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Northwest Researchers Work To Boost Geothermal Power (KUOW News and Information)

Companies and Institutions in Washington, Oregon and Northern California further the cause 

There’s been a lot of hype around geothermal power, which uses heat from the below the earth’s surface to provide a steady, renewable source of energy. But the sector has been slow to take off, even though the U.S. is the world's top producer of geothermal energy.

With help from federal grants, several Northwest researchers are hoping to push the technology forward.

Geothermal power fills in a lot of gaps left by other renewable energy sources. It doesn’t depend on the weather, like wind and solar power. It can provide a steady stream of energy, ready when you flick the light switch.

But many proposed geothermal projects in the Northwest, and across the country, have yet to really take off.

Updates from research projects in the U.S. Northwest will be presented at the GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Expo, September 28-October 1 at the Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon, USA.

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