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Fossil fuel retirement more cost-efficient than previously thought

According to a new study, elaborating on fossil fuel infrastructure in the United States, the retirement of the correspondent power plants is not expected to be as expensive as previously conceived....

Drilling deep for geothermal energy: Little seismic disturbance recorded

According to a new study, geothermal drilling in deep layers is a technological challenge but it is not related to strong seismic events. Geothermal energy is the thermal energy produced and stored i...

Controlling induced seismicity triggered by geothermal wells

A recently published study suggests that induced seismicity caused by geothermal wells can be controlled. Induced seismicity is a phenomenon that is not fully understood yet but is associated with g...

Fluid viscosity impact on earthquake's intensity

According to a research conducted by a PhD candidate at EPFL, the viscosity of fluids affects the intensity of earthquakes. The study, which was recently published in Nature, was carried out b...

Iceland introduces geothermal energy to China

Iceland, a country that highly manipulates geothermal energy, will deliver its knowledge to China. Iceland lies astride the Mid-Atlantic ridge, the boundary between North and Eurasian tectonic plat...