The potential of geothermal energy for US homes
Key takeaways
- Advancements in geothermal systems and sustained political support provide an opportunity for the industry to scale.
- "We are developing the tools to do geothermal where the people are, not making people go out to where the rocks are hot," said Wayne Bezner Kerr, project program manager.
- If it succeeds, it could serve as a blueprint for scaling geothermal heating across New York and the cold, densely populated Northeast United States.
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Advancements in geothermal systems and sustained political support provide an opportunity for the industry to scale.
https://p.dw.com/p/5DUm4Cornell University is researching a form of geothermal energy that could widen where the technology is used Image: Cornell University Advertisement At Cornell University in upstate New York, researchers are testing how a deep geothermal system can work far from the tectonic boundaries and volcanoes that have long defined where the energy is viable.
By tapping into the planet's internal warmth, the project, known as Earth Source Heat, could supply the 2,300-acre (931-hectare) campus in Ithaca with fossil fuel-free heat to help the university become carbon neutral by 2035.