Thursday, September 19, 2013

Technology:

Enhanced Geothermal Systems Powering Up (energydigital)

New era of sustainable energy as enhanced geothermal system power plants come online in Australia, Europe, and United States


Out in the burnt orange tinged dirt, under a fierce sun, next to a dry river bed, Geoff Ward wears a wide-brimmed hat to protect his bald pate from the extreme conditions in Australia’s Channel County – a harsh, arid area once known for cattle grazing. Behind him are a couple flat roof structures with a series of pipes threading in and out of them.

Here, in nearly the geographic center of a continent, but really in the middle of nowhere, Ward and his team at Geodynamics embraced the dust and sweat to find an untapped fuel source that just may change the way countries around the globe think about energy sustainability.

There will be 16 presentations on EGS as part of the GRC Annual Meeting Technical Sessions being held September 29 - October 2 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

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