2+ hour, 12+ min ago   (783+ words) Next-generation geothermal energy has massive potential in the western United States, but it won’t be realized unless developers can overcome the big economic barriers these novel systems face. Unlike traditional geothermal plants, next-gen projects use innovative underground techniques to produce…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (357+ words) This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Geothermal company Zanskar bought a New Mexico power plant in 2024 that appeared from the outside to be failing. The shallow wells had…...

2+ mon, 3+ hour ago   (835+ words) The startup Eavor Technologies hit a crucial milestone late last year when its flagship geothermal project — a novel closed-loop system — started sending electricity to Germany’s grid. The company had completed the first of four planned loops, and it expected to…...

2+ mon, 20+ hour ago   (416+ words) Energy developer Invenergy is joining America’s race to build next-generation geothermal — and it plans to do so with the controversial new refund the Trump administration is giving it for abandoning offshore wind projects. Some Democratic lawmakers have characterized these deals…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1110+ words) Geothermal energy is on the cusp of a renaissance in the United States. But outdated and piecemeal rules could delay development of the around-the-clock, carbon-free energy source. But companies won’t be able to quickly build dozens more of these power…...

8+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1733+ words) HAYDEN, Colo. — For decades, Dallas Robinson’s family excavation company developed coal mines and power plants in the rugged, fossil-fuel-rich region of northwest Colorado. It was a good business to be in, one that helped hamlets like Hayden grow from outposts…...

8+ mon, 6+ day ago   (349+ words) See more from Canary Media’s ​“Chart of the week” column. Hot rocks might be the next big thing in energy. Global investment in geothermal energy is growing quickly — and it’s expected to keep climbing in the years to come, per…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (847+ words) New Haven, Connecticut, has broken ground on an ambitious geothermal energy network that will provide low-emission heating and cooling to the city’s bustling, historic Union Station and a new public housing complex across the street. The project will play a…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (544+ words) This story was first published by Inside Climate News. The U.S. Department of Energy has approved an $8.6 million grant that will allow the nation’s first utility-led geothermal heating and cooling network to double in size. Gas and electric utility Eversource Energy…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (342+ words) Geothermal energy is undergoing a renaissance, thanks in large part to a crop of buzzy startups that aim to adapt fracking technology to generate power from hot rocks virtually anywhere. Meanwhile, the conventional wisdom on conventional geothermal — the incumbent technology…...