How the oil and gas industry can unlock endless geothermal energy

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How the oil and gas industry can unlock endless geothermal energy

The next generation of geothermal energy reaches deep down to use the warmth of the Earth's core. This endless energy resource is available anywhere in the world at the right depth, and technology and know-how from oil and gas drilling is being repurposed to bring down the costs of tapping it. We look at the benefits, as well as the challenges and risks of Geothermal 2.0, including the earthquake potential caused by fracking.

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Credits:
Reporter: Tim Schauenberg
Camera: Cem Adam Springer
Video Editor: David Jacobi
Supervising Editors: Malte Rohwer Kahlmann, Michael Trobridge
Thumbnail: Em Chabridon
Fact Check: Kirsten Funck

Read more:
Large report from the International Energy Agency:
www.iea.org/reports/the-future-of-geothermal-energ…

How to bridge the gaps for a geothermal energy future?
cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10100337/br…

Peer review study on risks:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484…

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:58 The new Kid on the Block
02:50 Eavor & Closed Loop Systems
04:39 Fervo & Enhanced Geothermal System
06:26 Risks
08:32 Economics and the fossil fuel industry
11:47 Conclusion