A new assessment from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) indicates that geothermal energy resources in the Great Basin region — spanning Nevada and parts of California, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah ...

(Reuters) -Geothermal energy in the Great Basin of Nevada and adjoining states could produce electricity equivalent to 10% of the current U.S. power supply, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Thursday ...

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Wendy Calvin’s research with minerals has taken her on a tour of the solar system and now she has returned to Earth to focus on geothermal energy. “I am pleased to announce Dr. Calvin’s appointment as ...

RENO, Nev. – An ambitious University of Nevada, Reno project to understand and characterize geothermal potential at nearly 500 sites throughout the Great Basin is yielding a bounty of information for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The world's largest geothermal power station is under construction in Utah. Business Wire via AP As energy use rises and the ...

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has identified that geothermal resources in the Great Basin of Nevada could potentially provide up to one-tenth of the electricity needs of the US. The ...

Nevada lawmakers are working to revive a bill that would require state water regulators to take a closer look at how ...

University of Nevada, Reno graduate students test well water as part of geothermal studies in Department of Energy funded Play Fairway Project that looks to optimize exploration and development of ...

An ambitious University of Nevada, Reno project to understand and characterize geothermal potential at nearly 500 sites throughout the Great Basin is yielding a bounty of information for the ...