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Google recently announced that it has begun using carbon-free electricity from a geothermal project to power data centers in the state of Nevada. 

谷歌最近宣布，它已开始使用地热项目的无碳电力为内华达州的数据中心供电。 

Tim Latimer is chief and co-founder of Fervo Energy based in Houston, Texas. His company is working with Google on its geothermal project. 

蒂姆·拉蒂默 (Tim Latimer) 是德克萨斯州休斯顿 Fervo Energy 的首席执行官兼联合创始人。 他的公司正在与谷歌合作开发地热项目。 

Latimer said that getting electricity on the grid from geothermal resources is an event many new energy companies never reach. 

拉蒂默表示，利用地热资源并网发电是许多新能源公司从未达到的目标。 

He added that he believes geothermal energy will become more well-known than in the past. 

他补充说，他相信地热能将比过去更加为人所知。

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has long suggested geothermal could be an answer to climate change. The IEA said in a 2011 document that geothermal could reach 3.5 percent of global electricity production each year by 2050. The Paris-based international group says geothermal energy could prevent almost 800 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year. 

国际能源署（IEA）长期以来一直认为地热能是应对气候变化的答案。 IEA 在 2011 年的一份文件中表示，到 2050 年，地热能每年将占全球发电量的 3.5%。这家总部位于巴黎的国际组织表示，地热能每年可以减少近 8 亿吨二氧化碳排放。 

Fervo Energy is using this first test to launch other projects that will provide more electricity to the grid. The company is currently completing some work in southwest Utah for a 400-megawatt project. 

Fervo Energy 正在利用首次测试启动其他项目，为电网提供更多电力。 该公司目前正在完成犹他州西南部一个 400 兆瓦项目的部分工作。 

Google and Fervo Energy started working together in 2021 to develop geothermal power. The plant near Winnemucca, Nevada, is now operating and is sending about 3.5 megawatts to the grid. There are three wells there.