After years of dealing with brownouts and being at the mercy of other states for electricity, California may finally have a way out. While a lot of attention has been given to the new solar power plants being built in California, many scientists have been trying to point California a different direction. Instead of spending billions of dollars creating high tech solar plants, these scientists want to take advantage of California’s abundant geothermal energy supply. Thanks to a correction of a previous government oversight, California now has access to enough geothermal energy to power the entire state. To think California will finally be energy independent.
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Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Geothermal Energy
- The trend towards utilizing geothermal energy presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the renewable energy sector.
- Energy Independence
- The trend towards achieving energy independence provides disruptive innovation opportunities in the power generation industry.
- Renewable Power Sources
- The trend towards exploring various renewable power sources offers disruptive innovation opportunities in the clean energy sector.
Where This Applies
- Renewable Energy
- The renewable energy industry can benefit from disruptive innovation opportunities related to geothermal energy.
- Power Generation
- The power generation industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities to achieve energy independence.
- Clean Energy
- The clean energy industry can capitalize on disruptive innovation opportunities arising from the exploration of renewable power sources.
