Comment on U.S. approves mega geothermal energy project in Utah
pound_heap@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
I don’t know enough of this technology, but the article says they do fracking to “release geothermal energy, not oil and gas”. So I imagine it will have the same ecological damage as fracking. Maybe someone more knowledgeable can explain where I’m wrong.
silence7@slrpnk.net 4 weeks ago
They’re fracking, but in granite, rather than in an oil and gas deposit. So you shouldn’t see the same kinds of hydrocarbon releases and contamination that go with fracking for oil and gas, or the same huge production of contaminated wastewater that needs to be disposed of.
mosiacmango@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
The drilling is limited to the making the channels for water flow. They are using maneuverable fracking drills and tools to get to the depths they need.
pound_heap@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Cool! This makes more sense now