Geothermal Technologies News
Explore our archive of geothermal news stories.
Oct. 15, 2024
Case studies detail geothermal heat pump installations in climate zones across the United States with varying system types, sizes, and end uses.
Aug. 29, 2024
After winning a collegiate competition, the next step for most teams is to celebrate.
June 10, 2024
The University of Oklahoma won the 2023 Technical Track with their design for sustainable greenhouse heating and cooling using geothermal energy.
April 30, 2024
NREL was recently selected as one of 16 teams to research enhanced production of geologic hydrogen by the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy program.
Feb. 29, 2024
The REopt team at NREL has significantly enhanced the publicly available REopt web tool and its underlying open-source code, providing more powerful capabilities.
Feb. 15, 2024
The winners of the U.S. Department of Energy 2023 Geothermal Collegiate Competition rose to the top by innovating to meet community energy needs through clean, renewable geothermal heating and cooling.
Jan. 26, 2024
A new analysis from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and NREL found that installing geothermal heat pumps in around 70% of U.S. buildings could save as much as 593 terawatt-hours of electricity generation annually.