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To: sten
"...geothermal is the answer. it’s everywhere. absolutely clean. and the ‘fuel’ is just water being boiled at the bottom of a 6+ mile shaft... the resultant steam comes up other shafts which turns a steam turbine which can produce 1+ gigawatts of power."

And how much does it cost to drill that 6+ mile deep hole?

Sorry, no deal.....build nukes.

33 posted on 01/21/2023 11:49:26 AM PST by Wonder Warthog (Not Responding to Seagull Snark)
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To: Wonder Warthog; sten

Water is “absolutely clean”

Wrong. Water from the earth contains huge amounts of highly corrosive dissolved salts and minerals. Dealing with the concentrated brines is a challenge. It’s not insurmountable, but a serious problem (lots of geothermal plants are running around the world).


36 posted on 01/21/2023 12:17:56 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (Once you get people to believe that a plural pronoun is singular, they'll believe anything - nicollo)
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