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Iceland Plans to Export Geothermal Energy
Iceland sits on one of the world’s greatest geothermal hot spots and a recent discovery of underground lava has increased the amount of geothermal energy the county could be harnessing. Iceland...
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Combined Geothermal Energy and Carbon Sequestration
A new technology for producing geothermal energy could also be a method for sequestering carbon dioxide beneath the earth’s surface, which could make this one of the most carbon-negative methods of...
View ArticlePortland, ME Airport to Use Geothermal Heating
Portland, Maine is expanding its airport and with the renovation comes a new geothermal system for heating and cooling. The builders estimate the system will save the airport 50,000 gallons in heating...
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Google Data Center Cooled with Ocean Water
Google has opened a new data center in Finland where all of the cooling is done with sea water rather than compressors and refrigerants. The building, which was originally built as a paper mill, is...
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Big Island of Hawaii Gets 20% of Its Electricity from Geothermal Plant
A geothermal plant on Hawaii’s Big Island is providing 20% of that islands electricity needs, with additional capacity in the works. The Puna Geothermal Venture is run by Ormat Technologies and is...
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Canada’s Geothermal Resources Could Power the Country One Million Times Over
Canada’s federal Geological Survey Commission has released a report stating that the country’s geothermal resources are so vast that they could power the country one million times over. Heavy...
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U.S. Geothermal Resources Could Replace Coal 10 Times Over
A new map of geothermal energy potential released by Southern Methodist University is the result of years of research funded by Google.org. The map (click here to download and view in Google Earth)...
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Project Investigating “Hot Rocks” Geothermal Energy Options
Geothermal energy is often overlooked as the “other” renewable energy. Capping geysers to harness their energy is difficult, and the sites where these resources exist are not widespread. But companies...
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Largest Geothermal Project in US
Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana is in the process of installing the largest ground-source heat pump system in the country. It is not supplying just a single building, however. Rather, this is...
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Recycling Old Oil Wells for Geothermal Power
Renewable power is frequently criticized for its unreliability, which some feel makes it difficult to use for base-load power generation. Of course, renewable systems usually face huge up-front costs,...
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Iceland Plans to Export Geothermal Energy
Iceland sits on one of the world’s greatest geothermal hot spots and a recent discovery of underground lava has increased the amount of geothermal energy the county could be harnessing. Iceland...
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Combined Geothermal Energy and Carbon Sequestration
A new technology for producing geothermal energy could also be a method for sequestering carbon dioxide beneath the earth’s surface, which could make this one of the most carbon-negative methods of...
View ArticlePortland, ME Airport to Use Geothermal Heating
Portland, Maine is expanding its airport and with the renovation comes a new geothermal system for heating and cooling. The builders estimate the system will save the airport 50,000 gallons in heating...
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Google Data Center Cooled with Ocean Water
Google has opened a new data center in Finland where all of the cooling is done with sea water rather than compressors and refrigerants. The building, which was originally built as a paper mill, is...
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Big Island of Hawaii Gets 20% of Its Electricity from Geothermal Plant
A geothermal plant on Hawaii’s Big Island is providing 20% of that islands electricity needs, with additional capacity in the works. The Puna Geothermal Venture is run by Ormat Technologies and is...
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Canada’s Geothermal Resources Could Power the Country One Million Times Over
Canada’s federal Geological Survey Commission has released a report stating that the country’s geothermal resources are so vast that they could power the country one million times over. Heavy...
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U.S. Geothermal Resources Could Replace Coal 10 Times Over
A new map of geothermal energy potential released by Southern Methodist University is the result of years of research funded by Google.org. The map (click here to download and view in Google Earth)...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Project Investigating “Hot Rocks” Geothermal Energy Options
Geothermal energy is often overlooked as the “other” renewable energy. Capping geysers to harness their energy is difficult, and the sites where these resources exist are not widespread. But companies...
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Largest Geothermal Project in US
Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana is in the process of installing the largest ground-source heat pump system in the country. It is not supplying just a single building, however. Rather, this is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Recycling Old Oil Wells for Geothermal Power
Renewable power is frequently criticized for its unreliability, which some feel makes it difficult to use for base-load power generation. Of course, renewable systems usually face huge up-front costs,...
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