Study shows geothermal could be an ideal energy storage technology
For parts of the U.S., the best place to store massive amounts energy for the electric grid could be right beneath our feet.
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Exploring explosives for expanding geothermal energy
Why are scientists setting off small-scale explosions inside 1-foot cubes of plexiglass? They're watching how fractures form and grow in a rocklike substance to see if explosives or propellants, similar to jet fuel, can connect ...
Jun 16, 2022
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In Iceland, CO2 sucked from the air is turned to rock
At the foot of an Icelandic volcano, a newly-opened plant is sucking carbon dioxide from the air and turning it to rock, locking away the main culprit behind global warming.
Nov 2, 2021
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Thermal power nanogenerator created without solid moving parts
As environmental and energy crises become increasingly more common occurrences around the world, a thermal energy harvester capable of converting abundant thermal energy—such as solar radiation, waste heat, combustion of ...
Mar 31, 2021
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100% renewables doesn't equal zero-carbon energy, and the difference is growing
While 160 companies around the world have committed to use "100 percent renewable energy," that does not mean "100 percent carbon-free energy." The difference will grow as power grids become less reliant on fossil power, ...
May 23, 2019
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Mathematically, geothermal energy could meet 40% of Bavaria's heating needs
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) see major potential for the expansion of deep geothermal energy in Bavaria. In its Geothermal Energy Master Plan analysis (in German) the research group Geothermal-Alliance ...
Dec 9, 2022
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Fossil fuel past, green future: Abandoned wells may offer geothermal power
Tapping into abandoned oil and gas wells in Pennsylvania, products of the state's long history of energy extraction—could provide a future source of affordable geothermal energy, according to Penn State scientists.
Nov 16, 2022
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Geothermal bubbles up as another way to fight climate change
Geothermal power currently provides only a tiny fraction of the nation's electricity. But as states ramp up their transitions to renewable electricity, some leaders see a big role for geothermal as a stable, renewable power ...
Sep 14, 2022
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Optimising economic and social impacts through sustainable renewable energy resources
The power sector accounts for 25% of global CO2 emissions and decarbonization of the entire energy system is critical to meeting the Paris Agreement goal of reducing global temperature rise to below 2◦C above pre-industrial ...
Aug 1, 2022
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Africa looks to renewables to curb warming, boost economies
From wind farms across the African coastline to geothermal projects in the east African rift valley, a new United Nations climate report on Monday brought the continent's vast clean energy potential into the spotlight. If ...
Apr 4, 2022
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