting clean heat from the hot underground. This energy source is often seen as inexhaustible, and its benefits seem to outweight its weak points. For decades, geothermal companies have been drilling into Earth's crust at depths of over 4-5km.

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