Discover how the hidden resources beneath our feet are helping in the clean energy revolution! In this video, we explore energy solutions that are growing in popularity, and the role of geophysics in shifting toward sustainable power and materials for the future.

We discuss geothermal energy extraction, critical mineral exploration, and carbon capture and storage and how earth science tools like seismic tomography, magnetotellurics, and GNSS are helping locate and manage these energy solutions.

Resources

Lesson plans, modules, games, and other resources about geothermal energy can be found on the UtahForge website

The US department of Energy provides educational resources for students to explore how to use renewable energy to create a more sustainable energy future, found here

The University of Alberta provides teacher resources for learning about the future of energy, found here

PBS has explainers for different sources of energy, found here

The Environmental Protection Agency developed a board game called Generate which allows students to explore energy choices and teaches the considerations and costs in deciding what type of energy generation to build, which can be found here