Topic Page: Geothermal
Pulling electricity out of a hole in the ground? In a manner of speaking, yes. PF members offer their solutions to tapping that renewable source. Have an idea in Geothermal? Tell us
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Webisodes Related to Geothermal
Planet Forward: Our Energy Future
Our first TV special focused on great ideas from you, our members, about how we as a country should approach our energy future. Originally broadcast on April 15, 2009 on PBS.
Articles From the Blog Related to Geothermal
Harness the Heat!
If you live on the East Coast, you are undoubtedly riding out a heat wave right now. If you’re not, consider yourself lucky! This week we feature innovators who are coming up with new and creative ways to both reduce the negative impacts of heat and harness heat energy as a renewable energy source. Remember …Read More…
Iceland Volcano’s Molten Rock Could Become Source of High-Grade Energy
Geologists drilling an exploratory geothermal well in 2009 in the Krafla volcano in Iceland met with a big surprise: underground lava, also called magma, flowed into the well at 2.1 kilometers (6,900 feet) depth. It forced the scientists to stop drilling. “To the best of our knowledge, only one previous instance has been documented of …Read More…
Aloha Alternative Energy
In the past week I was lucky enough to be asked to travel to Hawaii with a good friend of mine over spring break. It was my first trip to Hawaii and I was unsure of what was to come—I knew there would be beaches, surf and sun but what surprised me most when I …Read More…
Geothermal Energy Gets an Advocate
The geothermal industry gets its first big lobbyist. Will this help expand on a lagging form of clean energy production?
Set your sights on solar!
By Miranda Green The increase of solar panel installations seems to be increasing. This can be seen on the local, national and international levels. And there is good reason for it. Solar panels not only offset carbon fuel emissions but they can save and sometimes earn you money! The increase of solar panels internationally can …Read More…
Geothermal: The American Job Engine
If we knew that there was a form of alternative energy that we knew was growing private sector jobs at an incredible rate, cutting our emissions, and cutting our trade deficit all at the same time, we would jump at the opportunity to invest in it, right? Well, we have to look no further than …Read More…
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