Pipes in an older geothermal field near the Fervo geothermal drilling site outside of Milford, Utah. Traditional geothermal plants rely on underground hot water reservoirs that are relatively rare. — ©2023 The New York Times Company
IN a sagebrush valley full of wind turbines and solar panels in western Utah, Tim Latimer gazed up at a very different device he believes could be just as powerful for fighting climate change – maybe even more.
It was a drilling rig, of all things, transplanted from the oil fields of North Dakota. But the softly whirring rig wasn’t searching for fossil fuels. It was drilling for heat.
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