Government entities at all levels are taking an increased interest in geothermal technology as they work to reduce costs and carbon emissions.
Ryan Dougherty, chief operating officer of the Geothermal Exchange Organization, said the U.S. Department of Defense has been the biggest government adopter of geothermal technology. The DoD has installed geothermal systems at bases across the globe, Dougherty said. The Pentagon’s main motivator differs from most others, however. The military is mostly concerned with creating a hard target.