Category Archives: Geothermal Energy

DOE Leverages Fossil Energy Expertise to Develop And Explore Geothermal Energy Resources

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Laura B.

Focusing on reducing the upfront costs of geothermal development as well as improve its effectiveness, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced plans to leverage oil and gas expertise to test the reliability and efficiency of geothermal power generation … Continue reading →

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Illinois Sustainable Technology Center Request for Proposals for FY 2012

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Laura B.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC), a division of the Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, promotes sustainability through resource conservation, pollution prevention, and research efforts. The Center’s current research activities are … Continue reading →

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New Category of Geothermal Heat Pumps Can Now Earn the Energy Star

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Laura B.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing new requirements for residential geothermal heat pumps (GHPs), enabling water-to-water geothermal heat pumps to earn the Energy Star label for the first time. EPA’s stringent specifications for this new category of geothermal heat … Continue reading →

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Video: Geothermal Power

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Laura B.

In this video segment from Vegas PBS, visit a construction site where a geothermal heat pump system is being installed to provide a new building with an energy-efficient way to meet its heating and cooling needs. Geothermal energy systems like … Continue reading →

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Department of Energy Awards $338 Million to Accelerate Domestic Geothermal Energy

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the press release. U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced up to $338 million in Recovery Act funding for the exploration and development of new geothermal fields and research into advanced geothermal technologies.  These grants will support … Continue reading →

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Universities Look for Heat Underground

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Green, Inc. In an effort to cut their carbon footprints, a handful of universities around the country are turning to ground-source heat exchangers and geothermal heating — sometimes with the help of federal financing. Ball … Continue reading →

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Garden Hills celebrates completed geothermal system

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette. Garden Hills Elementary School has brighter hallways and cooler classrooms this fall, and the distinction of being the Champaign school district’s “first green school.” On Tuesday, the school celebrated the completion of … Continue reading →

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Ball State University plans country's largest geothermal system

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the press release. Construction of the country’s largest geothermal heating and cooling system is set to begin at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 9. U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) will ceremonially control the drilling machine that will drive the … Continue reading →

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Tapping the Earth for home heating and cooling

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story at News.com. Sue Butler decided it was time to cut the cord on fossil fuels. So when her aging gas furnace needed replacing, she turned to the Earth for a solution. She installed a geothermal system–also … Continue reading →

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Google.org Awards $10.7 Million to Advance Geothermal Energy Technology

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Philanthropy News Digest. Google.org, the philanthropic arm of the Internet search giant, has announced $10.7 million in grants to three organizations working to advance Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) energy technology. While the traditional geothermal approach … Continue reading →

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