Happy Wednesday!
Now we have joined the geothermal
world with our alliance with DrillApp Technologies, LLC we are trying to stay
in the know of this up-and-coming research in this emerging field. It appears
Texas is starting to get on the geothermal energy train! Back in the middle of August we blogged about Sage Geosystems building its first
Texas energy storage system in Christine, Texas near the San Miguel Power
Plant, and it is expected to be up and running soon. Well, looks like Austin Energy will be
the next one to try geothermal energy except this time for production.
Did anyone read THE DRILL DOWN
Newsletter from the Department of Energy (DOE) and their Geothermal
Technologies Office (GTO) on December 18, 2024, they had an article link
for THINK GEOENERGY’s article, “Austin, Texas to Pilot 5-MW Geothermal Power
Project”? In the article, it speaks in
regard to two Austin, Texas companies pairing up for a 5-MW pilot geothermal project
to be constructed near Austin Energy’s Nacogdoches biomass facility in
Nacogdoches County, Texas. The two Austin
companies are Austin Energy, a public electric utility and Exceed Geo Energy Inc., a geothermal
company. The pilot program which will be
another step for Austin Energy’s Resource, Generation and Climate
Protection Plan to 2035 is another step toward its goal of being environmentally
friendly at the same time as it being cost-effective and dependable. Its clientele wants it to move into a renewable
future nonetheless they want costs to be reasonable and power to be consistent. The geothermal power project will be producing
energy by Exceed Geo Energy’s Advanced Geothermal Engineered System (AGES) and
it is expected to be up and running in 2025. The pilot program is Austin Energy’s way
of testing the waters for this emerging technology and an attempt to reduce
costs at the same time as becoming carbon-free as well as being part of its
learning curve! We wish them luck in advancing
geothermal energy and our goal of a sustainable clean future! If you would like to read more of THINK
GEOENERGY’s article, please click the link: Austin, Texas to pilot 5-MW geothermal power project.
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may help you cut your carbon footprint, or what is below your feet, contact us
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We hope you have a wonderful evening! Keep warm as this Fall cold front rolls into
town.
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