Enhanced Geothermal Technology Cracks The 24/7 Energy Code
The sleeping giant of geothermal energy in the US is about to get a wake-up call.
Geothermal Energy
Decarbonizing Data Centers — It’s Fun!
Decarbonizing data centers is a topic we’ve covered for many years. Just doing a quick search, I found several articles I wrote about data center decarbonization efforts back in 2011, more than a decade ago. However, discussion of the topic is normally kept quite simple, with the focus being on … [continued]
Most Renewables Now Cheaper Than Cheapest Coal
The idea that it costs a premium to go green and clean is long expired in the electricity industry. A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) indicates that most of the renewable energy installed in G20 countries last year had lower costs than the absolute cheapest coal … [continued]
Kenya Elections: Electric Mobility, Utility Scale Battery Storage, Energy Efficiency & Green Hydrogen Feature Prominently
Kenya has done really well when it comes to increasing the share of renewable energy in its electricity generation mix. According to the latest Economic Survey from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), in 2021, Kenya’s total installed electricity generation capacity increased by 5.4% to 2,990 MW. The total … [continued]
More Electricity from Wind & Solar than Nuclear for 1st Time in USA
During the first four months of 2022, electrical generation by renewable energy sources accounted for over 25% of the nation’s electricity. In April alone, renewables accounted for 29.3% — an all-time high. And for the first time ever, the combination of just wind and solar produce more electricity in April … [continued]
Funding Notice: Community Geothermal Heating & Cooling Design & Deployment
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the Community Geothermal Heating and Cooling Design and Deployment Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), which will award $300,000–$13 million for projects that help communities design and deploy geothermal district heating and cooling systems, create related workforce training, and identify and address environmental justice concerns. The FOA will … [continued]
Geothermal: Tapping Into the Million-Year Energy Source Below Our Feet
MIT spinout Quaise Energy is working to create geothermal wells made from the deepest holes in the world.
By Zach Winn | MIT News Office
We Can Have (Just About) Everything We Want For Energy & The Climate
The only things we have to give up are killing people and wrecking the environment. Okay, let’s start with a list of the things we would really like to have for energy and the climate in the year 2050. For many CleanTechnica readers, the list of things we want to … [continued]
Beyond Renewable Energy: Giant Thermoses & Wastewater On Tap
Berlin gets creative with renewable energy and energy storage in race against Russian gas cutoff this winter.
U.S. Mining & Geothermal Industries Could Strike G.O.L.D. Through Partnership
A partnership between the mining and geothermal industries could lead both toward a more lucrative and greener future. Across the United States there are more than 3 million abandoned mining wells. Each hole drilled into the ground offers more than just the ghost of minerals never found. There are layers … [continued]
