Google Taps Hot Rocks to Cool Climate

SEI Director, Tim Lieuwen, is quoted about geothermal energy's role in a less carbon intensive energy future.

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672354

Publication

Scientific American

Dateline

Tue, 12/05/2023 - 12:00

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go-bbiss-inthenews

Tim Lieuwen

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$Graphic depiction of a geothermal power plant. Water is pumped down a deep borehole into hot rock that has been fractured, like fracking. The water gains heat and is forced up to the surface through a second borehole. The hot water is used to generate electricity, and then pumped back down for another cycle.$

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Research

Georgia Institute of Technology