Mountain View, California, based Google said that it’s philanthropic arm, Google.org, has invested $10.25 million in Enhanced Geothermal Systems, or EGS. Included in the investment are funds for research into next-generation geothermal technology which will focus on geothermal resource mapping and will help to develop information about the process and to form a policy agenda for geothermal energy.
Being touted as a “breakthrough energy technology”, EGS exponentially increases the potential of geothermal energy. Traditionally, geothermal energy has relied on finding naturally occurring pockets of steam and hot wate and then tapping into …