Will Geothermal Ever Boom Like Fracking?
Energy Gang
Wood Mackenzie
4.6 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 June 2019
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
It’s been a decade since the fracking boom reshaped U.S. energy markets — so when will we ever use our drilling prowess to create a similar geothermal boom?
That’s the hope. The Department of Energy just released a massive new report revisiting America’s geothermal potential in conventional hydrothermal, enhanced geothermal, direct use and heat pumps.
And the potential is enormous — but it’s just sitting there, largely untapped. We’re going to open up DOE’s report and see which borehole it takes us down.
Then, the Biden and Warren campaigns both unveiled their energy and climate plans. Have they risen to the political and environmental stakes?
Finally, are states squandering billions in settlement dollars from the VW diesel scandal?
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| 1:09.0 | In Boston, I'm Stephen Lacy. I am a contributing editor at GTM. Welcome to the show. It's been a decade since the fracking |
| 1:16.0 | boom reshaped U.S. energy markets, so will we ever use our drilling prowess to create a |
| 1:21.3 | similar geothermal boom? The government has released a |
| 1:24.2 | roadmap to get us there. It is thick. It's more like an Atlas. We're going to open it up |
| 1:29.0 | and see which borehole it takes us down. Then more presidential climate ideas, within hours of |
| 1:35.0 | one another, the Biden and Warren campaigns both unveiled their energy and climate |
| 1:39.0 | plans have they risen to the political and environmental stakes. |
| 1:43.0 | Finally, why are states squandering billions in settlement dollars from the VW Diesel scandal? |
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