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How Flexible Enhanced Geothermal Systems Control Their Own Seismicity

by David Dempsey 7 August 20255 August 2025

A new study maps how microseismicity waxes and wanes with pressure in enhanced geothermal systems, offering a template for managing quakes in future heat-mining projects.

Photo of an enhanced geothermal system.
Posted inEditors' Vox

Guidelines for Managing Induced Seismicity Risks

by Ryan Schultz, Wen Zhou, Federica Lanza and Iason Grigoratos 7 January 202513 January 2025

Consolidating state-of-the-art science into guidelines provides a path forward for managing induced seismicity risks and highlights avenues for future research.

Photo of rock cores.
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Diverse Seismic Response in Hectometer-Scale Fracture System

by Xiaowei Chen 17 December 202417 December 2024

An underground experiment with multi-stage stimulations reveals diverse seismic responses within a complex hectometer-scale fracture network, shedding light on induced seismicity behaviors at field scale.

The 13 - 14 July 2024 landslide at Skíðaskálinn in Hveradalir, Iceland.
Posted inThe Landslide Blog

An interesting landslide mechanism from Iceland

by Dave Petley 9 August 20249 August 2024

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Iceland Monitor has a very interesting article about a small landslide that occurred during heavy rainfall 0n 13 to 14 July 2024 on the southeastern side of Skíðaskálinn in Hveradalir, Iceland. This […]

Diagram from the study.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Hydraulic Fractures Are Lazy

by Douglas R. Schmitt 19 April 20248 July 2024

The layering of rock masses can help constrain and focus the growth of hydraulic fractures.

The Krafla geothermal power station in northern Iceland
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Innovative Model Elucidates Geothermal Energy Resource

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 14 March 20225 December 2022

Data from deep wells and a Bayesian modeling framework shed new light on one of Iceland’s valuable geothermal reservoirs.

Aerial view of the Olkaria 4 power plant in Kenya’s Olkaria geothermal field
Posted inScience Updates

Geoscientific Monitoring of Olkaria’s Geothermal Motor

by I. Fadel, C. Hecker, J. Kimata, E. Bonyo, M. van der Meijde, H. van der Werff and F. van der Meer 28 January 20215 December 2022

In situ geophysical measurements from Kenya’s Olkaria geothermal field, integrated with remote sensing and meteorological data, shed light on subsurface energy transport to and from the surface.

The buildings on Cornell University’s central campus all require heat during the cold winters in Ithaca, N.Y.
Posted inScience Updates

Exploring by Boring: Geothermal Wells as Research Tools

by T. Jordan, P. Fulton, J. Tester, H. Asanuma and D. Bruhn 10 September 20205 December 2022

As part of an effort to develop a geothermal energy source beneath its campus, Cornell University is planning to probe the “boring” old continental crust upon which many people live.

Scientists unload equipment from a helicopter at a rugged site near Mount Meager in British Columbia.
Posted inScience Updates

Searching for Mount Meager’s Geothermal Heart

by S. E. Grasby and C. Salas 25 February 20205 December 2022

A field expedition into the British Columbia wilderness involving helicopter drops, mountain and landslide traverses, and treacherous ice caves aimed to facilitate geothermal exploration in Canada.

Conceptual illustration of people sharing ideas and input toward a common goal
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Integrating Input to Forge Ahead in Geothermal Research

by R. Rozansky and A. McKittrick 3 January 20205 January 2022

A road map for a major geothermal energy development initiative determines proposed priorities and goals by integrating input from stakeholders, data, and technological assessments.

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