Geothermal Energy News
Iceland partners with Dominica on geothermal energy
A team from Iceland will be working on Dominica, a US team will be working in the US Virgin Islands and their New Zealand counterpart will be working to identify and evaluate geothermal resource potential on a number of South Pacific .... Read More
Legal issues of Geothermal Energy Development
The law firm Stoel Rives specializes in renewable energy issues. Their Lava Law document is an excellent resource on legal issues faced in geothermal energy development. Read our overview and download the pdf. Read More
Why geothermal energy doesn't get the respect it deserves
There’s good reason why geothermal has maintained a low profile. For one thing, geothermal stations are almost always tucked away in remote corners of the West, and well, they look pretty much like carbon-spewing power plants on the surface—the renewable stuff happens underground. Read More
Nevada Geothermal Power in Hot Water
Nevada’s geothermal fields are in an area of active crustal extension between the boundaries of the Juan de Fuca and North America plates. The Earth’s crust is thinner there and subsurface water is heated by the Earth’s mantle instead of magma... Read More
The Pros and Cons of Geothermal Energy
There has been an ongoing debate pertaining to the pros and cons of geothermal energy. Before we can begin to discuss the advantages and disadvantages we need to have a clear understanding of that exactly geothermal energy is... Read More
U.S. To Double Geothermall Energy Capacity in 5 Years
The potential capacity of geothermal projects in development globally exceeds 9000 MW. If this full pipeline is completed it will nearly double the current global installed capacity of 10500 MW, which has been built up over 30 years... Read More
Geothermall Energy: Build a Better Drill...
Conventional geothermal power plants draw upon underground aquifers of hot water relatively close to the surface to create steam that drives electricity-generating turbines. The problem is that underground water currently tapped for... Read More
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