Petroleum drilling technology is now making carbon-free power

Photo caption: Tim Latimer, CEO of Fervo Energy, at one of the company’s enhanced geothermal drill rigs in Beaver County, Utah. Photo credit: David Condos / KUER. Article by David Condos. NPR – October 15, 2024.

There’s a valley in rural southwest Utah that’s become a hub for renewable energy. Dozens of tall white wind turbines whoosh up in the sky. A sea of solar panels glistens in the distance. But the new kid on the block is mostly hidden underground. From the surface, Fervo Energy’s Cape Station looks more or less like an oil derrick, with a thin metal tower […]

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