Grist | Topics | 11 Results

RESULTS		Results 1 – 11 of 11
Headline	Author	Published	Section
Hot rocks rockin' Geothermal power: a core climate solution	Joseph Romm	24 May 2008	Gristmill
While wind and solar get the media attention of a sexy starlet, good old geothermal power is treated like an aging character actor. But geothermal energy is, in fact, sizzling hot these days. Big-time investors from Warren Buffet to Goldman Sachs to Morgan Stanley to Google have begun investing: In 2007, private equity firms invested more than $400 million in geothermal energy, which is derived from hot water under the Earth's surface and can be used for sp ...
Topics: energy, geothermal power, investing, renewable energy (all these topics)

Talk about targeting!	David Roberts	09 Jan 2008	Gristmill
Here's a blog devoted entirely to geothermal energy in Washington state. Apparently there's a need:The hot zone of California, Nevada (the Saudi Arabia of geothermal), Idaho and Oregon could produce tens of thousands of megawatts along the spine of the Sierra Nevadas and Cascades. Washington state sits on the edge of this hot zone. The 34 thermal hot springs throughout the state are just the surface of our potential. Yet, Washington state has zero megawatts of geoth ...
Topics: energy, geothermal power, Washington, websites (all these topics)

An underrated climate solution On the energy potential of geothermal power	Joseph Romm	07 Sep 2007	Gristmill
Like solar thermal power, geothermal power is too often neglected. Indeed, the Bush administration has proposed zeroing out the geothermal energy program for two years running. But a major 2007 study sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, 'The Future of Geothermal Energy' (a 372-page PDF), reveals the potential if we redouble our efforts toward this zero-carbon power source. The MIT-led panel of scientists, economic experts, and engineers found that Enhanced Geo ...
Topics: energy, geothermal power, renewable energy (all these topics)

Grid porn The latest on smart grids, microgrids, and nerd grids	David Roberts	29 Apr 2007	Gristmill
Three good bits from the smart grid front. First up, there's a new report out from the California Energy Commission called Distributed Generation and Cogeneration Policy Roadmap for California (PDF). Hot reading! The New Rules Project has a nice write-up on it. See also the NRP's section on barriers to distributed generation. Next up, five big companies have teamed up to create GridNet NOW, an alliance that "offers a comprehensive, cost effective suite of se ...
Topics: cogeneration, electricity grid, energy, geothermal power, renewable energy (all these topics)

Compare and contrast Bush to cut funding for geothermal	David Roberts	14 Mar 2007	Gristmill
The Bush administration wants to eliminate federal support for geothermal power just as many U.S. states are looking to cut greenhouse gas emissions and raise renewable power output. A comprehensive new MIT-led study of the potential for geothermal energy within the United States has found that mining the huge amounts of heat that reside as stored thermal energy in the Earth's hard rock crust could supply a substantial portion of the electricity the United States wi ...
Topics: energy, geothermal power (all these topics)

Geothermal New report says there's a ton waiting to be used	David Roberts	22 Jan 2007	Gristmill
From an MIT press release: A comprehensive new MIT-led study of the potential for geothermal energy within the United States has found that mining the huge amounts of heat that reside as stored thermal energy in the Earth's hard rock crust could supply a substantial portion of the electricity the United States will need in the future, probably at competitive prices and with minimal environmental impact. An 18-member panel led by MIT prepared the 400-plu ...
Topics: energy, geothermal power (all these topics)

Geothermal energy	David Roberts	02 Aug 2006	Gristmill
In yesterday's MIT Technology Review there's an interview with Jefferson Tester, who claims that geothermal power is a potential game-changer in the energy world. Technology Review: How much geothermal energy could be harvested? Jefferson Tester: The figure for the whole world is on the order of 100 million exojoules or quads [a quad is one quadrillion BTUs]. This is the part that would be useable. We now use worldwide just over 400 exojoules per year. ...
Topics: energy, geothermal power (all these topics)

Lost power source	Chris Schults	13 Oct 2005	Gristmill
Fans of the hit TV show Lost might have been wondering how the hatch/bunker gets its power. Last night we found out: geothermal energy. Another example of a green energy source being mentioned during prime time television -- granted, it was for about five seconds, but we'll take what we can get! And visitors to the Lost message boards can get a brief science lesson on how geothermal energy works from poster SlowElectron.
Topics: energy, geothermal power, TV (all these topics)

The Executive Ranch The scoop on Bush's Texas getaway	Umbra Fisk	15 Oct 2003	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, I heard a rumor that President Bush's Texas ranch is off the grid. I find it very hard to believe (unless "off the grid" means he has his own oil well and refinery set up) and I can't find any documentation about it. Ever heard this? Know if it's true or false? Skeptical, Julie Chicago, Ill. Dearest Julie, "Off the grid," for our curious readers, is not a reference to pancake cookery ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, electricity grid, energy at home, George Bush, geothermal power, green living, solid waste treatment and disposal (all these topics)

Lighting Las Vegas		10 Aug 2000	Daily Grist
Lighting Las Vegas The U.S. government plans to boost the development of geothermal energy systems in Western states, with the aim of having 10 percent of the West's electricity generated by the earth's heat within 20 years, Energy Secretary Bill Richardson announced yesterday. Richardson detailed 21 partnerships between private industry and the Department of Energ ...
Topics: Bill Richardson, Department of Energy, energy, geothermal power, Nevada, politics, West (all these topics)

Hot and Steamy		24 Jan 2000	Daily Grist
Hot and Steamy Geothermal power will get a boost today when U.S. Energy Secretary Bill Richardson announces a goal of generating as much as 10 percent of the West's electricity from geothermal sources by 2020. Richardson will announce $4.8 million in grants to advance research in geothermal energy, a renewable source that taps heat energy from under the Earth's surface. The Western U. ...
Topics: Bill Richardson, Department of Energy, energy, geothermal power, West (all these topics)

Stories About: geothermal power