Is geothermal energy the next big thing?
After wind energy, solar cells, and biofuels, will geothermal energy take off?
It could be the New, New Thing.
It is not without problems; individual sites can become depleted if used excessively.
But all renewable energy sources have their drawbacks. Wind generators, for example, use lots of cement, steel, and space, have lots of moving parts, are noisy, kill birds, and only work when the wind is blowing. But they are still seen as benign.
On Iceland, an investment fund, Geysir Green Energy, was recently established with an initial $100 million investment for the purposes of investing in geothermal energy. Given Iceland’s experience in this field, this can been seen as an initial step towards commercializing Icelandic experience and technology worldwide, e.g. that of the company Enex.
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Filed under: Main on March 31st, 2007