New geothermal technology could produce 10 times the electricity using CO2 from fossil fuel plants

The idea starts with the liquid carbon dioxide which is increasingly envisioned as a solution to global climate change. The CO2 is captured at the source from fossil fuel burning electrical generation facilities. For efficient storage, the CO2 is compressed into a liquid, which can be pumped deep into the earth, to be trapped in the same porous rock beds which once provided oily reservoirs. But instead of just storing the CO2 underground, the COS would feed what is described as a "cross between a typical geothermal power plant and the Large Hadron Collider." Liquid CO2 would be pumped into horizontal wells set up in concentric rings deep in the earth. Carbon dioxide flows through the porous rock bed deep in the earth more quickly than water, collecting as much heat more easily. More importantly, the CO2 expands more than water when heated, so the pressure differential between the CO2 pumped into the ground and the heated CO2 is much greater than the pressure differential of the water making the same loop. The amount of energy that can be generated depends on this pressure differential -- and is therefore substantially greater in CPG than in traditional geothermal plants. The CO2 expands so much that the pressure alone can carry the heated CO2 back to the surface, an effect referred to as a "thermo-siphon". The thermo-siphon makes the use of pumps for recovering the hot CO2 unnecessary, reducing the energy costs required to generate the geothermal electricity for a higher overall efficiency.

Global Clean Energy, Inc. Updates Finger Lakes, New York Waste to Fuels Development

Global Clean Energy, Inc. is a waste-to-energy conversion solutions company, focusing on using available and developing technologies to convert waste into commercially viable energy, a process the company refers to as Reforming Environmental Salvage into Clean Usable Energy (R.E.S.C.U.E.).

Kerite Offers Superior Wet Performance Cable to the Utility Industry

Design allows for full immersion of the cable core in water

Onshore wind in South Africa valued at €1.4billion as Siemens, Eskom, G7 and Standard Bank reveal th

Four experts in South African wind revealed their views of the market and what strategy they are adopting in its approach. With booming global interest as Chinese and European firms successfully move into the space and as much as 2000MW of approved capacity to date, the emerging market is onshore w

Pear Energy Adds Solar Power to Portfolio

Pear Energy, clean energy provider for homes and businesses nationwide, is now offering solar power as part of its renewable energy purchase program. The company recently signed a deal to source solar energy via renewable energy credits (RECs) from 14 MW of solar projects developed through GRU.

Converting Diverter Dampers from Stone Wool to Superwool Plus Yields Labor and Fixture Savings

When Esscano Power A/S wanted to improve its diverter damper insulation from mineral wool (rock wool) material, the company examined all the available alternatives, ultimately locating numerous online references to high temperature insulation wool from Morgan Advanced Materials.

Marshall Wind Energy Begins Construction of 74 MW Project in Northeast Kansas

Marshall Wind Energy LLC, has commenced construction of its 74 MW wind farm in Marshall County, Kansas. The project has an executed 20 MW PPA with the Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission, an interconnection agreement with Westar and SPP, and a contract with Mortenson Construction to build the project.

Ecotech Institute Reveals Top Green Jobs for 2014

Ecotech's Jobs Expert Sue Pawlak to Host Webinar on December 19, Sharing Renewable Energy Jobs Outlook for the Coming Year

Siemens awarded largest onshore wind power order to date

Siemens to supply 448 wind turbines with a total capacity of 1,050 megawatts and provide service for several years ----- The customer, MidAmerican Energy, will equip five wind power projects in the U.S. state of Iowa with Siemens wind turbines ----- Clean energy for nearly 320,000 American households

STA wins 2014 focus on unlocking mid-scale solar

1 million roofs campaign to boost domestic markets STA drives best practice on solar farms

UK OFFSHORE WIND BUILD-OUT NOT CERTAIN DESPITE PRICE INCREASE

The UK Government this month announced a modest increase in contract-for-difference prices for offshore wind to encourage an ambitious build programme through to 2020. However, new analysis by Bloomberg New Energy Finance shows that a range of financing risks may still hold back plans.

SolarCity Launches Give Power Foundation™ to Provide Solar-Powered Lighting to Schools Without Electricity

By giving light to one new school for each megawatt of solar power it deploys, Give Power Foundation will make clean energy accessible to schools around the world

geoAMPS' clients process payments exceeding $1.1 billion

Payments processed using geoAMPS software

USAID Announces Winners of $13 Million Clean Tech Award for "Powering Agriculture"

The awards will support innovative projects aimed at integrating clean energy technology into the agriculture sectors of developing countries.

Ontario far-offshore wind company Trillium Power files Amended Statement of Claim for $500 Million after Appeal Court win

Claim states Ontario Government avoided discussion with International Consortium to create 15,000 jobs

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