Geothermal

Amidst all the talk of clean energy solutions and renewable energy, I hear very little of geothermal energy. Some people seem to think solar, wind, and hydrogen are the only options we have. Maybe it’s that they don’t know much about geothermal energy, but it looks to be a very good energy resource if we’ll just tap into it.

Geothermal energy comes from heated underground water that comes to the surface as steam, which is then purified and used as power.  Sometimes there is water already there underground and other times you would have to re-inject water into the ground.

My father-in-law is big into geothermal.  He could write an extremely lenghy book about it with minimal effort.  Through discussions that I’ve had with him, I’ve learned that the western U.S. is full of geothermal hot spots just waiting to be explored.  His primary interest has been along the border of western Nevada and Eastern California, specifically in the Honeylake area.  He believes, and many others will back him up, that a geothermal plant could have huge success in that area, supplying a lot of energy every year.

I don’t how much energy, but I do know that there was a plant on his land that used to produce.  My father-in-law has been looking at either resurrecting that plant or getting investors to make new ones.  He has approached companies in California, Nevada, and Utah and is hopeful that soon they will see the value that he does in geothermal energy.

Geothermal is renewable, clean, and evidence of its success abounds.  The entire country of Iceland practically runs on geothermal energy.  If others can do it, and we have the resources, we should do it to.

Tags: geothermal energy, Honeylake geothermal, renewable energy, clean energy