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A Tulsa-based energy company says a new technology could help unlock more geothermal power by changing how wells are drilled and how heat is pulled from underground.

New technologies originally designed to extract oil and gas from deep underground could help “open the doors” to a fossil fuel-free future thanks to enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). A new study from ...

Enhanced tax incentives, environmental and decarbonization goals, and a critical mass of technology and know-how have converged to boost the geothermal market in cities across the country. Companies ...

Mazama Energy Inc. is set to begin geothermal exploration work near Newberry Volcano in central Oregon starting December 22, ...

Nature's Way is investing $12 million in a geothermal heating and cooling system for one of its Green Bay production facilities. The system will utilize 280 wells, each 500 feet deep, to tap into the ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, at the U.S. Department Energy’s (DOE) Catalyzing Next Generation Geothermal Development Workshop, Sage Geosystems (Sage) and Meta Platforms, Inc (Meta) announced a ...

Swarthmore College in Delaware County is finalizing its geothermal heating and cooling system on campus, as of an Aug. 28 tour of the facility. As the number of data centers in Pennsylvania soars, ...