A team of UConn College of Engineering (CoE) researchers, led by Burcu Beykal, assistant professor in CoE's Department of ...

A once-overlooked technology that taps into the Earth's heat to generate electricity could supply up to 20% of the ...

Despite its manifold benefits, geothermal energy is underutilized in the United States and globally. In 2019, the U.S. generated ~18,300 GWh from geothermal sources, good for just 0.4% of U.S ...

Geothermal Radar, an early-stage startup that expedites the development of geothermal energy, today announced an exclusive global thermal model that enables users ...

Most geothermal electricity plants in the United States are built near tectonic boundaries in California, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah, where the crust is thinnest and subsurface temperatures are ...

In hot weather, those systems pump a “geothermal fluid” — generally a refrigerant like in an air conditioner — to pick up ...

A drilling rig operates in the midst of a wind farm Monday, Dec. 27, 2021 in Stanton, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American) Using geothermal energy or underground heat to generate electricity is ...

This discovery isn’t just significant; it’s potentially world-changing, explained Dr. Alistair Finch, a geophysicist and energy systems specialist, following researchers discovering the United ...

In the United States, geothermal energy, which uses the Earth’s heat to create electricity, supplies less than half of 1 percent of the country’s electricity, ...

Geothermal drilling contractor Phoenix Foundation Co. is working on site for phase one of the Mary Ellen McCormack public housing redevelopment in Boston. The drill rig is drilling an 800-ft ...

Geothermal energy in the Great Basin of Nevada and adjoining states could produce electricity equivalent to 10% of the current U.S. power supply, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Thursday.