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Technology advances could multiply geothermal output five-fold

Scientists believe that drilling deeper, possibly to 6 kilometers, could triple geothermal energy output compared to traditional methods.
The New Zealand Government is allocating $60 million from the regional infrastructure fund to explore supercritical geothermal technology.
Māori landowners may work with the Crown and industry to explore geothermal potential in the Taupō Volcanic Zone.
Researchers indicate that supercritical geothermal energy could revolutionize electricity production, potentially providing high-energy density, almost CO2-free power.

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Why Does Geothermal's Messaging Sound Like Fossil Fuel & Nuclear's? - CleanTechnica

One of the things I’ve found amusing while researching this series on geothermal is how much the sector’s rhetoric mirrors the natural gas and nuclear industry’s. It’s not the flex they think it is, highlighting clearly that they are the poor cousins trying to compare favorably to the affluent and ... [continued] The post Why Does Geothermal’s Messaging Sound Like Fossil Fuel & Nuclear’s? appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Iwi Join Discussion On Geothermal Potential

The Coalition Government is in the early stages of considering how the abundant but underutilised natural resource could be used to bolster energy security, as well as in applications such as tourism, mineral resources, science and technology, regional ...

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‘A new frontier’: How supercritical geothermal could change NZ energy

How supercritical geothermal technology could “open up a new frontier for more affordable energy ” is being discussed at a Rotorua hui between iwi and...

13 days ago·Auckland, New Zealand

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Shane Jones looks to convince iwi of geothermal potential under Māori-owned land

A hui with 40 iwi groups today is so Māori land owners get an early notice of what the Crown is proposing to do, Jones says.

13 days ago·New Zealand

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Technology advances could multiply geothermal output five-fold

Far below the Earth's surface is an energy source with huge and perpetual potential: geothermal heat. But the forces in its scorching and inhospitable depths must be tamed. Now scientists know what that will take.

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Technology that could multiply geothermal output fivefold

Far below the earth's surface is an energy source with huge and perpetual potential: geothermal heat. But the forces in its scorching and inhospitable depths must be tamed. Now scientists know what that will take.

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