Posted on 01/12/2024 10:50:11 PM PST by Red Badger
“... is going to change the climate.”
No it will not.
Do you have any idea of the scale of energy involved in solar output and the earth’s orbital incline to the sun?
It is billions of times greater than human energy output.
nuclear fusion. Whether it’s through lasers or magnetism, a solution is near.
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I heard that back in the 1960s ...
The Icelanders already have a lot of geothermal energy and thanks to their volcanically active island, could likely harness a lot more. I know that for a while they were attracting energy intensive industries there like metal smelting and bitcoin mining because their energy is relatively cheap and abundant.
While I'm hopeful about the prospects of nuclear fusion, let's also be realistic. A breakthrough has been just 10 years away for the last 50 years.......
For years I have wondered why we don’t consider geothermal a viable source.
Luckily, it is on Island.
There are not too many people there!
They have a lot of volcanoes there. Some are quite tame. Even now they get most energy from volcanism.
But - volcanoes are not everywhere and some volcanoes are really vicious!
Me too...................
A breakthrough has been just 10 years away for the last 50 years.......
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Kind of like the solar. It has been around for a long while, and they will soon made it efficient enough!
Quaise Energy https://www.quaise.energy/company is working on a microwave drilling technique to access temperatures adequate to generate superheated steam. This could be done anywhere. The trick is drilling a 20 mile deep hole.
there’s always a “trick’ ...and usually it requires at least an 8 figure grant somewhere to somebodies...
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Doesn’t really inspire confidence in them.
Iceland is skilled in science.
They eradicated Downs Syndrome. The cure, prenatal testing and abortion…ta-da, “cured”.
I went to a hydroelectric plant outside of Reykjavik.
The seasonal melting of glaciers provides a ton of energy as well.
Crystal blue water for miles.
In Summer, it’s one of the most beautiful physical places there are.
I remember a similar attempt in New Mexico forty five years ago. they figured what they would get from it, bought the equipment, generator, and all the works.
Then they drilled. they did not get enough heat to generate steam.
All the equipment was for sale in the next year’s POWER and POWER ENGINEERING magazines.
That’s the problem with geothermal energy. It works, but only in certain places...............
The Japanese island of Hokaido sits on magma near the surface. There are numerous installations drilled down to tap the super hot water that is brought to the surface to generate steam to power generators.
Such geo thermal efforts are numerous all over the world
Rocket Surgery and Volcanology share a lot of similarities.............
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