News tagged with geothermal system

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 ...

Space & Earth / Environment

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

Landsat satellites track Yellowstone's underground heat

(PhysOrg.com) -- Yellowstone National Park sits on top of a vast, ancient, and still active volcano. Heat pours off its underground magma chamber, and is the fuel for Yellowstone's famous features -- more ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Novel geothermal technology packs a one-two punch against climate change

Two University of Minnesota Department of Earth Sciences researchers have developed an innovative approach to tapping heat beneath the Earth's surface. The method is expected to not only produce renewable electricity far ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Digging into geothermal energy

Sixteen undergraduate students at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) may now be Harvard's resident experts on geothermal energy.

Technology / Engineering

created May 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Study claims 100 percent renewable energy possible by 2030

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research has shown that it is possible and affordable for the world to achieve 100 percent renewable energy by 2030, if there is the political will to strive for this goal.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 19, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (60) | comments 101 | with audio podcast report

Idaho farmers growing vegetables with geothermal energy

Most people know about the geothermal system in Boise's Downtown and Warm Springs area. It's one of the oldest in the country.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Power from down under

Grants recently awarded to MIT researchers by the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) could help to pave the way for a method of generating electricity that produces no greenhouse gas emissions, and that could ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 26, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (39) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Cities weigh green features vs. expense in new buildings

Should a city that's committed to environmentally friendly construction pay $825,000 for a job that was expected to cost $248,000?

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

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 ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

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