geothermal

A company called Raser Technologies will be building New Mexico’s first geothermal power plant to provide electricity from this renewable resource to power resident’s homes. And, not only this, but the homes will be in neighboring Arizona.

Orly Airport, one of the two big airports serving Paris, is to extract geothermal energy from deep underground to slash its heating bills, the facility's owners said. Two shafts each 1,700 metres (one mile) deep will be drilled on the airport's perimeter to access a water table warmed by heat emanating from the Earth's hot core.

An excellent description of geothermal heating and cooling showing all of the benefits and detriments as well as the many different configurations of geothermal ground loop systems.

Dan Reicher, Google.org, is interviewed at the WIREC conference about where Google's renewable energy programs launched last year will go this year.

Geothermal does not have the sex appeal of a wind turbine, or a PV array. But it may just be the most bang for your renewable energy buck. Watch this short educational video to get the low-down on geothermal heating and.

The goal of the Hawai'i Clean Energy Initiative is to use renewable resources -- such as wind, sun, ocean, geothermal, and bioenergy -- to supply 70 percent or more of Hawai'i's energy needs by 2030.  This will reduce the state's dependence on imported oil and help bring energy price stability to Hawai'i consumers.

America can kick its addiction to fossil fuels by drilling more wells, says a panel of experts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Not for oil, but to tap Earth’s heat.

Green dorms are being built at the University of Illinois in Champaign that use geothermal energy to provide heat and hot water to residence.

 Leaders of trade associations that represent various sectors of the renewable energy industry hold a press conference to call on Congress to extend tax credits to continue the growth and job-creation demonstrated by renewable power.

The amount of new geothermal power now under development in the United States will roughly double U.S. geothermal capacity - enough to meet the needs of six million households.

WCCO-TV, a CBS affiliate, completes its coverage of Live Green Live Smart's The Sustainable House project - the first US Green Building Council LEED for Homes project to receive a platinum rating for home remodeling. The rambler was slated for teardown, but was instead recycled into one of the most energy efficient and healthy homes in the nation. This short transcript and video show the progress, and reportage from esteemed experts in energy and sustainability. Live Green, Live Smart will launcha green builder certification program in partnership with Saint Paul College.

Indiana's state government is seeing tremendous success in its rebate program to replace traditional heating and air conditioning units with geothermal systems. Since the program launched on Oct. 1, the state has approved $186,400 in rebates from a $500,000 fund.

Google announces a new strategic initiative to develop electricity from renewable energy sources that will be cheaper than electricity produced from coal. The new initiative known as RE< C, will focus initially on advanced solar thermal power, wind power technologies, enhanced geothermal systems and other potential breakthrough technologies.

North America is at the top of the list for potential. Iceland is leading the way in innovation and r&d, as this veteran environmental journalist's recent trip to the small country makes clear.

Critics argue that electrolysis of water is too energy intensive and costly, but miss the bigger picture that there are at least 15 other methods of producing hydrogen currently under development.