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- Heat from extinct volcano could be piped into Dutch homes Fri, 28 Jul 23, 11:00pmProject in Friesland aims to draw on residual warmth from Zuidwal volcano for sustainable energy
- Network of geothermal power stations ‘could help level up UK’ Fri, 2 Jun 23, 4:00pmMany of Britain’s poorest towns are in areas with greatest potential for renewable energy, says report
- High costs and uncertainties cast a chill over Britain’s heat pump market Sun, 16 Apr 23, 2:00amWhat can be done to boost sales of the green alternative to gas boilers?
- New technology could bring geothermal energy back Fri, 14 Apr 23, 2:30amGeothermal energy, or using a ground-source heat pump to pull energy from a circulating fluid in coiled pipes under the ground, was all the rage in the early 2000s alongside solar and wind energy...
- If wishes were horses, we’d all get ponies for Christmas: Geothermal Edition Thu, 2 Feb 23, 5:00am"[I]f the Texas drilling industry drilled as many geothermal wells as it currently does oil and gas... the state could run itself off geothermal power by 2027."
- Hot moves: how a Glasgow venue harvests heat from dancers Mon, 10 Oct 22, 9:36pmThe Bodyheat system at warehouse venue SWG3 captures heat from the audience and funnels it 200 metres below ground to a layer of bedrock that acts like a thermal battery
- Electricity bills to soar by hundreds of dollars a year as energy market turmoil bites Thu, 26 May 22, 10:25amA new pricing guide from the national energy regulator has been released, allowing retailers to pass on the cost of surging wholesale power prices to consumers.
- US Politicians Pin Green Hopes on a Geothermal Energy Breakthrough Thu, 20 Jan 22, 9:00amGeothermal energy in most places is an expensive dead end. But like the masked baddie in a low budget horror flick, it won't stay in its grave, it keeps returning to the political agenda.
- “Hot Rocks 2”? Melbourne Uni Professor Urges More Geothermal Energy Tue, 7 Dec 21, 9:00amIn 2009, Tim Flannery's Geodynamics won a $90 million government grant. By 2016 it was all over. But six years is a long time in the world of geothermal energy hype.
- Did the Glasgow climate summit fail? Mon, 15 Nov 21, 4:00amAfter walkouts, tears and last-minute deals, the UN climate summit in Glasgow is over, and all 197 countries have signed up to the final agreement. So what's in it? Today on The Signal, we're bringing you the successes and...
- Has Glasgow solved climate change yet? Mon, 8 Nov 21, 4:00amA week ago we were wondering what the UN climate summit in Glasgow, COP26, might deliver for humanity. We'd been told many times that the world is not on track to limit warming to less than 2 degrees, and that Glasgow was...
- Is Australia's climate record smoke and mirrors? Wed, 3 Nov 21, 4:00amThere's a lot of pressure on the leaders of wealthy countries gathering in Glasgow at the moment to be more ambitious on cutting emissions. When the focus turns to Australia, the prime minister Scott Morrison has a standard...
- ]Is Australia's climate record smoke and mirrors? Wed, 3 Nov 21, 4:00amThere's a lot of pressure on the leaders of wealthy countries gathering in Glasgow at the moment to be more ambitious on cutting emissions. When the focus turns to Australia, the prime minister Scott Morrison has a standard...
- What's in Australia's net zero deal? Mon, 25 Oct 21, 4:00amIt's been a long time coming, but the Nationals have finally agreed in-principle on terms for a net zero by 2050 target. Announcing the deal on Sunday evening, Barnaby Joyce wouldn't say what the final conditions were, and...
- Are the Nationals any closer to a net-zero by 2050 commitment? Mon, 18 Oct 21, 6:06pmThe National Party have again met to debate the Liberal Party's plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.