Deep beneath your feet is a molten ball of energy the same temperature as the surface of the sun -- an immense clean energy source that could power the world thousands of times over, says technologist and climate activist Jamie C. Beard. How do we tap it? She lays out a surprising solution, and an unlikely alliance, to harvest geothermal energy from the Earth's core and get it to anywhere in the world.

The untapped energy source that could power the planet

A vast reservoir of heat, as hot as the sun’s surface, sits just beneath our feet and could power civilization thousands of times over. New drilling technologies—borrowed from oil and gas—make it possible to access geothermal energy almost anywhere on Earth. The unlikely alliance between climate advocates and veteran drillers could turn abandoned wells into clean power plants, as seen in recent projects in Texas. If scaled globally, this approach could shift the energy landscape and sidestep long-standing political divides.

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Jamie C. Beard: The untapped energy source that could power the planet