Geothermal energy
The oil and gas industry-backed geothermal firm plans to drill up to 29 wells in southwestern Utah that will deliver electricity to the state's grid by 2026.
Fervo Energy’s bet that fracturing methods can be used for geothermal power is looking like a winner.
Registration is open for the SPE Europe Energy GeoHackathon, which will be held in October and November. It will be preceded by 4-week online bootcamp sessions on data science and geothermal energy, which will begin on 2 October.
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Fracturing hot rock to create a geological water-heating system is like fracturing an oil well, but for a different purpose, so is proppant really necessary? -
When confronted by extremely hot wells drilled into hard rock, engineers start looking for new tools and then ask, is there a cheaper option?
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Geothermal energy is bidding to emerge from its dark horse status in Texas and become a possible solution of choice for some renewable applications.
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New funding aims to launch up to seven pilots to help expand the deployment of enhanced geothermal systems.
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One of the problems with geothermal is that the rock that is hot enough to create the steam needed to run a power plant is also capable of destroying drilling hardware.
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The two companies said they will work together to try to find the best places to develop geothermal energy and advance the necessary technologies to commercial scale.
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Chevron and Occidental plan to launch separate projects to help secure the commercial future of geothermal development in the US.
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The oilfield service giant has identified the nation's potential geothermal sweet spots after analyzing data from more than 7,000 wells.
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Geothermal energy has the potential to play a significant role in Japan's energy transition.
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The Biden administration seeks to cut the cost of enhanced geothermal systems by 90% by 2035.
