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Comparing and Contrasting EGS with Other Forms of Renewable Energy

Thursday, September 09, 2010

Renewable energy presents clear and widely-touted environmental and security advantages over non-renewable sources. But renewables are not interchangeable. Beyond their base similarities, wind, solar, and geothermal energy each presents a unique scenario of power output, cost, implementation requirements, land use, visual impact, and other factors. 
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Potential Energy: Geothermal Statistics and Overall Energy Use

Monday, August 02, 2010

The Newberry Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) Demonstration is being conducted at a time when public awareness of energy issues has never been higher. The environmental consequences of both harvesting and burning nonrenewable fuels make relying on them a less than ideal long term solution for national and global energy needs. 
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