EXPLORATION

The heat is on for Australia's nascent geothermal industry

AUSTRALIA generates approximately 250 terawatt hours of electrical energy per year, none of which is sourced from the country's vast geothermal resources. This could change in the near future with multiple explorers investigating projects on the east coast and west coast.

The heat is on for Australia's nascent geothermal industry

  According to Geoscience Australia, just 1% of the geothermal resources shallower than five kilometres and hotter than 150°C could supply Australia's total energy requirements for 26,000 years. ...

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