geothermal energy
Largest Geothermal System in the US Nears Completion at Ball State University
Geothermal power is one of the United States of America’s most readily accepted forms of alternative energy – and now Ball State University is entering the final phase of a massive geothermal
Scientists Pour Water Into Oregon Volcano to Generate Energy
A team of scientists from Seattle-based AltaRock Energy, Inc. and Davenport Newberry Holdings LLC has announced plans to harness one of Mother Nature’s most powerful energy sources by pumping
Mario Cucinella’s 20 Bright Green Schools in Gaza Will Educate up to 16,000 Children
Mario Cucinella has designed a gorgeous prototype for the first of twenty green schools that will soon pop up throughout the Gaza Strip at a price of $2 million a pop. Combining contemporary sustainable
Google-Funded Study Finds US Geothermal Power Capacity is Ten Times the Current Coal Power Supply
A new study shows that the United States has a geothermal power capacity that is ten times greater than the amount of energy produced by our current working coal-fired power plants. The study was funded
Harry Reid Announces the World’s First Hybrid Solar-Geothermal Power Plant
Nevada Senator Harry Reid began his time as host of the fourth National Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas yesterday by announcing the world’s first hybrid solar-geothermal power plant — to be
Berkeley Researchers Say Carbon Pollution Can Be Turned Into Energy
It’s a beautiful thing when innovators take two problems and turn them into one solution. That’s the goal of a team of scientists out of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory who believe they
New W Hotel in London is Wrapped in an Amazing Illuminated Façade
The W group’s newly-opened illuminated hotel in London may have passersby wondering if they’ve stepped into Manhattan’s Times Square. The Starwood Hotel W London-Leicester Square
UK Engineers Search for Geothermal Reservoirs Under Newcastle
The U.S. is not the only country heavily investing in geothermal energy — the United Kingdom is also looking for alternative methods to generate electricity and heat homes, and engineers believe
New WWF Report Shows How We Can Get to Renewable Only Energy By 2050
Energy may be our single largest and thorniest issue as we progress into the middle of the 21st century and some seriously big thinking about new ways to produce it will have to become commonplace in
Study Reveals Renewable Energy Could Support All of Civilization by 2030
If you don’t believe that we can kick our dependency on fossil fuels to the curb, think again. A newly released study says we can do it by 2030. Authored by Mark Delucchi and Mark Jacobsona, the
8GW Of Geothermal Energy to Be Added To National Grid
While the Obama Administration has always supported alternative sources of energy, many of the projects that have been green lit during their time, such as the Cape Wind offshore farm, have faced
Central America to Tap Volcanoes for Renewable Energy
The troubled and impoverished region of Central America is rich in one thing: volcanoes. Spurred by increasing demand for electricity, several countries are moving to transform the thundering
DOE Loans to Make Nevada the “Saudi Arabia of Geothermal Energy”
Of all the ‘mainstream’ forms of renewable energy, it seems that geothermal power is always left in the shadows compared to solar and wind power. However, that looks set to change with news
Google Funds Ultra Efficient Jet Engine-Inspired Geothermal Drill
Geothermal energy is one of the most promising alternative energy technologies — it’s a clean, virtually unlimited resource, and unlike wind and solar it doesn’t require specific weather
Indonesia Plans to Harness 4,000 Megawatts of Power From Volcanoes
The Indonesian government recently announced plans to develop a hot new energy resource — real hot. The country’s leaders aim to generate 4,000 megawatts of geothermal energy from volcanoes by
Green Circle Marketplace is First LEED Platinum Shopping Center in the US
Inhabitat readers hufftprojects recently wrote in to tell us about their Green Circle Market place, the first shopping center in the US to receive the rating of LEED Platinum from the USGBC. By utilizing
Precious Lithium Squeezed Out of Geothermal Waste Water
We need electric vehicles to curb our thirst for oil, but there’s a problem: EV’s generally use lots of lithium in their batteries, and that’s another limited resource. Now Simbol Mining
Eco Education Slunakov Center Uses Passive Design
Situated on the outskirts of the ancient town of Olomouc in the eastern Czech Republic, Slunakov is a center for ecological and educational activities that acts as a gateway to the Litovelske Pomoravi
The Super Green Cley Marshes Visitor Center
Birds and ornithologists alike have long favored Cley Marsh in Norfolk, England as a prime place to roost, but the windswept East Anglian wetland now has a new attraction. The Cley Marsh Visitor Center,
New Geothermal Technology Could Tap 120,000MW of Energy
On August 22nd, Raser Technologies and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson broke ground on New Mexico’s first geothermal power plant. Situated at Lightning Dock near Animas, the new plant will
GEOS: The First Fossil Fuel Free Community in The USA!
The United States’ first net-zero community is coming soon to Arvada Colorado! Dubbed Geos, the development will employ a sterling roster of alternative energy strategies to cut its consumption
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