Geothermal Power in 2009

Filed in archive Geothermal on December 19, 2009

Geothermal power has had a pretty good year despite the Recession, according to Renewable Energy World.

In 2009, geothermal energy appeared to be on a launch trajectory. Six new geothermal plants came online in the United States and another 144 were under development, raising the prospects of 10 gigawatts (GW) of geothermal power in coming years. Geothermal power projects were being developed at an accelerating rate, despite the economic recession.

The article goes on to describe geothermal development in 2009 in some detail. It's worth reading if you have an interest in alternative energy.