Geothermal energy
The Houston-based energy company's first generating unit has begun producing electricity as it works toward a buildout that could eventually power nearly 1 million US homes.
With funding opportunities improving, developers and researchers are focused on shortening project learning cycles and reducing uncertainty to attract more capital and speed deployment.
The US Department of Energy has awarded more than $99 million to 21 projects that will advance geothermal development through field-scale testing of next-generation technologies and exploration drilling programs across the US.
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Two US test sites have fractured hot, dry rock with plans to create a network of fractures for water heating. They will soon find out if the fractures worked as expected. -
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?
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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.
