A Boston Housing Authority property will soon be equipped with the city’s first networked geothermal heating system, replacing a gas boiler system with renewable energy. Franklin Field Apartments in ...

The most energy-efficient heating systems for maximum home comfort include heat pumps, geothermal systems, and high-efficiency condensing furnaces. Each option reduces energy consumption while ...

Geothermal energy systems harness the Earth's internal heat for power generation and direct heating purposes. These systems utilise both conventional hydrothermal resources and engineered approaches, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. Rig operators connect drills that will plunge underground to ...

TULSA, Okla. — A Tulsa-based energy company says a new technology could help unlock more geothermal power by changing how wells are drilled and how heat is pulled from underground. RAM Geothermal ...

The future is bright for a little known yet highly efficient method of heating and cooling, a new report by the U.S. Department of Energy concludes. Ground source heat pumps could heat and cool the ...

On a rainy spring day, a drill rig punched hundreds of feet into the earth, spilling muddy water out onto a dirt lot at the University of Louisville, where a new engineering school will soon stand.

Flooded coal mines across the U.K. are being converted into geothermal heat sources capable of supplying clean district heating. Early projects in Wales and County Durham show promise but require ...

Researchers at the University of Padova in Italy have proposed to improve the performance of residential air heat pumps with air-geothermal heat exchangers and have found this combination may reduce ...

National Grid has canceled a major geothermal heating project in Lowell. The decision is a blow for environmentalists, who hope geothermal networks will help Massachusetts meet its ambitious climate ...