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Energy News - Geothermal Power

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by G8trGr8t, Jan 28, 2024.

  1. uftaipan

    uftaipan GC Hall of Fame

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    I agree with that. He just needs better people around him to manage his personality, and — like other famous people — he needs to stay out of politics.
     
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  2. G8trGr8t

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    interesting

    Houston energy company to build largest new refinery in half a century (msn.com)

    "Since no one's built a refinery in 50 years, there's probably a better way to do it. Let's optimize it," Element Fuels founder and co-CEO John Calce told the business outlet.

    The refinery will be located in the Port of Brownsville and constructed in three phases. The first construction phase includes building a naphtha hydrotreater and reformer, which is expected to be operational by 2027. Element will also build a power plant that uses hydrogen and natural gas to produce energy and include carbon capture and storage to reduce the facility's carbon footprint.

    Element Fuels told the Houston Business Journal that it intends to produce enough hydrogen to supply all the refinery's power needs, significantly reducing the refinery's emissions compared to older refineries that run on diesel.

    The Houston-based firm said that in its second phase, it will also add a crude distillation unit and diesel hydrotreater. In its third phase, the refinery will investigate using excess hydrogen and carbon dioxide to make biofuels.
     
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  3. gatorpa

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    Hope the EPA lets it get built this decade.

    Big reason for the disconnect between Oil and Gasoline. Lack of refining capacity.
     
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    World’s largest 2 GW geothermal plant to power 2 million US homes

    The US Department of the Interior has announced major advancements in expanding geothermal energy on public lands.

    This abundant clean energy resource has great potential to help the country achieve its goal of a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035.

    The Department announced that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has approved the Fervo Cape Geothermal Power Project in Beaver County, Utah. This project will use innovative technology to generate up to 2 gigawatts (GW) of baseload power, enough to supply over 2 million homes.
     
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