A new assessment from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) indicates that geothermal energy resources in the Great Basin region — spanning Nevada and parts of California, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. Rig operators connect drills that will plunge underground to ...

The potential solution for abundant and clean energy could be right under our feet—or more specifically, beneath the Earth’s surface. Geothermal power has long been the forgotten sibling among ...

HOUSTON, Texas--New laboratory data confirm the potential for geothermal’s holy grail: tapping into the superhot, superdeep rock miles below our feet, which could create a clean, renewable energy ...

Ormat Technologies is well-positioned as the leading U.S. geothermal developer, benefiting from favorable legislation and rising demand for base-load clean energy. Geothermal's unique ability to ...

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has recently leased out more than 5,000 acres of public land for geothermal energy in Malheur County. Leasing of the land is the first step in developing geothermal ...

Geothermal isn’t tapped out it has been hard to see. On a scrubby stretch of western Nevada desert, there are no steaming ...

Fervo Energy announced the successful drilling and logging of its Sugarloaf appraisal well in southwest Utah, an operational achievement that the company said demonstrates the rapid advancement and ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mazama Energy, Inc. announced the start of work on a new demonstration project at the Newberry Geothermal site to test the feasibility of creating a “Super-Hot Rock” enhanced ...

A joint project which saw two boreholes drilled in northern Singapore has revealed subsurface temperatures reaching up to 122°C at a depth of 1.76 km in Sembawang, significantly higher than earlier ...