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Groundswell of Support Heats Geothermal Innovation
There’s new interest in one of the world’s oldest resources, as governments and investors worldwide look for advanced ways to tap geothermal energy.
Geothermal wells have been producing energy for more than a century, and have been an important part of many countries’ power portfolios for the past several decades. Despite its long history, geothermal has never been among the world’s top electricity sources. That could be changing. The global push toward decarbonization is bringing new investors into the sector, including some oil and gas majors who are betting that geothermal can be a scalable source of clean energy.
Shanelle Loren: It is time to unleash the potential of geothermal energy
FORGE plant in Milford is leading the way in developing geothermal energy in Utah.
By Shanelle Loren | Special to The Tribune
| April 16, 2021, 4:31 p.m.
A groundbreaking renewable energy project is taking place near the small town of Milford, Utah, that could change the energy landscape of America forever.
With funding from the Department of Energy, researchers at Utah’s Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) are using state-of-the-art technology to tap into underground heat, known as geothermal energy, to generate electricity. If the technology works, it can be scaled up to provide affordable, reliable, carbon-free energy to millions of homes nationwide.
Vermont officials want more info on border surveillance plan
WILSON RING, Associated Press
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DERBY LINE, Vt. (AP) Vermont’s lone U.S. congressman and the state attorney general said Monday they wanted to know more about plans by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to build a number of high-powered surveillance towers along the state’s border with the Canadian province of Quebec.
U.S. Rep. Peter Welch and Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan, both Democrats, met Monday with officials in the border community of Derby Line where one of the towers is proposed to be built.
They were joined by a number of local residents and officials who said they were unaware of the project until they heard about local news reports on the proposal.
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) â Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan said he worries about the privacy implications of a series of surveillance towers federal officials are hoping to build along the stateâs border with Quebec.
Donovan said he recognized the need by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to monitor the border for illegal activities.
âMy expectation is that the CBP, in service to the public, will balance its needs for public safety with the privacy interest of those it is sworn to protect,â Donovan said in a statement issued Tuesday. âCBP has failed to make a compelling case that the scale and scope of the proposed surveillance is ultimately necessary, and it has failed to adequately take into account Vermontersâ privacy concerns.