Residents in the German town of Geretsried have long wanted to run their buildings with clean heat and electricity from geothermal energy instead of fossil fuels.Their hopes were dashed about 15 years ...

One of Japan's biggest power companies plans to start a new type of geothermal system in Germany this summer. The closed-loop system would be the first of its kind operating in the world.

With a record-high number of 8,522 visitors, the 2025 GeoTHERM expo & congress again demonstrates its importance to the ...

A geothermal site is under construction in Geretsried, Germany, Sept. 19, 2024. Credit: AP/Matthias Schrader It helped that the town was excited for geothermal and open to new ideas, he added.

“What better way to prove that than to put our first well where they tried and failed with traditional geothermal systems.” Germany is committed to transitioning away from fossil fuel ...