Geothermal Energy

Enhanced Geothermal Systems Could Expand Geothermal Power Generation

The first large-scale commercial enhanced geothermal system (EGS) power generator in the United States is under construction with the company reporting in our generator survey that it plans to bring the project online in June 2026. Below, we examine what enhanced geothermal systems are and how they differ from conventional geothermal systems. What is … [continued]

Twenty-four locations have been documented in the DOE Office of Geothermal’s Geothermal Heat Pump Case Study Yearbook. Green pins indicate the most recently published case studies. Image by National Laboratory of the Rockies.

From Airports to Elementary Schools, New Examples of Geothermal Heating & Cooling Sites Emerge

5 New Case Studies Add to Database of Geothermal Systems Installed Across the Nation By Becca Sweet, NLR The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Geothermal (OG) has published five new case studies on a variety of geothermal heating and cooling applications. These case studies, researched and written by the … [continued]

Deutsche Energieflüsse in einem Szenario mit ausschließlich erneuerbaren Energien und begrenztem Wasserstoffeinsatz, vom Autor.

Unter Druck gesetzter Stahl, fehlende Nachfrage: Deutschlands Wasserstoff-Backbone in den Energieflüssen*

Das deutsche Wasserstoff-Backbone ohne Kunden oder Lieferanten — eine Pipeline von nirgendwo nach nirgendwo — ist realer Stahl im Boden, unter Druck gesetzt und als unvermeidlich verteidigt, doch sie wird für ein Energiesystem gebaut, das sie nicht braucht. Diese Aussage klingt provokant, bis die Energieflüsse vollständig offengelegt werden. Betrachtet man … [continued]

Sage will deploy its first commercial Pressure Geothermal power generation facility at an existing Ormat power plant.

Sage Geosystems Raises Over $97 Million To Deploy World’s First Commercial Pressure Geothermal Power Generation…

Ormat Technologies and Carbon Direct Capital co-lead Series B financing, which will support the development of Sage’s first next-generation geothermal power generation project. Sage Geosystems, the company pioneering Pressure Geothermal, closed over $97 million in Series B funding to advance its geothermal power generation and energy storage solutions, including its … [continued]

The Cape Station geothermal development in Utah is one of the recent developments mentioned in the report as it is a first of its kind, large-scale 500-MWe commercial enhanced geothermal system. Photo from Fervo Energy.

2025 US Geothermal Market Report Documents Industry Growth

National Laboratory of the Rockies Analysis Finds Growth Across Geothermal Sectors From Technological Advancements, Investments, and New Applications Like Data Centers and Grid Support By Kelly MacGregor, NREL The National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) recently published the 2025 U.S. Geothermal Market Report―an in-depth update on the state of geothermal energy … [continued]

German energy flows in a renewables only, limited hydrogen scenario by author

Pressurized Steel, Missing Demand: Germany’s Hydrogen Backbone In Energy Flows

The German hydrogen backbone without customers or suppliers—a pipeline from nowhere to nowhere—is real steel in the ground, pressurized and defended as inevitable, yet it is being built for an energy system that does not need it. That claim sounds provocative until the energy flows are laid out in full. … [continued]