News tagged with geothermal resources

Clean energy becomes a selling point

As somewhat bewildered Apple shoppers in San Francisco, New York and Toronto learned firsthand this month, Greenpeace has a new enemy: dirty data. To attract attention to its report, "How Clean Is My Cloud?" - which draws ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Britain keen to tap Iceland's energy reserves: minister

Britain is in talks to exploit Iceland's huge geothermal resources and has drawn up plans to lay submarine cables between the two countries, Britain's energy secretary told AFP on Thursday.

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created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

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

First Google.org-funded geothermal mapping report confirms vast coast-to-coast clean energy source

New research from SMU's Geothermal Laboratory, funded by a grant from Google.org, documents significant geothermal resources across the United States capable of producing more than three million megawatts ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (21) | comments 23 | with audio podcast

New geothermal heat extraction process to deliver clean power generation (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new method for capturing significantly more heat from low-temperature geothermal resources holds promise for generating virtually pollution-free electrical energy. Scientists at the Department ...

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created Jul 16, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (19) | comments 16