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Geothermal power is the perpetual also-ran of renewable energy, chugging along in the background for decades, never quite breaking out of its little niche, forever causing energy experts to say, “Oh, yeah, geothermal … what’s up with that?”
Well, after approximately 15 years of reporting on energy, I finally took the time to do a deep dive into geothermal and I am here to report: This is a great time to start paying attention!
After many years of failure to launch, new companies and technologies have brought geothermal out of its doldrums, to the point that it may finally be ready to scale up and become a major player in clean energy. In fact, if its more enthusiastic backers are correct, geothermal may hold the key to making 100 percent clean electricity available to everyone in the world. And as a bonus, it’s an opportunity for the struggling oil and gas industry to put its capital and skills to work on something that […]
Why isn’t enough research going into two way charger to use electric cars as battery for wind and solar? This seems to be the best storage for energy if possible. We could not need geothermal at all saving the earth from penetration.
My cousin was installing geothermal energy systems as long ago as 15 years ago. I do no know how well the company progressed over the years, but it assuredly is not a new concept, and it is a very good one.