Chart: Geothermal energy is attracting more and more investment

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• HubertManne@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  the laser drilling is a game changer but unfortunately for extraction too.

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• AntiBullyRanger@ani.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Spoiler alert: that’s bad news.

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  • rainwall@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Its not. Its still experimental, but geothermal is showing real promise for clean, steady state power pretty much anywhere with no fuel requirements.

    Some estimates place the power potential of geothermal in the US to be around 20% of power needs.

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    • AntiBullyRanger@ani.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Keyword: “Investment”

      Also, I’m Japanese.

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