Geothermal
Geothermal energy is heat within the earth. The word geothermal comes from the Greek words geo (earth) and therme (heat). Geothermal energy is a renewable energy source because heat is continuously produced inside the earth. People use geothermal heat for bathing, to heat buildings, and to generate electricity.
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Studies
- 2021 U.S. Geothermal Power Production and District Heating Market Report
- GeoVision Analysis Supporting Task Force Report: Geothermal Hybrid Systems
- The Future of Geothermal in Texas
- The Future of Geothermal Energy
- DOE Analysis Highlights Opportunities to Expand Clean, Affordable Geothermal Power
- Geovision
- Geothermal Energy
Media
- Increasing efficiency: High-temperature corrosion & materials research
- Mining and Geothermal Industries Could Strike G.O.L.D. Through Partnership
- “Supercritical” geothermal could power everything
- Deep In the Heart of Texas an Energy
- Geothermal energy: Texas can tap into the heat beneath our feet
- Is geothermal energy the solution to Texas’ power grid problem?
- This Texas Geothermal Start Up is Storing Energy in the Ground
- Geothermal energy could be off-ramp for Texas oil
- Here’s why Texas is a geothermal energy ‘sleeping giant’
- Geothermal energy may soon be viable in Texas – because of fracking
Additional Info
- https://www.txgea.org/
- https://www.lovegeothermal.org/
- https://www.geoexchange.org/geo/
- https://geothermal.org/
- https://www.brkenergy.com/energy/geothermal.aspx
- https://www.calpine.com/operations/power-operations/technologies/geothermal
- https://www.energy.gov/eere/geothermal/geothermal-technologies-office
- https://www.projectinnerspace.org/
- https://www.texasgeo.org/
- https://www.globalgeothermalalliance.org/
- https://iea-gia.org/
- https://www.nrel.gov/geothermal/
- https://clearpath.org/policy/geothermal/
- https://www.americangeosciences.org/critical-issues/geothermal-energy-basics