Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For years, the buzzwords on the lips of environmental advocates have been geothermal energy, as in energy pumped from deep within ...
Washington is right to look underground for energy security. But the stronger near-term case is thermal infrastructure, not ...
After reviewing basic design options, the next steps for potential geothermal designers are to challenge the common concerns and myths, study how different choices have different cost impacts, and be ...
Geothermal power draws on heat that never stops rising through the Earth’s crust, turning underground steam into ...
On a farm near Manchester, New Hampshire, I was recently treated to a gusher of dirty water, not exactly the sort of thing that most startups will show a reporter. But for Dig Energy, the mud is a ...
The Dandelion Geo geothermal heat pump uses underground lines to exchange heat a few feet below ground and heat and cool a home. Heat pumps are hot right now. They’re the technology that can take the ...
Earth contains more than enough heat to power humanity many times over, but so far only a few lucky places have been able to exploit it. Now we may have a way to tap this vast clean energy source almo ...
From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Paloma Beltran with Jamie Beard, the founder of Project InnerSpace, which aims to kickstart ...
As energy use rises and the planet warms, you might have dreamed of an energy source that works 24/7, rain or shine, quietly powering homes, industries and even entire cities without the ups and downs ...
The global surge in energy demand is spurring investment in several sectors, and is bringing renewed interest in areas such as geothermal. The world’s literal hot spots—places such as Iceland, ...
Solar energy, driven by excellent resource conditions and rapidly improving economic attractiveness, is expected to emerge as a bulk energy supplier in future energy systems. The self-limiting effects ...