by piotr | Sep 5, 2010 | Geothermal
WASHINGTON, D.C.– As Sacramento, Calif., prepares to host the 2010 Geothermal Energy Expo, the geothermal energy industry’s largest annual event, the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) recognizes the 50th anniversary of utility-scale geothermal power in the United...
by piotr | Nov 8, 2009 | Geothermal
An investment bank report says geothermal energy is now cheaper per kilowatt-hour than coal-derived power. But there are lots of caveats. By Christopher Mims Although the environmental benefits of burning less fossil fuel by using renewable sources of energy—such as...
by piotr | Sep 25, 2009 | Geothermal
RENO, Nev.—A Reno casino has hit the jackpot: An underground geothermal water source just north of one of its new 17-story hotel tower that will generate enough heat and hot water for all 2.1 million square feet of the resort’s space. The Peppermill Resort Spa...
by piotr | Sep 24, 2009 | Geothermal
U.S. Geothermal Inc. has initiated development drilling at the Neal Hot Springs Geothermal Project in eastern Oregon. Well NHS-5, the first well in this new program, is currently drilled to a depth of 300 feet. The depth of the well is anticipated to reach...
by piotr | Sep 23, 2009 | Geothermal
Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) are investigating the use of nanomaterials to boost geothermal efficiency at lower temperatures. PNNL plans to have a functioning system in the laboratory producing electricity by the end of the year,...
by piotr | Sep 10, 2009 | Geothermal
A $10,200,000 US research project with the Energy & Geoscience Institute of the University of Utah, U.S. Geothermal and APEX Hi Point LLC of Littleton, Colorado, will look at boosting geothermal energy production at the Raft River geothermal plant near Malta,...
