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Tag: geothermal
Dubai Will Explore Geothermal Desalinization Feasibility
According to The National, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is requesting proposals for an early-stage feasibility study on producing electricity from geothermal energy and for its use in potential … [Read full article]
Russia Renewable Energy Report
Other than large hydroelectric plants in Russia, all other forms of renewable energy accounts for less than 1% of power generation capacity. These metrics come from Russia Direct, which reports when … [Read full article]
Geothermal Energy Advantages And Disadvantages
Geothermal energy’s main advantages are that it is generated cleanly and renewably. That is, electricity produced by geothermal plants produces no carbon emissions or air pollution like burning coal, gas, … [Read full article]
IKEA Sustainability Brings Largest Solar Rooftop In Kansas
Reinforcing its long-term commitment to sustainability and confidence in solar technology, IKEA officially plugged-in the largest rooftop solar array in Kansas. The huge solar array will support the recently opened … [Read full article]
Geothermal Climate Control System To Be Installed On Greenwich Ave
On 407–409 Greenwich Avenue, a geothermal heating and cooling system is being installed to facilitate energy-efficient climate control. This climate control system is for a three-story,12,000-square-foot celebrity chef restaurant that is … [Read full article]
7 Google Clean Energy Investments
Google is a clean energy leader (if you haven’t heard). It’s made a number of big clean energy investments in the past year or two and I recently decided to compile a little list of 7 of its biggest over on CleanTechnica. Check them out…
Iceland May Unlock New Geothermal Source Hidden In The Center of the Earth?
Energy from the Earth’s core as a clean energy alternative? Maybe. Scientists at the University of California-Davis are working on developing such an option after they discovered a rich seam … [Read full article]
A New Vision for the Future
Every now and again really smart people make pushes in science that need to be taken note of. At the moment, if there is one area in the world where … [Read full article]
Geothermal.. Both Kinds [VIDEOS]
What is geothermal energy? What’s the difference between deep earth geothermal power (or Enhanced Geothermal Systems) and ground source “Geothermal” heat pumps? Thanks to a little video digging by Peter Sinclair … [Read full article]
Full Global Warming Solution: How to Stabilize World Climate
Yes, first of all, by stabilize we don’t mean keep it exactly the same — that is impossible. We mean not pumping it so full of CO2 that we see … [Read full article]
Abandoned Mines Could Be Used for Other Purposes: Geothermal Energy
If the trend of extinguishing coal-fired plants continues, more and more mines will be shut down, not to mention mines that simply up and quit. But what is to be done with the abandoned mines? It isn’t as though we can just dispose of them at some hi-tech facility. These mines will become useless scars.
Show Me the Money: More Recovery Act Funding Put Toward State Energy Programs
[social_buttons] More money was distributed today by the Department of Energy. 141 million dollars to be more precise. This time Hawaii, Maine, Nebraska, New Mexico, the Northern Mariana Islands and Texas … [Read full article]