Geothermal energy is making a comeback as engineers unlock deep-earth heat with new drilling and closed-loop technologies.

Geothermal energy taps into heat beneath the Earth’s surface to generate electricity or provide direct heating. Unlike solar or wind, it never stops. It runs around the clock, providing consistent, ...

As society embraces the sustainability and electrification movements, renewable energies are capturing more and more of a market traditionally dominated by fossil fuel appliances. And, with financial ...

Interest is growing in fracking techniques pioneered by the oil and gas industry for use in tapping the earth’s crust for power ...

SALISBURY — Residents and visitors to the area may be wondering what the construction project is at Catawba College along West Innes Street. Did something break they need to repair? Is it a new ...

MARTHA’S VINEYARD, MA — This geothermal rescue was for a closed loop geothermal system that was seriously overheating during the cooling season. This system had ten vertical loops that served 11 heat ...

On a warm morning last August, a small crew of construction workers drove a 30-foot-tall drill through the surface of a parking lot in Framingham. As the drill bit, which was cooled by a steady stream ...

A Canadian geothermal company has just landed a USD 38 million investment to launch a new underground heat pump that doesn’t require drilling into hot rock, using water, or releasing emissions to ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Energy, in partnership with Austin company Exceed Geo Energy, is installing a “first-of-its-kind” geothermal pilot project that will come online in 2025. If successful, it could ...

Almost twenty years ago, and 10 miles north of Iowa City in North Liberty, IA, we opened the doors of my mechanical and electrical engineering firm, A&J Associates PC. I had always questioned ...

This story is part of the Hotspots series exploring Colorado's geothermal energy industry by CPR's Climate Solutions Team. Explore the series here. On a frigid afternoon last December, Jim and Hilary ...