Geothermal

Fervo began its drilling campaign at Cape Station, its 400 MW project in southwest Utah, in June 2023 and over the last six months has drilled one vertical and six horizontal wells there, while it says it reduced drilling times from well to well as learnings accelerated.

Geothermal heat pumps could reduce U.S. electricity demand by as much as 15%

01.29.2024

New analysis from ORNL and the NREL found that coupled with building envelope improvements, geothermal heat pumps in around 70% of U.S. buildings could save as much as 593 terawatt-hours of electricity generation annually and avoid seven gigatons of carbon-equivalent emissions by 2050.

Pilot project aims to power small Canadian town entirely with geothermal energy

12.14.2023

This process aims to allow for large-scale geothermal development by upgrading the temperature of saline aquifers to be commercially viable where conventional exploitation methods do not work.

‘Solar bros,’ lithium jackpot, and a geothermal breakthrough — This Week in Cleantech

12.01.2023

The new “This Week in Cleantech” podcast breaks down the biggest stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less.

“The answer is below our feet”: Speakers tout geothermal in closing Enlit Europe session

11.30.2023

Conference panelists touted technologies that are drilling “cheaper, deeper and hotter.”

New Google geothermal electricity project could be a milestone for clean energy

11.28.2023

The International Energy Agency has long projected geothermal could be a serious solution to climate change. It said in a 2011 roadmap document that geothermal could reach some 3.5% of global electricity generation annually by 2050, avoiding almost 800 megatonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year.

Fervo Energy breaks ground on next-gen geothermal project

09.25.2023

The Cape Station project in Utah will generate 400 MW of clean electricity once fully operational.

Westinghouse long-duration pumped thermal storage project nets federal funding

Along with several partners, Westinghouse plans to deploy a 1.2 GWh utility-scale pumped thermal energy storage (PTES) project in Healy, Alaska….

Geothermal 2.0, offshore wind, and ‘Bidenomics’ — This Week in Cleantech

The new “This Week in Cleantech” podcast breaks down the biggest stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less….

Fervo Energy claims breakthrough in geothermal energy with successful well test

The 30-day well test, a standard for geothermal, achieved a flowrate of 63 liters per second at high temperature that enables 3.5 MW of electric production….

Next-gen geothermal firm Fervo Energy lands investment from oil and gas giant

Fervo Energy is the first geothermal company to successfully drill and complete a horizontal well pair for commercial geothermal production….

Poll: Texans support expanding renewable energy over fossil fuels

Two years after Winter Storm Uri, a recent poll found that a majority of Texans support expanding renewable energy over fossil fuels in the U.S. …

The project includes a 5 MW power purchase agreement with SaskPower. …

Geothermal energy prize names semifinalists

The DOE-funded prize aims to advance development of geophones that can stand up to harsh geothermal environments….

KenGen to fast track hydroelectric and geothermal deployment

Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has announced a renewed plan to scale up the deployment of renewable energy by adding 3,000 MW. Managing Direc…

Geothermal energy and the revival of a forgotten renewable

Fervo Energy CEO Tim Latimer joined the Texas Power Podcast to discuss his background, geothermal’s resurgence, and the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on…