Geothermal
Geothermal is a renewable energy source available for heating and cooling. According to the EPA, geothermal can reduce energy consumption and related emissions by 72%. We explore how different industries are using geothermal in the greening of their facilities, the availability of geothermal, the technology required to extract geothermal energy from the Earth, the outcomes of its use and any regulations related to geothermal.
Goldman Sachs to Pump $40bn into Clean Energy
Goldman Sachs Group plans to invest $40 billion over the next 10 years into renewable energy, an area ...
Missouri Geothermal Project ‘Will Halve Campus Energy Use’
Missouri University of Science and Technology is to build a geothermal heat project that it hopes will halve the campus's energy use.
By the time the ...
Ernst & Young: Incentives Helped Make U.S. Top for Renewable Energy Investments
Public funding helped the U.S. surpass China last year as the number one country for renewable energy investments, reversing positions held since 2009, but China ...
Geothermal Energy’s Implications for Buildings and Homes
Did you know that the US spends between $30 and $50 billion every month on foreign oil? I find that number ...
Cleantech Innovations Continue to Thrive
Cleantech innovations continue to thrive, a sign that viability for eco-friendly energy technologies is continuing. With increasing opportunity to innovate in ...
US’s Largest Ground Source Heat Pump Set for Ball State
Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., is on the cusp of turning on what it says will be the largest ground source heat pump in ...
LG Launches Efficient HVAC Products
LG Electronics has announced energy efficiency improvements to to its HVAC products at the International Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Expo in Chicago.
The Multi V ...
GeoSystems Launches New Geothermal Heat Pumps
GeoSystems LLC has released GeoSource, a new generation of geothermal heat pumps.
GeoSource was designed to meet and exceed Energy Star Tier 3 performance requirements making ...
Geothermal Industry Plans 5,745 MW, Billions in Investments
The U.S. geothermal industry will start 2012 with billions in planned investments, according to Leslie Blodgett of the Geothermal Energy Association.
Writing for Renewable ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: New Source CO2 Standards, Gulf Drilling, Romney Energy Plan
The EPA said Tuesday that it will write carbon dioxide emissions standards for new power plants for the first time, The Los Angeles Times reported. ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Calif. Cap and Trade, Final DOE Loans, UK Retrofit Push
The California Supreme Court has ruled that air-quality regulators may establish a cap-and-trade system of pollution credits, while the state appeals a lower court judge's order ...
DOE Announces $246m for Renewables, EVs
The Department of Energy has announced $245.9 million in loan guarantees and grants for a variety of renewable energy and electric vehicle projects.
Energy secretary Steven Chu ...
Policy and Regulatory Briefing: Light Bulb Redux, Calif. Carbon Futures, Lead Testing
The House on Friday took up the light bulb standards issue again, and this time the GOP-led campaign against 2007 energy efficiency laws won. The House approved, by voice vote, a measure that will ...
10,000 MW of Renewables Pass Military Muster
Over 10 gigawatts (10,000 MW) of renewable power have cleared a significant hurdle, with the Department of Defense’s finding that 229 such projects will ...
Renewable Briefing: AstraZeneca, Bloomberg, UPS, Total, ClearEdge
Industrial solar power company Solar Trust of America breaks ground Friday on the Blythe Solar Power Project, expected to be the largest solar ...
Energy-Efficient Vineyards Take Root in Chile
In the past, Chile's winegrowers wasted vast amounts of energy, Deutsche Welle reports. But now six vineyards are ...
Ikea to Power 17 Stores with Wind
Ikea plans to build a wind farm that will supply electricity to all 17 of its stores in Sweden, Bloomberg has reported.
The nine-turbine wind ...
Canopy Airport Parking Touts Cost Savings of Green Design
Greenscape Capital Group says that a study received from Architectural Energy Corporation relating to the projected cost savings resulting from the green design features ...
Wal-Mart, Walgreens Tackle Energy Use
Retail chains like Wal-Mart and Walgreens are working to reduce energy use as part of their overall business strategy to cut operational costs. In these ...
California Adopts Ambitious Renewable Energy Target
California regulators approved a rule that would require the state’s utilities to get a third of their power from solar, ...
