Geothermal Archives https://www.powermag.com/category/geothermal/ The power industry's trusted source for generation technology, O&M, and legal & regulatory news for coal, gas, nuclear, hydro, wind & solar power plants; power jobs Wed, 01 Oct 2025 04:06:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-p-power-32x32.jpg Geothermal Archives https://www.powermag.com/category/geothermal/ 32 32 POWER Digest [October 2025] https://www.powermag.com/power-digest-october-2025/ https://www.powermag.com/power-digest-october-2025/#respond Wed, 01 Oct 2025 04:06:03 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=242002 Two business conglomerates with interests across Asia announced a partnership to build six geothermal power plants in Indonesia.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/power-digest-october-2025/feed/ 0 Baker Hughes, CTR Have Agreements for 500 MW of Geothermal in California https://www.powermag.com/baker-hughes-ctr-have-agreements-for-500-mw-of-geothermal-in-california/ https://www.powermag.com/baker-hughes-ctr-have-agreements-for-500-mw-of-geothermal-in-california/#respond Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:03:19 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=241189 Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, and Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR) have entered into definitive agreements to collaborate on the development of up to 500 MW of baseload geothermal power at CTR’s Hell’s Kitchen project in Imperial County, California. The staged development, announced September 9, will deliver baseload geothermal energy at scale, providing reliable power […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/baker-hughes-ctr-have-agreements-for-500-mw-of-geothermal-in-california/feed/ 0 Horizontal Drilling Powering Zero-Carbon Baseload with Geothermal https://www.powermag.com/horizontal-drilling-powering-zero-carbon-baseload-with-geothermal/ https://www.powermag.com/horizontal-drilling-powering-zero-carbon-baseload-with-geothermal/#respond Fri, 05 Sep 2025 16:38:52 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=240701 Advances in horizontal drilling, adapted from the oil and gas (O&G) sector, are opening up deep geothermal resources once considered inaccessible. As a result, geothermal is emerging as a viable source of zero-carbon baseload power capable of delivering round-the-clock energy to a grid increasingly reliant on intermittent renewables. In a decarbonizing economy, geothermal is no longer an afterthought. It’s becoming essential infrastructure.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/horizontal-drilling-powering-zero-carbon-baseload-with-geothermal/feed/ 0 Geothermal Breakthrough in South Texas Signals New Era for ERCOT https://www.powermag.com/geothermal-breakthrough-in-south-texas-signals-new-era-for-ercot/ https://www.powermag.com/geothermal-breakthrough-in-south-texas-signals-new-era-for-ercot/#respond Tue, 02 Sep 2025 12:07:15 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=240001 In just 12 months, Sage Geosystems and San Miguel Electric Cooperative built the world’s first pressure geothermal system. It is now poised to deliver long-duration, dispatchable storage for the Electric

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/geothermal-breakthrough-in-south-texas-signals-new-era-for-ercot/feed/ 0 One Big Beautiful Bill Act: What It Means to the Power Industry https://www.powermag.com/one-big-beautiful-bill-act-what-it-means-to-the-power-industry/ https://www.powermag.com/one-big-beautiful-bill-act-what-it-means-to-the-power-industry/#respond Fri, 01 Aug 2025 11:50:54 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=238080 On July 4, 2025, President Trump officially signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) into law. The White House called it “a once-in-a-generation piece of legislation.” The power sector is among

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/one-big-beautiful-bill-act-what-it-means-to-the-power-industry/feed/ 0 Hockey Hall of Famer Champions Geothermal Innovation in NYC https://www.powermag.com/hockey-hall-of-famer-champions-geothermal-innovation-in-nyc/ https://www.powermag.com/hockey-hall-of-famer-champions-geothermal-innovation-in-nyc/#respond Fri, 18 Jul 2025 02:31:07 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=237769 The name Mike Richter is well-known among hockey fans. Richter spent 15 years in the National Hockey League as a goalie for the New York Rangers, including in 1994 when he was a fixture in the net during the team’s Stanley Cup winning season. Richter was also recognized as the most valuable player for the […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/hockey-hall-of-famer-champions-geothermal-innovation-in-nyc/feed/ 0 XGS Energy, Meta Partner for 150-MW Advanced Geothermal Project https://www.powermag.com/xgs-energy-meta-partner-for-150-mw-advanced-geothermal-project/ https://www.powermag.com/xgs-energy-meta-partner-for-150-mw-advanced-geothermal-project/#respond Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:31:18 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=235329 XGS Energy and Meta Platforms announced announced an agreement to support development of 150 MW of next-generation geothermal energy in New Mexico. The groups on June 12 said XGS Energy’s proprietary geothermal technology, which enables geothermal power production with zero operating water use, will be deployed to the state’s PNM electric grid and support Meta’s […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/xgs-energy-meta-partner-for-150-mw-advanced-geothermal-project/feed/ 0 Fervo Energy Sets Record with New Enhanced Geothermal Well https://www.powermag.com/fervo-energy-sets-record-with-new-enhanced-geothermal-well/ https://www.powermag.com/fervo-energy-sets-record-with-new-enhanced-geothermal-well/#respond Tue, 10 Jun 2025 21:43:03 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=235076 Fervo Energy announced the successful drilling and logging of its Sugarloaf appraisal well, an operational achievement that the company said demonstrates the rapid advancement and scalability of enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). The well was drilled to a true vertical depth of 15,765 feet and is projected to reach a bottomhole temperature of 520F after full thermal equilibration.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/fervo-energy-sets-record-with-new-enhanced-geothermal-well/feed/ 0 Modular Geothermal Power: Gradient’s Scalable Solution for Oil and Gas Sites https://www.powermag.com/modular-geothermal-power-gradients-scalable-solution-for-oil-and-gas-sites/ https://www.powermag.com/modular-geothermal-power-gradients-scalable-solution-for-oil-and-gas-sites/#respond Wed, 21 May 2025 00:28:43 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=234287 As the world transitions toward renewable energy sources, geothermal power has emerged as one of the most promising, yet underutilized, options in the clean energy portfolio. Unlike solar and wind, geothermal offers consistent baseload power generation capacity without intermittency challenges, making it an increasingly attractive component in the renewable energy mix. The geothermal sector has […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/modular-geothermal-power-gradients-scalable-solution-for-oil-and-gas-sites/feed/ 0 Geothermal Energy Growing as Renewable Energy Resource https://www.powermag.com/geothermal-energy-growing-as-renewable-energy-resource/ https://www.powermag.com/geothermal-energy-growing-as-renewable-energy-resource/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:33:32 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=232992 Want to learn more about geothermal energy? POWER has published a series of articles related to geothermal power, ranging from the importance of geothermal as a power generation resource, to technologies supporting the development of geothermal.

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