Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:57:04 +0000
The emerging field of enhanced geothermal energy is providing oil and gas frackers with an opportunity to use their power for decarbonization, not extraction.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 19:34:08 +0000
In winter on the Utah Wasatch Front, on average we have 5 days, particularly in Salt Lake County, when the air is unsafe to breathe. There are another 18 days, on average, when the air is only “bad” to breathe. You will find naysayers like our President Elect who will … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:49:24 +0000
In preparation for the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in 2002, the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) planned and executed significant upgrades to the Salt Lake County and eventually Wasatch Front transit systems. The first element in the upgrade was the implementation of TRAX, the first Salt Lake City light rail … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 04:59:13 +0000
Arches National Park in Utah recently announced that rangers are looking for comments on a proposed plan to deal with congestion. For over a decade, the National Park Service (NPS) has struggled to keep the park from becoming a gridlocked traffic mess as outdoor recreation has become more popular while … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 21:41:45 +0000
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has given the go-ahead for a major geothermal energy project in Utah. The agency announced final approval for Fervo Energy’s Cape Geothermal Power Project […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 01:33:10 +0000
The power generation sector is looking at numerous ways to provide enough electricity to satisfy demand from data centers. Bloomberg Intelligence recently said its research shows data centers, buildings filled […]
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Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 02:07:46 +0000
Floating solar projects enable water treatment systems and other facilities to generate renewable energy within their property, without impinging on land needed for other uses.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 18:15:18 +0000
Human-made enhanced geothermal energy systems can make 24/7, baseload, zero emission geothermal resources available across a wider range of geological conditions.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 12:48:22 +0000
A recent article at Outside tells us the story of a really beef-headed lawsuit the State of Utah recently filed against the federal government. In the lawsuit, the state claims that the feds (specifically the Bureau of Land Management, or BLM—not to be confused with the other BLM) are unlawfully … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 15:45:27 +0000
rPlus Energies recently announced that it secured over $1 billion in construction debt financing for a huge solar power and energy storage project. The funding is for 400 MW of solar PV and 400 MW/1,600 MWh of battery storage at the Green River Energy Center project in Utah. The project … [continued]
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