Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS)

The United States possesses significant geothermal energy resources, but the majority of them are imprisoned inside impenetrable rock formations, out of reach. That is about to change. The US Department of Energy has been funding research and development on a new approach to 24/7 thermal energy known as enhanced geothermalContinue Reading

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Deep Earth Energy Production (DEEP) is a Canadian company that wants to use the hot water located beneath the Deadwood Formation in Saskatchewan to produce geothermal energy. The temperature of the brine sequestered beneath the surface averages 122º C. DEEP says it has completed a preliminary subsurface design that optimizesContinue Reading