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Google has opened its first geothermal power plant in Nevada to meet its goal of powering its data centers with carbon-free energy by 2030.
Startup Fervo’s geothermal system uses enhanced geothermal technology to transfer thermal energy through deep wells and horizontal pipes to surface turbines to generate clean electricity. This move promotes the development of geothermal energy as an all-weather alternative energy source.
Fervo plans to build a 400-megawatt geothermal facility in Utah that is expected to come online in 2026. Although costs are currently higher than the U.S. Department of Energy’s goals, Fervo predicts that geothermal production costs will fall significantly over the next few years.
Google has been committed to carbon neutrality since 2007, an initiative that is of great significance to achieving global sustainable energy goals.
(Source: popsci Image source: freepik)
