A new approach to geothermal energy makes it possible to tap the energy of hot rocks just about anywhere. A pilot plant in Nevada is now helping to power Google data centers.

A rare earthquake in South Korea was triggered by the country's first experimental geothermal power plant, a team of government-commissioned experts said Wednesday.

Researchers created a model to reduce the risk of seismic activity at geothermal facilities, and other projects that mess with subsurface pressure.

Geothermal frontrunner Fervo Energy said Wednesday that it had secured $206 million in financing to continue work on a new ...

So, in 2015, Tsuchiyu Onsen developed a geothermal plant — one of the first built under a looser set of environmental regulations the Japanese government created after the earthquake.

Greening the Internet Geothermal energy could help Google with a challenge faced by all tech companies trying to reduce the impact of power-hungry data centers.

Long confined to regions with volcanic activity, geothermal promises to become a much more versatile energy source thanks to new technologies.

One hot spring town shows how Japan could turn its underground cauldron of geothermal heat into clean energy, without risking its centuries-old onsen tradition.

Anytime there’s a swarm of earthquakes in their community locals can’t help but think about the steam billowing from a dozen geothermal power plants that have sprung up along the Salton Sea ...

How new tech is making geothermal energy a more versatile power source Geothermal has moved beyond being confined to areas with volcanic activity.

Researchers created a model to reduce the risk of seismic activity at geothermal facilities, and other projects that mess with subsurface pressure.

Mud pots sit in front of EnergySource’s geothermal power plant near the Salton Sea in Calipatria, CA, on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Residents have expressed concerns about whether such plants ...