Geothermal is in many ways the best option when it comes to generating clean, carbon-free energy.
The problem comes in the details.
Geothermal developers are essentially prospecting for pockets of heat. They aren’t that much different than oil wildcatters or explorers for natural gas. Geothermal developers, in fact, employ similar drilling techniques and software. Pockets of heat, however, are far harder to find than reservoirs of liquids with today’s technology.
