Latest Geothermal gradient Stories
With energy costs continuing to soar and geothermal energy gaining in popularity, the question is raised: isn't it about time Mom received the gift of a drill? O'Fallon, MO (PRWEB) May 06, 2013 Sunday, May 12 is Mother's Day, a time where we give thanks to the person who nurtured us, giving us a happy home, and a healthy heart. Mother's Day falls on the cusp of spring: warmer temperatures and summer soon to follow. With energy costs continuing to soar, families look at...
Underground mining is a sweaty job, and not just because of the hard work it takes to haul ore: Mining tunnels fill with heat naturally emitted from the surrounding rock. A group of researchers from McGill University in Canada has taken a systematic look at how such heat might be put to use once mines are closed. They calculate that each kilometer of a typical deep underground mine could produce 150 kW of heat, enough to warm 5 to 10 Canadian households during off-peak times. A number of...
RENO, Nev., Dec. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MUSTANG GEOTHERMAL CORP. (OTCBB: URXE) ("Mustang" or the "Company") announces that it plans to start a new exploration program consisting of 200 shallow temperature gradient drill holes on the Company's geothermal concessions in Peru. The shallow gradient drill program is a follow-up to the water chemistry sampling program that yielded promising results; indicating potentially viable geothermal reservoirs (see news release dated...
RENO, Nev., Dec. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MUSTANG GEOTHERMAL CORP. (OTCBB: URXE) ("Mustang" or the "Company") reports on the results of a water-sampling program on the Company's geothermal concessions in Peru. The water chemistry yielded promising results indicating potentially viable geothermal reservoirs and suggest that additional exploration work continue. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110408/LA79811LOGO) The water chemistry data provides important...
Yellowstone National Park sits on top of a vast, ancient, and still active volcano. Heat pours off its underground magma chamber, and is the fuel for Yellowstone’s famous features -- more than 10,000 hot springs, mud pots, terraces and geysers, including Old Faithful. But expected development by energy companies right outside Yellowstone’s borders have some fearing that Old Faithful could be cheated out of its energy. "If that geothermal development outside of the park begins, we...
New research from SMU’s Geothermal Laboratory, funded by a grant from Google.org, documents significant geothermal resources across the United States capable of producing more than three million megawatts of green power – 10 times the installed capacity of coal power plants today. Sophisticated mapping produced from the research, viewable via Google Earth at www.google.org/egs, demonstrates that vast reserves of this green, renewable source of power generated from the Earth’s heat...
GeoTek has recruited geothermal industry leaders to guide Gravity Head development Midland, Texas (PRWEB) September 22, 2011 GeoTek Energy, LLC (http://www.geotekenergy.com), a geothermal technology company focused on implementation of the Gravity Head Energy System, announced today the addition of Louis Capuano and Hezy Ram to its management team. Lou Capuano Jr. will serve as a member of the GeoTek Board of Managers. Lou is the Founder and Chairman of ThermaSource, Inc., a worldwide...
The Peppermill is able to harness geothermal energy, which now heats 100% of the Resort’s domestic water and mechanical heat throughout the 2.1 Million square foot facility 24/7, effectively replacing the natural gas boilers that currently heat the facility. HD video of the system is available. Reno, NV (PRWEB) September 03, 2011 Being part of the unique high desert canvas of Reno-Tahoe has inspired the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino to adopt sweeping green initiatives to...
When a team of scientists drilling near an Icelandic volcano hit magma in 2009, they had to abandon their planned experiments on geothermal energy. But the mishap could point the way to an alternative source of geothermal power."Because we drilled into magma, this borehole could now be a really high-quality geothermal well," said Peter Schiffmann, professor of geology at UC Davis and a member of the research team along with fellow UC Davis geology professor Robert Zierenberg and UC...
Geologists in Iceland discovered a big surprise while drilling an exploratory geothermal well in 2009 in the Krafla volcano:Â the presence of underground lava, known as magma, flowing into the well at a depth of 6,900 feet (2.1 kilometers)."To the best of our knowledge, only one previous instance has been documented of magma flowing into a geothermal well while drilling," said Wilfred Elders, a geologist at the University of California, Riverside, who led the research team.Elders...
