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.

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 ...