Hunting the Wild Vibrotruck
A few weeks ago, my wife was out walking the dog, and she sent me four or five photos of small orange boxes planted all around our neighborhood. (OK, I’ll …read more Continue reading Hunting the Wild Vibrotruck
Tag Archives: Geothermal
District Heat Pump Systems Save Money and Gas Utilities
Ground-source heat pump systems are one of the most efficient ways to do climate control, but digging the wells can be prohibitively expensive for the individual citizen. What if you …read more Continue reading District Heat Pump Systems Save Money and Gas Utilities
Ultra-deep fracking for limitless geothermal power is possible: EPFL
The prospect of virtually unlimited clean geothermal power is now substantially brighter. EPFL’s Laboratory of Experimental Rock Mechanics (LEMR) has shown that the semi-plastic, gooey rock at supercritical depths can still be fractured to let water th… Continue reading Ultra-deep fracking for limitless geothermal power is possible: EPFL
Supercritical geothermal power: Limitless promise or impossible dream?
Supercritical geothermal power holds the promise of meeting humanity’s energy needs for millions of years, but how practical is it? A new analysis by Karthik Subramanian of Lux Research suggests that it may lie somewhere between improbable and impossib… Continue reading Supercritical geothermal power: Limitless promise or impossible dream?
Geothermal fracking plant scores world-record energy contract in Utah
Just a year ago, Fervo Energy successfully demonstrated the effectiveness of its horizontally oriented geothermal system. Now the company has landed a massive contract for providing its clean, virtually endless power to the California grid.Continue Rea… Continue reading Geothermal fracking plant scores world-record energy contract in Utah
Drilling into magma: Risky plan takes geothermal to supercritical extremes
The Krafla Magma Testbed (KMT) “has the potential to be for geoscientists what the Large Hadron Collider has been for particle physicists.” So say researchers working on the project to drill straight into a magma chamber to explore massive geothermal p… Continue reading Drilling into magma: Risky plan takes geothermal to supercritical extremes
Drilling into magma: Risky plan takes geothermal to supercritical extremes
The Krafla Magma Testbed (KMT) “has the potential to be for geoscientists what the Large Hadron Collider has been for particle physicists.” So say researchers working on the project to drill straight into a magma chamber to explore massive geothermal p… Continue reading Drilling into magma: Risky plan takes geothermal to supercritical extremes
Urban Vibro Trucks will thump city streets for geothermal options
A new simulation video from Herrenknecht AG shows off its Urban Vibro Trucks. The machines can deploy thumping devices from their mid-sections that send seismic waves beneath city landscapes to explore the terrain for geothermal development.Continue Re… Continue reading Urban Vibro Trucks will thump city streets for geothermal options
Massive geothermal potential found offshore, where the Earth splits
A potentially game-changing and largely unexplored energy jackpot lies beneath the ocean floor, according to a whitepaper from geoscience tech consultancy CGG. Unique conditions under the sea bed promise cheaper and more accessible geothermal power.Con… Continue reading Massive geothermal potential found offshore, where the Earth splits
Advanced geothermal drilling is 70% faster and 50% cheaper than 2022
Geothermal development company Fervo Energy has announced impressive strides being made at its Cape Station facility in southern Utah. The results could lead to a quicker and more widespread uptake of this super-clean energy production process.Continue… Continue reading Advanced geothermal drilling is 70% faster and 50% cheaper than 2022