Topic: Geothermal Power Generation

Top 5 nations that use renewable energy

Here are the top users of renewables, not counting biofuels or hydroelectricity.  Numbers indicate country percentage of total global renewable usage.

Green living: tapping geothermal energy for a home HVAC system

Green living in Oklahoma: This family taps geothermal energy straight from the earth for it's HVAC system.

Why choose a geothermal heating system?

How underground 'hot rocks' could power America’s future

With enough investment, geothermal power could satisfy 10 percent of the US energy diet, energy experts say.

Senate passes tax breaks on renewable energy

The Senate Tuesday voted to extend $17 billion in tax credits for wind, solar, biomass, hydroelectric, and geothermal power, easing fears that the fledgling alternative energy industry would find itself unable to compete with fossil fuels.

Google invests $10.25 million in geothermal technology

The money comes from Google's RE<C initiative, which seeks to develop renewable energy sources that are cheaper than electricity produced from coal.

Ethical investing: Are US alternative-energy companies a good buy?

About a third of these firms are in the US, but some overseas prospects are too good to pass up, according to fund manager Carey Callaghan.

Where would America's renewable energy come from?

The US had the potential to generate all of its electricity from renewable resources from within its borders. But where, exactly, will it come from?