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Project to pour water into volcano to make power

January 30, 2012 rockman Project Related Comments Off on Project to pour water into volcano to make power

I kept the same title of the source article for my post…it is a very simple explanation of the enhanced geothermal systems or EGS process of extracting geothermal energy from hot, dry rocks…even if it […]

Thermal piles and pile cap for Google's new Bay View Campus
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Google’s New Office Potentially Largest Thermal Pile Installation in the US

November 3, 2017 rockman News, Project Related Comments Off on Google’s New Office Potentially Largest Thermal Pile Installation in the US

Google’s Bay View Campus facility outside San Francisco may be the largest thermal pile installation in the US.  Thermal piles combine the use of geothermal heating and cooling with the deep foundation system to improve […]

Creators of the Globe Drill GT3000 Mobile Drill
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New Mobile Exploration and Geothermal Drill Rig Reportedly Most Powerful of Its Kind

October 19, 2010 rockman Available Resources Comments Off on New Mobile Exploration and Geothermal Drill Rig Reportedly Most Powerful of Its Kind

The Globe Drill GT3000 mobile drill rig takes about two semis to haul, but can drill holes as deep as some oil and gas rigs that take 40 or 50 semis to move. It has […]