Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Global:

U.S. Geothermal Lags Behind While Kenya Sprints Ahead (CleanTechnica)

According to a new report from the U.S. Geothermal Energy Association, Kenya is set to stake out turf as the global geothermal leader with about 1,000 megawatts currently under development, more than one-fourth of which is already under construction. Meanwhile, despite its vast geothermal resources the U.S. is still cheering from the sidelines and doesn’t even rate a mention in the report’s top five.

It’s not all bad news for the home team, though. The U.S. geothermal industry, which has benefited significantly from government-supported R&D, is still growing thanks to global demand for US technology overseas. Wait for it…we built this!

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