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jj4211@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoIt is scalding hot, but I think the key takeaway is that it’s not hot enough to boil into steam, which is our current go-to for harvesting energy from heat.
So after you do your steam turbine and you are left with not-quite boiling water, by today’s standards it is useless for further harvesting for electricity. If this article is as-advertised (a big if), then we can harvest more, adding efficiency to any process that boils water to turn a turbine.
lowspeedchase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Yup I get it, just don’t like marketing speak and downplaying what we are talking about - it takes a ton of joules to get water that hot and it’s dangerous.
HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
The water in this case is not being heated up for this, it’s waste heat man. It’s already going to be hot.
Everything is dangerous. That’s why we have certification and training.
lowspeedchase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Where did I say the opposite of anything you are talking about?
HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
The concern for how much energy it takes to heat up the water.