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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “geothermal energy”

 

• Can The World’s Volcanoes Be Used As Power Plants?

  
  Innovation Toronto — Authority: 127
  Triggering earthquakes would be a bad idea This summer, scientists will begin pumping water into the sides of a dormant volcano in Oregon at pressures great enough to cause small earthquakes. It’s not the start of an evil plot–it may be a genius way to make geothermal energy viable. Sometimes, the solutions to the ...
  4 days ago

• Geothermal Systems-Affordable in the Long Run

  
  Snipsly.com | Crowdsourcing Content — Authority: 150
  Geothermal systems are an earth-friendly way to heat and cool your home or business that can be up to 400 times more efficient than conventional systems. Installing a geothermal system in an existing house or in new construction can be a wise investment that will pay off within just a few years, depending on the Read ...
  1 week ago

• Nevis and Dominica Discuss Way Forward For Geothermal Energy

  
  Kittivisian Life — Authority: 113
  Charlestown, Nevis January 18, 2012 Premier of Nevis, the Hon. Joseph Parry met with Dominica’s Minister of Energy, the Hon. Rayburn Blackmoore Saturday to discuss the way forward for geothermal energy on both islands. The discussions took place at the Premier’s Bath Plain office. “Our Geothermal project will ...
  1 week ago

• AP joins the local press: In central Oregon, a geothermal test in hot dry rock is coming

  
  Knight Science Journalism Tracker — Authority: 491
  For several years geothermal energy prospectors and would-be renewable energy tycoons have been nosing around the Newberry Crater volcanic area in Central Oregon, south of the small city of Bend. The AP ‘s Jeff Barnard has a hefty update out this week with explanation, stats on energy potential, quotes from ...
  1 week ago

• Warm and Fuzzy on Geothermal?

  
  The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future — Authority: 541
  This is a guest post by Tom Murphy. Tom is an associate professor of physics at the University of California, San Diego. This post originally appeared on Toms blog Do the Math . The Earth started its existence as a red-hot rock, and has been cooling ever since. It’s still quite toasty in the core, and will remain ...
  1 week ago

• New Geothermal Project In Oregon Will Pump Water Into Dormant Volcano

  
  THE9BILLION — Authority: 492
  A new project flanking the Newberry volcano in Central Oregon could take geothermal energy development to the next level. AltaRock Energy, Inc. of Seattle and Davenport Newberry Holdings LLC of Stamford, Connecticut have just received private and public funding totalling $43 million to funnel 24 million gallons of ...
  1 week ago

• Scientists Pour Water Into Oregon Volcano to Generate Energy

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 693
  A team of scientists from Seattle-based AltaRock Energy , Inc. and Davenport Newberry Holdings LLC  has announced plans to harness one of Mother Nature’s most powerful energy sources by pumping 24 million gallons of water into the side of a dormant volcano in Central Oregon . The team hopes that the water will ...
  1 week ago

• When We Struggle, We Learn

  
  Lighting and Power Solutions — Authority: 120
  If there was one key takeaway from the most recent RenewableEnergyWorld.com and Solar Power-gen webcast it was that the year ahead will be difficult for large-scale solar power development due to poor access to capital, an uncertain policy landscape, the pending trade case against China and module prices that are too ...
  1 week ago

• When We Struggle, We Learn

  
  Lighting and Power Solutions — Authority: 120
  If there was one key takeaway from the most recent RenewableEnergyWorld.com and Solar Power-gen webcast it was that the year ahead will be difficult for large-scale solar power development due to poor access to capital, an uncertain policy landscape, the pending trade case against China and module prices that are too ...
  1 week ago

• Asia Report: China, South Korea Leaders at World Energy Summit

  
  Lighting and Power Solutions — Authority: 120
  Weeks after the end of the U.N. climate talks, international leaders from across the world are meeting again on the world stage to discuss fossil fuels, nuclear energy and the growth of renewables.
  1 week ago

• Asia Report: China, South Korea Leaders at World Energy Summit

  
  Lighting and Power Solutions — Authority: 120
  Weeks after the end of the U.N. climate talks, international leaders from across the world are meeting again on the world stage to discuss fossil fuels, nuclear energy and the growth of renewables.
  1 week ago

• Scientists to Pump Water Into Volcano

  
  heave-ho.org — Authority: 450
  In Oregon, to create geothermal energy.
  2 weeks ago

• What Do Falling Natural Gas Prices Mean for Renewables?

  
  Lighting and Power Solutions — Authority: 120
  With a glut of shale gas on the market, natural gas prices continue to tumble in the U.S. And they’ll only fall more throughout the year.
  2 weeks ago

• Himachal to explore hot springs for power generation

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 534
  Shimla, Jan 13 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government will explore the possibilities of exploiting the hot springs in the state to generate electricity, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said Friday.“An action plan to know the geothermal potential of the state will be prepared soon,” an official statement quoting ...
  2 weeks ago

• Latin America Report: Mixed Messages on Wind

  
  Lighting and Power Solutions — Authority: 120
  Vestas on Thursday announced a major restructuring of its global operations, though it remains unclear how the move could affect its plans for the growing and lucrative Latin America market.
  2 weeks ago

• Mexico Geothermal Energy Off to Good 2012 Start with 50-MW Los Humeros II

  
  CleanTechnica — Authority: 655
  Photo courtesy Alstom Geothermal energy is starting off 2012 in grand fashion in Mexico, with the 50-megawatt (MW) capacity Los Humeros Phase II geothermal energy plants in the east-central Mexico state of Puebla due to come fully on-line in May this year. Following the expected completion of the Los Humeros II ...
  2 weeks ago

• Warm and fuzzy on geothermal?

  
  Energy Bulletin - — Authority: 590
  The Earth started its existence as a red-hot rock, and has been cooling ever since. It’s still quite toasty in the core, and will remain so for billions of years, yet. Cooling implies a flow of heat, and where heat flows, the possibility exists of capturing useful energy. Geysers and volcanoes are obvious ...
  2 weeks ago

• Cost of Financing Geothermal Power Plants

  
  Renewable Energy Sources — Authority: 123
  The levelised cost of generating geothermal energy depends on the origin of the resources invested and the way they are secured, as well as the amount of the initial capital investment. In the case of geothermal development, in some countries such as the United States, debt lenders (typically charging interest rates ...
  3 weeks ago

• Enhanced Geothermal System Visualized

  
  Renewable Energy Sources — Authority: 123
  1. Injection well An injection well is drilled into hot basement rock that has limited permeability and fluid content. All of this activity occurs considerably below water tables and at depths greater than 1.5 kilometre. This particular type of geothermal reservoir represents and enormous potential energy resource. 2. ...
  3 weeks ago

• Enhanced Geothermal Systems – Current Status

  
  Renewable Energy Sources — Authority: 123
  Enhanced or engineered geothermal systems aim at using the heat of the Earth where no or insufficient steam or hot water exists and where permeability is low. EGS technology is centred on engineering and creating large heat exchange areas in hot rock. The process involves enhancing permeability by opening pre-existing ...
  3 weeks ago

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