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Carbon-free buildings

New York will replace gas pipelines to pump clean heat into buildings

A state law has spurred 13 utility pilot projects aimed at creating neighborhoodwide thermal energy networks — a climate strategy gaining traction nationwide.

By Jeff St. John . 16 January 2024

A large industrial site in a desert valley with mountains in the distance. A tall metal tower is seen at center.

Geothermal

Harnessing the heat beneath our feet: Geothermal's past and future

It's been a niche power source for over a century, but advanced techniques drawn from the oil and gas industry could help geothermal energy hit the mainstream.

By Michael Thomas . 14 December 2023

Geothermal

America's first 'enhanced' geothermal plant just got up and running

Next-generation geothermal could be a huge source of carbon-free power. A first-of-a-kind project from Google and Fervo Energy is a step in that direction.

By Maria Gallucci . 28 November 2023

An industrial site in the desert flanked by two wind turbines

Geothermal

Fervo Energy breaks ground on next-generation geothermal plant

The startup’s planned 400-megawatt facility in Beaver County, Utah will use “enhanced geothermal” technology to harness hard-to-reach heat sources.

By Maria Gallucci . 26 September 2023

A drilling rig stands tall on a flat landscape with blue mountains in the background

Geothermal

Startup claims breakthrough in turning the earth's heat into clean power

Fervo Energy, an enhanced geothermal company, says its pilot site in Nevada shows it’s possible to produce “24/7 carbon-free energy” in new geographies.

By Maria Gallucci . 18 July 2023

Construction crews excavate a large property on Brooklyn's riverfront, with the Manhattan skyline in the distance

Geothermal

Why this NYC apartment complex will use a giant underground heat pump

Join our reporter as she steps inside the muddy construction site at 1 Java Street to learn the benefits and barriers of harnessing the earth's heat to decarbonize buildings.

By Maria Gallucci . 12 June 2023

Four people wearing white hard hats stand on a dusty field with drilling equipment in the background.

Geothermal

This Texas geothermal startup is storing energy in the ground

Sage Geosystems says its earthen "battery" system, now undergoing pilot tests in Texas, could be used to store energy to help balance power grids.

By Maria Gallucci . 4 April 2023

Two very large industrial devices outdoors surrounded by plumes of steam

Geothermal

Fervo Energy’s new project will harness the earth’s heat to capture CO2

The geothermal energy startup says it will design and engineer a system combining advanced drilling technology with a "direct air capture" system to collect carbon.

By Maria Gallucci . 23 February 2023

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Geothermal

Utilities may use their pipes for geothermal heat instead of gas

Several utilities in the Northeast already have pilots underway to explore a switch to networked geothermal. Will it help them ride out the energy transition?

By Lisa Prevost . 13 February 2023

cartoon of Burning Man guy telling a judge why geothermal in the Nevada desert is a bad idea

Fun stuff

Cartoon: Burning Man vs. US government

By Climatoonist . 1 February 2023

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Geothermal

New York will replace gas pipelines to pump clean heat into buildings

Harnessing the heat beneath our feet: Geothermal's past and future

America's first 'enhanced' geothermal plant just got up and running

Fervo Energy breaks ground on next-generation geothermal plant

Startup claims breakthrough in turning the earth's heat into clean power

Why this NYC apartment complex will use a giant underground heat pump

This Texas geothermal startup is storing energy in the ground

Fervo Energy’s new project will harness the earth’s heat to capture CO2

Utilities may use their pipes for geothermal heat instead of gas

Cartoon: Burning Man vs. US government