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Magma power for geothermal energy?

When a team of scientists drilling near an Icelandic volcano hit magma in 2009, they had to abandon their planned experiments on geothermal energy. But the mishap could point the way to an alternative source of geothermal ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4

Geothermal heat pumps reduce energy costs at wastewater plants

(PhysOrg.com) -- Can sinking geothermal heat pumps into waste water treatment plant aeration ponds provide heating and cooling to lower the plant's energy costs?

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New funding will stimulate alternative energy research

Initiatives to provide geothermal heating or power at the Pueblo of Jemez and the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology campus are receiving Los Alamos National Laboratory assistance, thanks to recent American Reinvestment ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Intelligent use of the Earth's heat

Geothermal energy is increasingly contributing to the power supply world wide. Iceland is world-leader in expanding development of geothermal utilization: in recent years the annual power supply here doubled ...

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created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 1




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Beyond oil, can Alaska be tapped as a source for renewable energy?

Alaska has massive hydro, wind, geothermal and other renewable resources, but the state's rural villages are chained to diesel and suffer oppressive energy costs they say threaten their existence. Lawmakers, energy experts ...

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created May 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Geothermal heating system draws on limitless fuel: sewage

Among the many renewable energy sources - wind, solar, hydroelectric, biofuels - there is one to which we all contribute that has not yet managed to attract the romantic advocates who have embraced other forms of green energy.

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created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Startup offers game-changing energy solutions that reduce CO2 emissions

The University of Minnesota has launched a startup that will provide renewable energy more economically than existing alternatives while reducing harmful carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion such as from coal-burning ...

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created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Best marketing for renewable energies

Transmission system operators must assess precisely the supply of electricity from renewable energies for the next day in order to market this electricity on the European Power Exchange as effectively as possible. The sharply ...

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created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

SMU's expert touts nationwide geothermal energy potential at Capitol Hill science briefing

SMU Geothermal energy expert David Blackwell gave a Capitol Hill briefing Tuesday, March 27, on the growing opportunities for geothermal energy production in the United States, calling "unconventional" geothermal ...

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created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Work on Africa's biggest wind farm in Kenya to begin

The construction of what is to become Africa's biggest wind farm will start by June in an arid region of northern Kenya, the project's officials said on Saturday.

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created Mar 24, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 15

Polycrystalline diamond drill bits open up options for geothermal energy

Nearly two-thirds of the oil we use comes from wells drilled using polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) bits, originally developed nearly 30 years ago to lower the cost of geothermal drilling. Sandia and ...

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created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 6

Contamination of La Selva geothermal system in Girona, Spain

Monitoring the construction of wells, avoid over-exploiting cold groundwater close to hot groundwater, and controlling mineral water extraction. These are the recommendations from the Polytechnic University ...

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created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new way to visualize Earth

As the state geologist for Arizona, Lee Allison knows granite from sandstone, a syncline from an anticline. But he has lacked the ability to look through rocks to visualize the inner workings of the Earth.

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created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

In scientific coup, Russians reach Antarctic lake

After more than two decades of drilling in Antarctica, Russian scientists have reached a gigantic freshwater lake hidden under miles of ice for some 20 million years - a pristine body of water that may hold ...

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created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 6


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