Geothermal
Utilities may use their pipes for geothermal heat instead of gas
Several utilities in the Northeast already have pilots underway to explore a switch to networked geothermal. Will it help them ride out the energy transition?
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Geothermal
Fervo Energy’s new project will harness Earth’s heat to capture CO2
The geothermal energy startup says it will design and engineer a system combining advanced drilling technology with a “direct air capture” system to collect carbon.
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Geothermal
Here's a model for bringing geothermal to urban areas
Geothermal systems can cleanly heat and cool buildings, but they can be costly and complex to install, especially in cities. A Chicago building shows the way.
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Geothermal
Dandelion Energy raises $70M to take geothermal heat pumps mainstream
The Google spinout installs ground-source heat pumps for households in the frigid Northeast. Now it’s got federal tax credits and energy inflation to help it make the pitch.
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Podcast
Could geothermal become a major zero-emissions player?
New geothermal technologies could help scale an industry that historically has been limited by geography.
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Geothermal
Advanced geothermal heats up with $138M round for startup Fervo Energy
Houston-based Fervo uses drilling techniques from the oil and gas industry to tap heat deep in the Earth and turn it into clean electricity.
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Clean energy
How California can get to a reliable, 85% clean grid by 2030
A new report finds that more offshore wind and geothermal power could reduce risks of overreliance on massive solar and battery growth to meet state goals.
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Utilities
A net-zero future for gas utilities? Switching to underground thermal networks
Three pilot projects in Massachusetts will connect ground-source heat pumps to heat and cool entire neighborhoods.
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Geothermal
Geothermal startup Quaise raises $40M for ultra-deep drilling
The MIT spinoff wants to unleash the vast geothermal resources today's technologies can't reach.
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Geothermal
Geothermal project hits roadblock in Nevada, but sector poised to surge nationwide
Judge pauses project over tribal and environmental concerns. Still, technical advances and the huge need for 24/7 renewable power mean geothermal has bright prospects.
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