Comments on: Secretive Altarock latest to join rush to geothermal http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/14/secretive-altarock-latest-to-join-rush-to-geothermal/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:11:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: medic http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/14/secretive-altarock-latest-to-join-rush-to-geothermal/comment-page-1/#comment-723508 medic Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:17:01 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/14/secretive-altarock-latest-to-join-rush-to-geothermal/#comment-723508 2000 megavatts it's good resourse 2000 megavatts it’s good resourse

]]> By: VentureBeat » Cleantech roundup: Ethanol and solar suffer, wind and geothermal growing, and more http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/14/secretive-altarock-latest-to-join-rush-to-geothermal/comment-page-1/#comment-645150 VentureBeat » Cleantech roundup: Ethanol and solar suffer, wind and geothermal growing, and more Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:55:06 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/14/secretive-altarock-latest-to-join-rush-to-geothermal/#comment-645150 [...] worthwhile for startups anyway. We’ve written about two other startups separately, Altarock (our coverage) and Thermasource (our [...] [...] worthwhile for startups anyway. We’ve written about two other startups separately, Altarock (our coverage) and Thermasource (our [...]

]]> By: douglas twomey http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/14/secretive-altarock-latest-to-join-rush-to-geothermal/comment-page-1/#comment-627300 douglas twomey Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:58:46 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/14/secretive-altarock-latest-to-join-rush-to-geothermal/#comment-627300 I'm just starting my research on geothermal power generation and I sure would like to see a list of geothermal companies with comments and stock info. not much to ask huh! thanks for the info! doug I’m just starting my research on geothermal power generation and I sure would like to see a list of geothermal companies with comments and stock info. not much to ask huh! thanks for the info! doug

]]> By: Sue http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/14/secretive-altarock-latest-to-join-rush-to-geothermal/comment-page-1/#comment-445286 Sue Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:19:09 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/14/secretive-altarock-latest-to-join-rush-to-geothermal/#comment-445286 Geothermal projects have not changed in 30 years, due to the Department of Nuclear Archeology (DOE) investing only guaranteed-to-fail pittances in it. ($2m/yr) But there has been a lot of work in the last 30 years in "Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery" which is directly applicable to geothermal. Oil used to gush out of the ground in Texas- now you have to work hard to squeeze blood from that stone. With economic gas drilling more than 6 miles deep in the Gulf, the additional work to prove out geothermal is slight. And the eastern part of the US lacks renewable energy options except for Geothermal. Perhaps oil-services giant Halliburton can redeem itself by being instrumental in providing a major reduction in US greenhouse gas emissions. Geothermal projects have not changed in 30 years, due to the Department of Nuclear Archeology (DOE) investing only guaranteed-to-fail pittances in it. ($2m/yr)

But there has been a lot of work in the last 30 years in “Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery” which is directly applicable to geothermal. Oil used to gush out of the ground in Texas- now you have to work hard to squeeze blood from that stone. With economic gas drilling more than 6 miles deep in the Gulf, the additional work to prove out geothermal is slight.
And the eastern part of the US lacks renewable energy options except for Geothermal. Perhaps oil-services giant Halliburton can redeem itself by being instrumental in providing a major reduction in US greenhouse gas emissions.

]]> By: Dan Primack http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/14/secretive-altarock-latest-to-join-rush-to-geothermal/comment-page-1/#comment-432504 Dan Primack Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:14:39 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/14/secretive-altarock-latest-to-join-rush-to-geothermal/#comment-432504 good piece matt. i kind of rushed off my item on altarock, so just want to reiterate that petty told me the company will not be a geothermal "project" or "production" company -- but rather will be developing some sort of technology for project/production companies. in other words, it will be creating something "new" -- to the point of commenter steve above. good piece matt. i kind of rushed off my item on altarock, so just want to reiterate that petty told me the company will not be a geothermal “project” or “production” company — but rather will be developing some sort of technology for project/production companies. in other words, it will be creating something “new” — to the point of commenter steve above.

]]> By: steve http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/14/secretive-altarock-latest-to-join-rush-to-geothermal/comment-page-1/#comment-431020 steve Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:53:22 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/14/secretive-altarock-latest-to-join-rush-to-geothermal/#comment-431020 What is new about this?? Geothermal has been aggressively pursued in California for decades. My uncle, an incredibly brilliant engineer, ran a large geothermal company for many years. It sounds great, but the engineering is not easy. There may be some technical breakthough that has solved some of the inherent problems, hence the VC investment. Else it may be that this is just more template investing -- now being applied to the green sector. I am all for geothermal btw and wish all these folks the best. What is new about this?? Geothermal has been aggressively pursued in California for decades. My uncle, an incredibly brilliant engineer, ran a large geothermal company for many years. It sounds great, but the engineering is not easy. There may be some technical breakthough that has solved some of the inherent problems, hence the VC investment. Else it may be that this is just more template investing — now being applied to the green sector. I am all for geothermal btw and wish all these folks the best.

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