As part of its efforts to lease land for renewable energy production, the Bureau of Land Management auctioned leases for 33 geothermal parcels in Nevada.

After years of largely overlooking geothermal, New Jersey has begun an effort proponents hope will better integrate the energy source into the state’s renewable energy portfolio.

The village of Ossining is constructing geothermal boreholes using a new law that exempts these boreholes from oil and gas well regulations.