News & Articles on Geothermal Energy

Geothermal is the ugly duckling of renewable energy and is often overlooked in preference to wind and solar. However, comprehensive renewable energy policy should include provisions for geothermal energy. In some regions, especially around the Ring of Fire, geothermal is a major source of renewably-generated electricity. Today, geothermal power plants supply 4% of California’s electricity consumption. It can do much more.

Germany to Substantially Increase Geothermal Feed-in Tariffs

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Paul Gipe

Expects to Boost Distributed Generation May Raise Geothermal Tariffs €0.10 ($0.14) per Kilowatt-hour

Geothermal Feed-in Tariffs Worldwide

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Paul Gipe

Countries worldwide are increasingly turning to feed-in tariffs as a mechanism to develop geothermal energy. In the wake of the …

Distributed Geothermal in California Can Add 7% of Supply

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Paul Gipe

What Feed-in Tariff Prices Are Necessary?

Geysers Loosing Steam: a Finite Resource After All?

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Paul Gipe

Note: This article was written for Independent Energy Magazine. The date indicated was January 3, 1980. I can’t remember when …