An earthquake has struck Northern California on Saturday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The 3.4 magnitude quake transpired at 10:40 a.m. near The ...

Armed with plasma pulse drills, robot worms, and giant radiators, these startups aim to make geothermal possible pretty much ...

As Dominica continues to reclaim its reputation as a pristine paradise after Hurricane Maria, the country is making waves not ...

"We hope to totally eliminate the need for diesel generation for electricity in Dominica by 2030," Dominica's energy minister Dr Vince Henderson tells the BBC. The government also says that the ...

thus reducing fluid pressure within the geothermal reservoir. Through subsurface imaging and lab experiments, Stanford scientists have shown how pressure buildup from water and vapor in the reservoir ...

Credit: Stevedunleavy.com via Getty Images A minor earthquake has hit Yellowstone National Park, shaking the hottest and oldest geothermal area in the region. The magnitude 3.9 tremor hit near ...

During previous geothermal exploration in 2012 and 2014, hundreds of small earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or less were registered at Newberry Crater. Seismologists are able to differentiate volcanic ...

"The project is not expected to result in changes to Newberry's status or volcano hazard," USGS said in Wednesday's update on earthquake monitoring activity at the geothermal site, where Mazama ...

But next-gen geothermal is not without risk. There are concerns, for example, that this tech can induce seismicity. In the past decade, earthquakes shut down two EGS projects in South Korea and ...

Despite its climate benefits, some environmentalists oppose enhanced geothermal because of its reliance on fracking, which has the potential to contaminate drinking water and trigger earthquakes ...