EGS Takes
Geothermal Global
As ancient
as the earth itself, unharnessed geothermal energy most often bubbles to the
surface in geological hot spots long known for geysers and naturally-boiling
mud pots.
Although
such conventional shallow geothermal power has heretofore been harnessed with
varying degrees of success, EGS (Enhanced Geothermal Systems) is capable of
engineering a circulating energy-producing reservoir of hot water and steam as
much as 10,000 feet beneath the surface.
In fact, EGS could eventually be used on a global scale to tap into an
almost endless energy supply from which to generate electricity.
By some
projections, the world's total reliance upon geothermal energy could, within a
decade, climb from its present production low of 1 percent to 25 percent. But like all energy technologies, geothermal
will need to be price competitive to become commercially viable.
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