USA, California: Geothermal has Unique Traits to Help Ease Transition to Renewable Energy - GRC Member

Transitioning to renewable energy (Stanford University)

Jack Norbeck

“It’s essential that the world makes the transition very quickly to renewable energy. We know that there are a lot of systemic issues involved. Geothermal has unique traits that can help to ease that process,” said Jack Norbeck, Energy Resources Engineering PhD ‘16, also a GRC Member.

Norbeck is working on bringing geothermal energy to the world in his role as co-founder of Fervo Energy. Geothermal is a zero-carbon emission, renewable energy source. However, it isn’t used as commonly as solar or wind in many places because “current technology is limited to niche geological locations,” he said. “The technology we’re working on at Fervo Energy would allow us to further explore and utilize these sources.”

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From the Global Geothermal News archives:

• Wednesday, September 26, 2018 - USA, California: Fervo Energy Believes it Can Improve Performance of Enhanced Geothermal Systems by Isolating Multiple Zones Inside a Well
• Wednesday, September 5, 2018 - USA: Funding for 4 Projects for Researching Reliable Zonal Isolation Tools and Technologies for for Enhanced Geothermal Systems
• Wednesday, May 9, 2018 - USA, California: Geothermal Scientists Get Berkeley Lab Support for EGS Startup