tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800828841873738105.post4247721947698811560..comments2023-07-02T06:58:33.737-05:00Comments on WebberEnergyBlog: Geothermal is HOTMichael E. Webber, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12416546342365493633noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800828841873738105.post-334998718974232712009-02-09T16:26:00.000-06:002009-02-09T16:26:00.000-06:00I thought this post brought up a relevant point wi...I thought this post brought up a relevant point with the "not putting too many eggs in one basket" thing since there is no single cure to our energy problem. That being said, after reading the article that was linked about the MIT report, and seeing that development of this resource is dependent on expected technological advancement, it seems that how many eggs we put in each basket needs to be assessed. If both geothermal energy and its 'competitors' (wind and solar) are all in need of innovation and thus funding, then the resource that should be most vested in (in the hopes of advancing it quickly) is the one that is most easily accessible in the long run. For the eastern US, this is still solar and wind, not geothermal.<BR/><BR/>Even with my nay-saying, this post got me really excited about the possibility that some of our energy needs could be met by such a clean and long lasting energy source.czakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15224841354469106132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800828841873738105.post-82559967504574851382009-02-02T09:20:00.000-06:002009-02-02T09:20:00.000-06:00Actually ICELAND harnesses only its geothermal sou...Actually ICELAND harnesses only its geothermal sources to satisfy most of its power needs. USA has been using geothermal for quite some time. Stanford University has a separate department dedicated to Geo thermal sources. I am not too sure how much Geothermal sources USA, not the world, just USA has?abhishek gauravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05240941787169275862noreply@blogger.com