Geothermal Energy

ChatGPT generated: A solemn panoramic scene of the American flag at half-mast before the NREL building, marking the symbolic end of an era in U.S. renewable-energy leadership

An Elegy for NREL and the Passing of America’s Renewable Compass

The erasure of the word “Renewable” from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory marks the end—or hopefully just an interruption—of a long and consequential chapter in energy history. Renaming it as the National Laboratory of the Rockies doesn’t change the buildings in Golden or the servers in ESIF or the unfinished … [continued]

ChatGPT generated panoramic comparison of fast-learning manufactured technologies versus slow-learning construction technologies, highlighting the contrast between high-volume solar and battery production and the sparse, low-repetition nature of enhanced geothermal systems

Exposing the Learning-Curve Myth: Why Enhanced Geothermal Cannot Follow Solar’s Cost Trajectory

Enhanced geothermal systems have been positioned by advocates as a scalable source of firm, low carbon electricity that can complement wind and solar. The idea has appeal. The deep heat of the crust is available everywhere and geothermal energy is not intermittent. Policy agencies have published scenarios showing EGS costs … [continued]

Geothermal Power Plant. Cove Fort, Utah. Fritz Hasler Photos

The Next Great Investment Opportunity: Get Rich Quick From New “Green” Energy

It’s happened to you on the internet, some enticing topic, a magic excelsior for weight loss, or a way to get rich quick. You have to open 30 web pages while they beat around the bush, then finally they tell you how buy the excelsior for a special one-time only … [continued]

At the high-level meet of the Singapore International Energy Week, Philippine Energy Secretary Sharon Garin explains how in the Philippines, the energy generation section is deregulated. (Photo for Cleantechnica by author)

Philippines Charts Course For Green Energy Momentum At SIEW 2025

Sets the stage for ASEAN Chairmanship in 2026 SINGAPORE — As the curtain closed on Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) 2025, a clear message resonated from the Philippine delegation: the archipelago is not just participating in the global energy transition, but actively positioning itself as a leader, particularly with its … [continued]

Francesco La Camera, Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). (Photo for Cleantechnica by author)

IRENA Chief Highlights Renewable Surge and Dismisses Doubts on Energy Transition

The first day of the Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) saw Francesco La Camera, the Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), delivering a resolute address, emphasizing the unprecedented dominance of renewables in new energy projects and firmly asserting that the global energy transition is accelerating, not faltering. … [continued]

The entrance to the Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) 2025. (Photo for CleanTechnica by Raymond Tribdino.)

Singapore and Sweden Strengthen Energy Partnership at SIEW 2025

SINGAPORE — The Energy Market Authority of Singapore (EMA) and the Swedish government inaugurated a bilateral energy forum on the sidelines of the 18th Singapore International Energy Week, transforming a diplomatic understanding signed during a royal state visit into an operational framework for clean energy cooperation. Strategic context The Singapore … [continued]

Opening of the Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) 2025. Photo for CleanTechnica by Raymond Tribdino.

Singapore Is The Catalyst For ASEAN’s Clean Energy Transition

“The path to energy generation is the use of diverse no-carbon and low-carbon sources,” Tan Lee Leng, Singapore’s Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science, said in his opening keynote of the Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) 2025. This year is the 18th running of SIEW. The event underscored Singapore’s strategic position … [continued]

ChatGPT generated image of urban buildings warmed by data center waste heat on a cold evening, symbolizing digital infrastructure turned into community warmth

Liquid Loops & Urban Warmth: The Next Frontier in Data Center Efficiency

Every data center on Earth is a silent furnace. The electricity feeding its processors, memory, and storage does not stay as electricity for long. Each calculation, each query, each AI inference, ends as heat. Nothing is stored chemically or locked away as potential energy. The physics is absolute: every MWh … [continued]