Just beneath the surface of a sun-scorched desert, tectonic forces are offering something remarkable: geothermal energy.
In this episode, veteran science journalist Miles O’Brien explores a quiet revolution underway in the energy industry, where veterans of the oil and gas business are turning their drilling expertise toward tapping the Earth’s own heat, a clean, renewable, always-on power source that could help decarbonize the grid.
A pioneering company is taking it one step further, developing a geological battery that stores energy deep underground and releases it on demand, potentially solving one of the biggest challenges facing wind and solar power. It’s a solution that has been hiding in plain sight for decades, and it may finally be ready for its moment.
