As it scrambles to decarbonize its economy and back away from coal-fired electricity, China is looking to geothermal as a source of base load power, Renewable Energy World reports. The country hopes to develop 100 MW of geothermal by 2015, and is planning for “comprehensive geothermal development” between 2016 and 2020, Cichon writes. “Geothermal is in a very good position when looking at emission goals because it is a one-two punch,” said Bob Sullivan, Vice-President of Business Development at Ormat Technologies Inc. “As we build renewables into the electrical grid we find that because of intermittency, you have to back them up and have flexible resources. Geothermal can do that without a carbon footprint. When you back solar and wind up with a green resource, you get bigger bang for your buck.”
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