1 posted on
08/01/2006 11:15:03 AM PDT by
aculeus
To: aculeus
I have never understood how Geothermal energy works. Theoretically, a very hot earth core would radiate heat outward until temperature throughout the crust equalized. What produces the heat? If you drain the core of heat, how is it replenished?
2 posted on
08/01/2006 11:19:14 AM PDT by
domenad
(In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
To: aculeus
3 posted on
08/01/2006 11:20:48 AM PDT by
Uncledave
To: aculeus
Very interesting stuff - thanks for the post
To: aculeus
Abundant, yes. However, it's going to be very expensive to create such reservoirs in areas where near-surface geothermal sources are not available.
5 posted on
08/01/2006 11:21:04 AM PDT by
scooter2
To: aculeus
I'm not sure about the "anywhere in the world" part,but I've seen geothermal power at work in a city in New Zealand called Rotorua.
Many,if not most,of the buildings in the town are heated by geothermal steam (it's located in an active geothermal area).
The downside is that when you're walking down the street you can get a powerful,and unpleasant,smell of sulfur in the air.
To: aculeus
What technology do you need to open up the rock and harvest the heat? Nukes
8 posted on
08/01/2006 11:22:53 AM PDT by
RightWhale
(Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
To: aculeus
I don't think the Geyser's is the largest area of Geothermal production in the USA. I believe that honor would go to the Imperial Valley.
Geothermal Energy is not inexpensive due to the corrosiveness and abrasiveness of the fluid and it's effect on the equipment needed to convert this source to energy. The Geothermal Brine pumps for example are made primarily by only one company in the USA (Johnston Pumps), as such the costs are not onbly high due to materials, but unusually high due to higher then normal margins. Others have tried, but with limited success (Flowserve, Goulds, Floway).
Geothermal sounds like a good idea, but it is far more difficult then this article implies.
11 posted on
08/01/2006 11:27:04 AM PDT by
Michael.SF.
(The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other peoples money -- M. Thatcher)
To: aculeus
We put in a geothermal system (four 200 foot wells under our driveway) when we built our new house five years ago. The AC is essentially free.
To: aculeus
Don't want to inject fluids under pressure near earthquake zones:
Earthquake Studies -- Triggering quakes with wasteBTW, President Bush installed a geothermal heat pump at his new ranch house in Crawford; however, the pipes are only 300 feet deep, not anywhere near the depth proposed here, and use naturally occurring constant temperature groundwater for heat exchange.
17 posted on
08/01/2006 11:32:23 AM PDT by
CedarDave
(French report: Landis fails drug test. But, outside of France, men naturally produce testosterone)
To: aculeus
Imagine that only a fraction of a percent comes out. It's still big.Imagine if I could convince "only a fraction of a percent" of the people on earth to give me $10.......I'd be rich!!!!!
21 posted on
08/01/2006 11:36:16 AM PDT by
Onelifetogive
(* Sarcasm tag ALWAYS required. For some Freepers, sarcasm can NEVER be obvious enough.)
To: All
To: aculeus
That's all we need, more Global Warming.
31 posted on
08/01/2006 11:54:48 AM PDT by
SmithL
(The fact that they can't find Hoffa is proof that he never existed.)
To: aculeus; All
41 posted on
08/01/2006 12:26:35 PM PDT by
backhoe
(A Nuke for every Kook- what a Clinton "legacy...")
To: aculeus
A few years back when We were visiting Cali, I saw 'The Geysers' on a map and thought they would be cool to see. After driving 30 or 40 miles, We pulled up to a power plant, looked at each other and began to laugh. Duped Again!
44 posted on
08/01/2006 12:41:45 PM PDT by
wolfcreek
(You can spit in our tacos and you can rape our dogs but, you can't take away our freedom!)
To: aculeus
58 posted on
08/01/2006 1:25:07 PM PDT by
blam
To: aculeus
Environmental Wackos will find something to bitch about
Count on it
66 posted on
08/01/2006 2:00:19 PM PDT by
uncbob
To: Smokin' Joe
Paging FR resident drilling geologist, please pick up the white courtesy phone
81 posted on
08/01/2006 5:27:24 PM PDT by
AFreeBird
(... Burn the land and boil the sea's, but you can't take the skies from me.)
To: aculeus
The enviros will claim eco damage.
To: aculeus
Drill Yellowstone!! Chill the Caldera!!!
112 posted on
08/05/2006 7:58:08 AM PDT by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
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