Don’t worry, water boils, steam spins turbine.
Comment on Scientists Unveil Radical Plan to Drill Into a Volcano For Near-Unlimited Energy
originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 5 months ago
i always thought the problem with this geothermal-delivered-to-surface was transmitting the power over long distances..
course, this article is really just about drilling into a magma chamber and the volcano not going boom
magikmw@lemm.ee 5 months ago
AA5B@lemmy.world 5 months ago
The article says they have one example of drilling into a magma chamber and it not going boom. I hope their optimism is justified, but this looks like the plot at the beginning of an apocalyptic movie
avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
Spin a turbine, transmit via HVDC?
LordKitsuna@lemmy.world 5 months ago
too effective, HVAC with large losses is the best I can offer
avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
We did our best.
Mr_Smiley@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I’d like to see some definitions or units put next to ‘ultra high’.