Posted on June 16th, 2009 by admin
A scientist named Jared Potter has created a couple of prototypes for deep drilling for geothermal energy. Right now, companies are using diamond drill bits for grinding through granite and other compact rocks in order to tap into geothermal energy far below the Earth’s surface.
The first prototype is called a Flame Jet Drill and it [...]
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Posted on April 28th, 2009 by admin
A geological rupture at a geothermal plant in Australia has caused a setback for an alternative energy company called Geodynamics Ltd. There was an explosion recently at the remote Cooper Basin that caused the plant to shut down.
Nobody was injured and nothing toxic escaped. In fact the only thing currently spewing into the air and [...]
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Posted on December 31st, 2008 by admin
Raser Technologies Incorporated has discovered a large geothermal field for renewable energy about 180 miles southwest of Salt Lake City. The company’s stock has quickly risen on news that it is near completion of commissioning its first geothermal power units in Beaver County, at a place called Thermo.
Raser is using 250 Kw power units from [...]
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Posted on September 10th, 2008 by admin
Schools and zoos (one may argue that they are in fact the same) are embracing geothermal energy. Take for instance the middle schools near Madison, Wisconsin and the public zoo in Toledo, Ohio.
The Fort Atkinson School District in Madison, WI has decided to embrace geothermal energy as a method to save money while teaching the [...]
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Posted on July 7th, 2008 by admin
In both January and June, 2008 I had talked about commercial geothermal energy in Illinois powering a university dorm and hospital respectively. In both of the Illinois cases, geothermal energy will be used to heat and cool the facilities.
But, now a company called Raser Technologies will be building New Mexico’s first geothermal power plant to [...]
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Posted on June 2nd, 2008 by admin
In Elgin, Illinois, Sherman Health is building a new hospital that will be heated and cooled by a 15-acre lake. By using the 17-foot deep artificial lake’s natural geothermal properties the hospital will be kept at an even temperature all year long, saving the facility a cool $1 million in utility bills.
When the new Sherman [...]
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Posted on January 28th, 2008 by admin
Break open the Champaign, because at the University of Illinois in Champaign green dormitories are being built. Under construction is the $23 million 262-bed residence hall that will feature geothermal energy to heat rooms and water.
The U of I Presby Hall will not only feature state of the art plumbing but environmentally friendly paint and [...]
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