geothermal

CHELSEA, Mass. — A new state-of-the-art Veterans Home unveiled Friday in Massachusetts is fossil-fuel free and composed of green spaces, 145 geothermal wells and a rooftop solar array. Located across the Mystic River from Boston on Chelsea’s Powder Horn Hill,... Read More

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm visited Utah on Wednesday to tout the Biden administration’s support of geothermal energy and announce up to $74 million in new funding to help ramp up the growth of the sector.... Read More

WINNEMUCCA, Nev. — The final environmental assessment analyzing the impacts to construct, operate and maintain the proposed Gerlach Geothermal Exploration Project in Washoe County, Nevada, is now available for public review. The decision record, finding the project would have no... Read More

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy has launched a new initiative aimed at dramatically bringing down the cost of geothermal power. This past week the department set a goal of making “enhanced” geothermal systems a widespread renewable energy option... Read More

WASHINGTON — Up to $44 million is being made available for projects to develop and test technology to foster innovation in enhanced geothermal energy systems, the U.S. Department of Energy announced Monday. The funding opportunity is being managed by the... Read More

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Opposition from friends, not foes, is creating potential roadblocks to President Joe Biden’s green energy agenda on federal lands in the blue-leaning, western swing state of Nevada. Two lithium mines and a geothermal power plant in... Read More