Comments on: PG&E Tries Again on Geothermal, Meets Clean Energy Goal http://earth2tech.com/2008/02/15/pge-tries-again-on-geothermal-meets-clean-energy-goal/ Helping the Earth with Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:18:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Tim http://earth2tech.com/2008/02/15/pge-tries-again-on-geothermal-meets-clean-energy-goal/#comment-16082 Tim Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:18:03 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1392#comment-16082 <p>Correction,</p> <p>I believe that is 50 million BARRELS of oil a year.</p> <p>Tim</p> Correction,

I believe that is 50 million BARRELS of oil a year.

Tim

]]> By: Tim http://earth2tech.com/2008/02/15/pge-tries-again-on-geothermal-meets-clean-energy-goal/#comment-16081 Tim Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:16:38 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1392#comment-16081 <p>Dr. No asks: "Anyone concerned here?"</p> <p>Well no.</p> <p>The geyser fields (not real geysers) in northern california have been producing electricity for almost 40 years - there is (or seems to be) some earth rumblings in the immediate area and some neighbors have sued, claim it cracked the stucco, that sort o f thing.</p> <p>No experts I know of think it would suddenly do any worse.</p> <p>However we do know that it produces in electricity the equivilant of about 50 million gallons of oil a year just in the state of california - most of that comes from the "geysers."</p> <p>Tim</p> Dr. No asks: “Anyone concerned here?”

Well no.

The geyser fields (not real geysers) in northern california have been producing electricity for almost 40 years – there is (or seems to be) some earth rumblings in the immediate area and some neighbors have sued, claim it cracked the stucco, that sort o f thing.

No experts I know of think it would suddenly do any worse.

However we do know that it produces in electricity the equivilant of about 50 million gallons of oil a year just in the state of california – most of that comes from the “geysers.”

Tim

]]> By: ThermaSource Drills Into $41.5M for Geothermal « Earth2Tech http://earth2tech.com/2008/02/15/pge-tries-again-on-geothermal-meets-clean-energy-goal/#comment-15631 ThermaSource Drills Into $41.5M for Geothermal « Earth2Tech Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:21:03 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1392#comment-15631 <p>[...] No Comments Posted August 12th, 2008 at 10:20 am in Energy Hot rocks are hot business as geothermal contracts get snapped up by hungry utilities, and those who can tap into subterranean hot pockets are cashing in. ThermaSource, provider of [...]</p> [...] No Comments Posted August 12th, 2008 at 10:20 am in Energy Hot rocks are hot business as geothermal contracts get snapped up by hungry utilities, and those who can tap into subterranean hot pockets are cashing in. ThermaSource, provider of [...]

]]> By: Web http://earth2tech.com/2008/02/15/pge-tries-again-on-geothermal-meets-clean-energy-goal/#comment-9615 Web Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:11:25 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1392#comment-9615 <p>Green energy is definitely the best solution in most cases. Technology like solar energy, wind power, fuel cells, zaps electric vehicles, EV hybrids, etc have come so far recently. Green energy even costs way less than oil and gas in many cases.</p> Green energy is definitely the best solution in most cases. Technology like solar energy, wind power, fuel cells, zaps electric vehicles, EV hybrids, etc have come so far recently. Green energy even costs way less than oil and gas in many cases.

]]> By: Dr. No http://earth2tech.com/2008/02/15/pge-tries-again-on-geothermal-meets-clean-energy-goal/#comment-8879 Dr. No Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:55:55 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1392#comment-8879 <p>What cracks me up is that last year a significant earthquake was created due to a pilot scale geothermal plant operating in Basel, Switzerland, causing significant building damage. Reason being that cooling of small area of the earth layer causes local shrinking, which inevitably leads to earthquakes. Now, Switzerland is not your common earthquake region. Well then, why though do we do geothermal in California ? Anybody concerned here ? Hello ???</p> What cracks me up is that last year a significant earthquake was created due to a pilot scale geothermal plant operating in Basel, Switzerland, causing significant building damage. Reason being that cooling of small area of the earth layer causes local shrinking, which inevitably leads to earthquakes. Now, Switzerland is not your common earthquake region. Well then, why though do we do geothermal in California ? Anybody concerned here ? Hello ???

]]> By: Katie Fehrenbacher http://earth2tech.com/2008/02/15/pge-tries-again-on-geothermal-meets-clean-energy-goal/#comment-8860 Katie Fehrenbacher Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:12:25 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1392#comment-8860 <p>Not a funny, just a long day yesterday. Thanks, Jim, we fixed that.</p> Not a funny, just a long day yesterday. Thanks, Jim, we fixed that.

]]> By: Jim http://earth2tech.com/2008/02/15/pge-tries-again-on-geothermal-meets-clean-energy-goal/#comment-8858 Jim Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:57:15 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1392#comment-8858 <p>heels (unless you were making a funny)</p> heels (unless you were making a funny)

]]> By: Greentech Media: Green Light » Blog Archive » The Morning Feedstock http://earth2tech.com/2008/02/15/pge-tries-again-on-geothermal-meets-clean-energy-goal/#comment-8857 Greentech Media: Green Light » Blog Archive » The Morning Feedstock Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:29:36 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1392#comment-8857 <p>[...] a 25.5 MW PPA with PG&E for their geyser powered geothermal plant, the California utility has gone knocking on Calpine Corp.’s door, seeking a 175 MW geothermal PPA. The catch? Calpine’s geo comes from the same geyser as [...]</p> [...] a 25.5 MW PPA with PG&E for their geyser powered geothermal plant, the California utility has gone knocking on Calpine Corp.’s door, seeking a 175 MW geothermal PPA. The catch? Calpine’s geo comes from the same geyser as [...]

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