Geothermal power used to be limited to volcanic areas. But advances in exploration and drilling technology mean huge new areas can be tapped.
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The Earth’s own heat can be brought up from underground and used as a source of energy that emits almost no greenhouse gases and can operate 24/7 almost anywhere on the planet.
Creating energy corridors is in the national interest, and the Canadian government should prioritize funding clean energy supply solutions.
The promised ‘white gold rush’ would extract lithium alongside geothermal power production. The mineral is used in EV batteries, but even this less-polluting mining raises local health concerns.
Groundwater is the largest source of unfrozen freshwater on the planet. Even though it’s underground, climate change is heating this reservoir up.
The relationship between neighbours Australia and Indonesia has gone through major swings. Could the green transition offer a win-win?
Starting at the surface, you would have to dig nearly 2,000 miles before reaching the Earth’s core. No one could survive that trip – and the 10,000-degree F heat once there would vaporize you anyway.
Island states are often dependent on expensive imported fossil fuels for their power. Ocean thermal energy conversion plants could provide constant power – if technical issues can be overcome.
Lithium is essential for batteries that power electric vehicles and store energy from solar and wind farms. A new U.S. source could provide 10 times more lithium than the country uses today.
South Africa is seismically stable and should consider mining geothermal plants to solve its energy crisis.
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Associate Research Scientist, Nelson Mandela University
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Lecturer in Hydrogeology, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor - Northern Water Futures, Charles Darwin University
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Freigeist Fellow, Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (IPF), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
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Associate Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee
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Research Professor of Geology, University of California, Riverside
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