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Geothermal energy poised for boom, as U.S. looks to follow Iceland’s lead

Geothermal energy poised for boom, as U.S. looks to follow Iceland’s lead

The Climeworks AG Orca direct air capture and storage facility, right, and Hellisheidi geothermal power plant, left, in Hellisheidi, Iceland, in September 2021. (Arnaldur Halldorsson/Bloomberg via Getty Images) The small island nation of Iceland is known among environmentalists for its low greenhouse emissions — per capita, roughly one-third of those of the United States — thanks in part to its reliance on clean, geothermal energy derived from the more than 30 active volcanic systems that… Source link

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