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Utah Student Looks Into Geothermal Energy Using Supercritical CO2 (Utah State Today)

Blake Thomas

A graduate student from a Utah university is looking into the feasibility of Logan City using geothermal energy as part of a $4,000 DEED (Demonstration of Energy and Efficiency Developments) grant from the American Public Power Association.

Blake Thomas is a master’s student in the Department of Environment and Society at Utah State University. He said he’ll explore whether geothermal energy is feasible in the land surrounding Logan, just north of Salt Lake City, along with economic and transportation costs.

“I’m very excited about this opportunity to explore the feasibility of carbon dioxide-based geothermal energy for Logan,” says Thomas. “If a viable option, it offers substantial advantages over fossil fuels and would make Logan the first community in Utah to use this source of power.

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