Geothermal energy today plays only a minor role in the U.S. electricity mix. Most of the country lacks natural features like hot springs and geysers, where Earth’s simmering heat is relatively easy to ...

This story is part of the Hotspots series exploring Colorado's geothermal energy industry by CPR's Climate Solutions Team. Explore the series here. On a frigid afternoon last December, Jim and Hilary ...

Enhanced Geothermal Systems harness the Earth's internal heat to generate clean, reliable electricity. Unlike wind and solar, EGS provides baseload power, operating continuously regardless of weather ...

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 ...

Nothing on the surface of this scrubby expanse of western Nevada desert, overlooked by towering, craggy mountains, gives even a hint of what lies beneath. But a few thousand feet underground is a ...

As electricity demand from data centers soars, Meta and Google are looking at a novel solution: harnessing clean heat far below Earth’s surface. By Brad Plumer Big tech companies across the United ...

Geothermal energy is a type of renewable energy that uses accessible thermal energy deep underground, extracting the heat from geothermal reservoirs in the Earth’s crust. Since the heat from the Earth ...