Geothermal conversion to energy began in 1904, when Prince Piero Ginori Conti invented the first geothermal power plant at the Larderello dry steam field in Tuscany, Italy. Since then, Geothermal's ability to create 24/7 power has continued to grow in popularity. Contrasted with intermittent renewables like solar and wind,  geothermal is firm, or ‘baseload’, meaning it is always on,  and does not require energy storage to operate. In this way,  geothermal plays the same role on the grid as coal, nuclear,  and natural gas.

Geothermal also has the lowest lifecycle carbon emissions,  smallest land footprint, and lowest water contamination  concerns of all energy technologies including solar,  nuclear, wind, fossil fuels, and battery storage. Geothermal  operations are also weather and attack resilient, since  much of the footprint of geothermal operations are located  underground.

Ultimately, drilling 1.4 million  wells globally between 2030 and 2050 could meet 77  percent of the world’s projected electricity demand.