US agency says geothermal energy in Nevada's Great Basin could play larger role

US agency says geothermal energy in Nevada's Great Basin could play larger role

(Reuters) -Geothermal energy in the Great Basin of Nevada and adjoining states could produce electricity equivalent to 10% of the current U.S. power supply, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Thursday.

Geothermal energy. Image: IDB During his intervention at the 8th Meeting of Renewables in Latin America, Vice Minister of Energy Jorge Andrés Cristancho addressed key issues such as the repression of environmental licenses and the promotion of new sources such as geothermal. One of the main points of his intervention was the construction of consensus. “We found different visions, so we decided to sit down at the table. The only way to agree is b…

US Agency Says Geothermal Energy in Nevada's Great Basin Could Play Larger role - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events

A geothermal power plant is seen in the distance through geological mudpots atop the San Andreas Fault in Calipatria, California (Reuters) – Geothermal energy in the Great Basin of Nevada and adjoining states could produce electricity equivalent to 10% of the current U.S. power supply, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Thursday. The projected 10% ...

Nevada’s Great Basin geothermal energy could boost US power

USGS has identified that geothermal resources in the Great Basin of Nevada could potentially provide one-tenth of US electricity needs.

Global screening for superhot rock geothermal energy: Geodynamic settings, prospective heat endowment and extraction techniques

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