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Geothermal: Coming of age in Nevada

Geothermal plant, Brady, Nevada. Photo copyright 2006 ORMAT

Around the world, geothermal plants provide energy to about 60 million people, but only about 4 million of them live in the United States. And most of those live in the West.

February 13th, 2010 | Filed under Geothermal | Read More »

Building features geothermal wells, ice storage plant

SAP Americas, Newtown Square, Pa.

Going green at SAP headquarters creates ‘triple ripple effect’

February 11th, 2010 | Filed under Geothermal,Sustainable Building | Read More »

A Case Study: Ground-Source Heat Pumps

FredWallls

Fred Walls of Lafayette, Colorado, a physicist and Fellow of the American Physical Society and IEEE, documented his energy savings with a ground-based heat pump (BGHP) during the first year in their new house.

February 11th, 2010 | Filed under Geothermal,Renewable Energy | Read More »