Geothermal

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Enough Room for All in the Geothermal Sandbox

The 2022 Geothermal Rising Conference highlighted advances made in the industry, including legislative initiatives.

November 4, 2022

A look at the most recent Geothermal Rising Conference in Nevada and how the different sectors came together to represent the industry as a whole unit.

DOE Announces Up to $44 Million to Advance Enhanced Geothermal Systems

August 18, 2022

Funding will support research to significantly scale up U.S. geothermal deployment, and deliver clean energy to meet national climate goals.

Two Major Trade Groups Sign MOU to Strengthen Geothermal Industry

August 12, 2022

The Plastics Pipe Institute and International Ground Source Heat Pump Association formalize industry beneficial initiatives.

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New York’s Thermal Energy Networks Law

It allows energy utilities to distribute and sell thermal energy contained in hydronic ambient temperature pipelines running through cities.

August 5, 2022

Jay Egg

This TEN legislation took about seven years from concept to passage.

IAPMO Advances Development of 2024 Solar, Hydronics and Geothermal Code and Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code During Technical Committee Meetings

July 15, 2022

During the June 20-21 meetings held at IAPMO’s World Headquarters West in Ontario, California, the committees acted on 228 proposed amendments to the 2021 editions of these Uniform Codes.

SHARC Energy and HTS Ontario to Supply Ottawa with Two PIRANHA T15 Wastewater Energy Transfer Systems

June 16, 2022

Expected to ship in the fourth quarter of 2022, the units will help a new housing complex recover thermal energy from wastewater.

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How to Construct a U.S. Geothermal Energy Network

We built 1.5 million miles of gas lines over 20 years in the 1950s and 1960s. Can we do the same with geothermal energy networks?

June 3, 2022

Jay Egg

As we undertook an enormous infrastructure project after World War II to build gas pipelines, our future includes constructing local thermal energy networks — much more practical than country-wide pipelines.