Enhanced Geothermal Could Revolutionize Clean Energy

Want to support my work? You can sign up for a paid subscription to my newsletter and YouTube channel here - https://www.distilled.earth/ In this video we cover enhanced geothermal and the role it could play in decarbonizing the world's electric grid. Recently there have been a series of breakthroughs in enhanced geothermal systems, an advanced method of generating electricity from the Earth’s heat. If these developments continue, geothermal could generate between 10 and 20 percent of the country’s electricity in the coming decades, according to recent studies from the Department of Energy and Princeton. Enhanced geothermal could also solve one of clean energy’s biggest problems: intermittency. Unlike solar and wind, geothermal power plants can operate at all hours of the day, no matter the weather or time of year. In this story, I’ll cover the past, present, and future of enhanced geothermal and look at what needs to happen in order for the technology to play a large role in decarbonizing America’s power sector. All sources can be found in my article on the same topic here: https://www.distilled.earth/p/the-new... #climatechange #technology #sustainability #geothermal #energy