Tag: geothermal energy
Particle gel could solve low heat production efficiency for geothermal energy
Geothermal energy comes from heated water or steam within the earth and provides a renewable source of energy to heat buildings and generate electricity. But many geothermal reservoirs also have an inherent problem – geological fractures that allow water to divert into other areas, cooling the water and the surrounding rock and limiting the efficiency of heat extraction from underground reservoirs. Researchers at Missouri S&T are working on a solution.
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Geothermal system exceeds goals to reduce water, energy use and carbon footprint at five-year mark
After five years of operation, Missouri S&T’s geothermal energy system continues to exceed its projected campus impact and efficiency.
Read More »Power plant goes quiet as campus moves to geothermal energy
A World War II-era power plant that has provided energy to much of the Missouri University of Science and Technology campus for nearly seven decades is powering down as the university makes the transition to a geothermal energy system.
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