Geothermal Industry Popped in 2009
The US Geothermal Energy Association just reported a 25% increase in new projects under development in US in 2009. All told, there are now nearly 200 projects in some stage of development which, when they’re finished, will produce as much as 7,875 MW. That’s the equivalent of about a dozen coal-fired power plants.
For sure. The guy I chatted with on this subject for my book — the spokesperson from industry-leading Ormat (www.ormat.com) — was very pumped up about this, and gave a very informative interview.