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Harvesting Geothermal Energy from Mine Shafts Two researchers recently proposed in the journal Renewable Energy that mine shafts about to be abandoned could be used to extract alternative thermal energy from the ground, helping meet local towns' power demands even after the coal yield became insufficient to keep the mine open. The internal heat of the Earth...	27 July 2009 10:49 GMT

Modern Methods Enhance Geothermal Productivity International scientists are currently looking for cutting-edge geophysical methods that would allow them to tap into the largest sources of energy – geothermal deposits – safely and efficiently. These are the most important natural resources of the planet, they say, and some of the smallest deposits, whi...	27 February 2009 09:58 GMT

Geothermal Plant in Utah Supplies 10 MW of Clean Energy The new geothermal plant that opened Thursday, November 6th, is the first modular plant of its kind, meaning that its building time only lasted for about 6 months. This is a very short term for such an undertaking, as regular thermal power plants usually take about 5 to 7 years to plan and build. Raser Technologies I...	10 November 2008 10:56 GMT

Google Invests $10 Million in Alternative to Petrol Based Energy The philanthropic arm of Google announced an investment of over $10 million in unconventional geothermal energy. Google's decision to become involved in yet another environmental project comes a month after it invested another $2.75 million in the development of plug-in electric vehicles. This time, the investme...	20 August 2008 04:24 GMT

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