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Geothermal

The Pathway to 90% Clean Electricity Is Mostly Clear. The Last 10%, Not So Much

A new paper suggests six different approaches for the difficult final steps necessary to get to a 100% carbon-free grid—and each has its pros and cons.

By Dan Gearino

An array of electricity producing wind turbines are viewed along Interstate 10 on May 11, 2022 near Palm Springs, California. Credit: George Rose/Getty Images
The Super Pink Moon rises as a strong wind blows steam escaping the Leathers Geothermal Facility, a power plant that taps into deep underground heat near the Salton Sea at the southern tip of the San Andreas Fault, on April 26, 2021 near Calipatria, California. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images

Inside Clean Energy: A Geothermal Energy Boom May Be Coming, and Ex-Oil Workers Are Leading the Way

By Dan Gearino

Wind turbines at California's San Gorgonio Pass wind farm. Credit: Lee Celano/AFP/Getty Images

California Ups Its Clean Energy Game: Brown Signs 100% Zero-Carbon Electricity Bill

By Marianne Lavelle

Detroit 'Burbs, an Unlikely Place for Geothermal

By Jeff Kart, Midwest Energy News

U.S. Geothermal Industry Heats Up as It Sees Most Gov't Support in 25 Years

By Amy Westervelt

Anxious Geothermal, Solar Industries Looking to U.S. Interior for a Hand

By Stacy Feldman

Where's Google Putting Its Money?

By Renee Cho

Report: 8 Clean Energy Technologies Can Reach 'Gigaton Scale' in 10 Years

By Stacy Feldman

Solar Array on the Los Angeles Mission College Campus Parking Area

LA Community College System Heads for Energy Independence

By Leslie Berliant

Raser Geothermal Module

Is a Debt-Ridden Motor Company Revolutionizing Geothermal?

By Matthew Phelan

Geothermal Canada

Canada's Vast Geothermal Resources Reveal Evidence of Global Warming

By Stacy Feldman

AltaRock: Enhanced Geothermal Could Supply 20% of U.S. Electricity by 2043

By Matthew Dakotah

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