Utilities putting new energy into geothermal sources

  David Calvert / Ormat Technologies Inc. Laying the groundwork: Ormat Technologies’ geothermal power plant in Reno, Nev., is a leader in using the renewable energy source.   Geothermal sources draw power firms in quest for renewables. By Marla Dickerson Los Angeles read more

Electratherm in Carson City

The U.S. Department of Energy reports that the available seven quadrillion Btu of waste heat sources exceeds the current production of all other U.S. renewable power sources combined. This includes hydroelectric, wood, biofuels, geothermal, wind, and solar photovoltaic. With a subsidy-free read more

7 Signs the New Energy Economy Is Here

 From Texas to Delaware, Hopeful Signs   A “new energy economy” is emerging in the United States. Now. That’s the way Lester R. Brown, founder of the Earth Policy Institute and one of the most influential voices on buidling a sustainable economy, sees it. Here’s a look read more

Credit crunch impacts geothermal industry

Executives of companies that generate electricity from earth’s hot water resources often say that power in the ground is like money in the bank. But tapping the credit and equity markets these days is proving just as difficult as drilling into geothermal resources. Geothermal companies that read more

Gibbons asks ‘one-stop’ energy shop

Gov. Jim Gibbons urged representatives of the Nevda Rural Electric Association to work together to move electricity around Nevada. The governor spoke during the NREA conference at the Pahrump Nugget Thursday. Gibbons said Nevada has a lot of resources for renewable energy like wind, solar, read more

Geothermal backers say it’s their time to shine

‘Great to see growth … It was dead for a long time,” one scientist says   Tues., Oct. 7, 2008 Associated Press release   RENO, Nev. - An unusual combination of economic and environmental forces have created a “perfect storm” that could help geothermal shed its read more

One Bright Spot in the Energy Game

More than a thousand engineers, accountants, lawyers and businessmen were in town this week for the Geothermal Resource Council’s annual meeting at the Peppermill in south Reno. With the economy in shambles, the price of energy has been spiraling ever higher making Geothermal one of the few read more