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Geothermal @ Depth: MicroThermal Energy’s 1st GRC

The 2023 Geothermal Rising Conference (GRC) was MicroThermal Energy’s, and many others, first year attending. This was the 51st year of the GRC, and the best attended yet with over 1500 attendees. The enthusiastic support emulated from near and far. The U.S. Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm, even made a virtual appearance to show her

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Voyage to the Center of the Earth: Geothermal Energy

Whenever I hear about geothermal energy and the heat that lies within the Earth’s interior, my mind wanders to that incredible novel that made me ponder what the Earth’s depths could be like and what lies beneath. I’m referring to “Journey to the Center of the Earth,” the second of the great adventure novels that

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NETL’s Carbon Management Research Project Review Meeting

My three main takeaways from the NETL’s Carbon Management Research Project Review Meeting were as follows:

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Microseismic Joins an Alliance with Terra15 for Turnkey Passive Seismic Monitoring Using DAS

HOUSTON, TEXAS – August 24, 2023: MicroSeismic, Inc. (MSI) and Terra15 have formed a strategic alliance to provide a comprehensive turnkey monitoring solution for geoscience and civil engineering applications using distributed fiber optic sensors (DFOS) and distributed acoustic sensing (DAS). This collaboration will support carbon sequestration, geothermal stimulation, hydraulic fracturing, and karst growth and development

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Advancements in Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) Technology by Fervo and FORGE

The viability of geothermal energy extraction has been proven twice this July in the United States; Fervo Energy’s Project Red in northern Nevada, and the Utah Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) in southwestern Utah. At both of these EGS demonstrations, connectivity to each reservoir has been achieved! Fervo’s Project Red has proven

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WGA’s Recommendations for Empowering Geothermal Energy Development

The Western Governors Association (WGA) composed “The Heat Beneath Our Feet” Report, providing an extensive overview of geothermal activities in the United States. This comprehensive report offers strategic recommendations to foster geothermal development across three pivotal categories: electricity generation, heating and cooling, and market development/transition opportunities. Within the realm of electricity generation, the report advocates

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