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To: mewzilla; BenLurkin; dfwgator

Still waiting on Part Deux, but while looking for info on the Krafla fires, I ran across this paper from 2017...

Krafla geothermal system, northeastern Iceland: Performance assessment of alternative plant configurations">Krafla geothermal system, northeastern Iceland: Performance assessment of alternative plant configurations

Found this bit particularly intriguing...

...The 30 MW double-flash Unit 1 came online in 1978, preceded in 1969 by the 3.2 MW back-pressure wellhead unit at nearby Namafjall, about 7.5 km to the south...

25 posted on 12/31/2023 4:22:43 AM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)

How do they get that to work if the volcanic activity fluctuates?

26 posted on 12/31/2023 7:20:14 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)

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