156 Results

"It's not just turning on a spigot."

Business

Company receives funding that could transform future of geothermal energy in America: 'We're doing something that hasn't really been done'

"This is happening all over the world."

Tech

Startup finds revolutionary way to extract more power from energy source beneath our feet: 'The right technology to unleash the potential of geothermal energy'

The innovations capitalize on tech and drilling concepts from the fossil industry, sometimes even utilizing abandoned sites.

Tech

Company receives Pentagon contract to investigate potential site for 'dry rock' geothermal power plant: 'Enabling us to realize a goal of deploying geothermal energy everywhere'

"Our findings show that the Illinois Basin can be an effective means to store excess heat energy."

Tech

Engineers resurrect dead oil and gas wells in profitable move toward geothermal energy: 'It is a win-win situation'

The well didn't contain gas, but it did burrow deep enough to reach the hotter layers of stone under the ground.

Business

Former Shell employees resurrect dead well in 'monumental' move for geothermal energy: 'Big step change for humanity'

"We’re going to need every tool in the arsenal."

Business

Tech companies are making an incredible investment in a surprising source of energy: 'Enormous potential'

"Now it's just a matter of realizing its full potential."

Tech

Utility officials propose energy transition with 'massive' battery right under our feet: 'The energy's there — it's always been there'

"Every effort to demonstrate how ubiquitous and abundant this resource is is a step in the right direction."

Tech

Nonprofit makes use of accidental drilling breakthrough to try to transform the geothermal industry: 'Could really have an impact and timeline that's meaningful for the climate'

"What has already been achieved was scoffed at as impossible by skeptics, who now complain that the transition isn't really complete yet."

Tech

State achieves remarkable milestone with 100 days of 100% of electricity demands met by clean energy: 'This was declared impossible'

"We are looking to find the battery, not build it."

Tech

State plans to transform old oil town into world's first geologic solar energy storage site — and it could help power hundreds of thousands of homes

According to the Federal Energy and Regulatory Commission (FERC), wind and solar account for 20 percent of all energy generation capacity in the United States.

Business

New data shows solar and wind power are catching up to other sources of energy — here's how it could shape the future of energy

"Demand for around-the-clock clean energy has never been higher."

Tech

Company achieves drilling breakthrough that could transform future of geothermal: 'Uniquely positioned to meet this demand'