To: NicknamedBob
t's simply inexhaustible. On a world wide basis yes, the statement is true. But on a case by case basis, the answer is not as definitive. Large geothermal plants, which tap geothermal brine, bring it to the surface as a heat-exchanger fluid and then re-inject it into the ground, can have a limited life. The Geysers is a perfect example of depletion over time at a specific site.
53 posted on
08/01/2006 1:10:34 PM PDT by
Michael.SF.
(The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other peoples money -- M. Thatcher)
To: Michael.SF.
"Large geothermal plants, which tap geothermal brine, bring it to the surface as a heat-exchanger fluid and then re-inject it into the ground, can have a limited life. The Geysers is a perfect example of depletion over time at a specific site." Oh, Okay. How about if we inject our excess radionucleides into the downstream well? Then it could be both inexhaustible and renewable!
(Just joking. No incendiary devices needed.)
57 posted on
08/01/2006 1:23:08 PM PDT by
NicknamedBob
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