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Austin, Texas to pilot 5-MW geothermal power project

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Geothermal energy has been an interest of mine since I began as a Council Member and engaged in Austin Energys carbon-free energy generation planning and the reliability of the electric grid. Source: Austin Energy The post Austin, Texas to pilot 5-MW geothermal power project first appeared on ThinkGeoEnergy - Geothermal Energy News.

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US DOE publishes report on Commercial Liftoff of geothermal heating and cooling

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Department of Energy (DOE) has published a new report that highlights pathways for the expansion of geothermal heating and cooling. The full report, “Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Geothermal Heating and Cooling,” can be accessed via this link. Click here to register for the webinar.

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Interview – How Gradient Geothermal taps into the geothermal potential of oilfields

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Colorado-based Gradient Geothermal is overcoming these barriers with a novel yet reasonably practical approach – producing geothermal power from produced fluids of existing wells in oil and gas fields. “In either case, we generate power, but we can really flexibly meet the goals of our clients,” said Burke.

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Gradient to generate geothermal power in North Dakota oil and gas facility

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Colorado-based Gradient Geothermal (Gradient) has announced that it will provide geothermal power generation and fluid cooling services to Chord Energy , an independent North American oil and gas exploration and production entity.

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Storing energy underground : Reservoir thermal energy storage shows promise

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Geothermal power is a low-carbon source of energy with no intermittent problems. However, the costs associated with drilling wells in deep and hard-rock formations, where temperatures are hot enough for electricity production, makes it difficult to compete with other technologies aimed at power generation. Porlles et al.,

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The COP28 pledge to triple up by 2030 and implications for geothermal

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Beyond the 16 GW of installed geothermal power capacity as of the end of 2022, there is currently also about 173 GW of installed geothermal heating capacity according to a recent “Facts for Future” webinar episode by the International Geothermal Association (IGA).

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News roundup – State funding spurs multiple geothermal projects in Colorado

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Benjamin Burke, Chief Executive Officer, Gradient Geothermal. “We Pierce can be a world-class ‘geothermal garden’ where both heat and electricity from geothermal power benefit the entire town and provide jobs for a workforce familiar with oil and gas.”