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Chris Remington ( remington@beehaw.org ) MA to Environment · 2 years ago

Iceland will tunnel into a volcano to tap into virtually unlimited geothermal power

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Iceland will tunnel into a volcano to tap into virtually unlimited geothermal power

www.zmescience.com

Chris Remington ( remington@beehaw.org ) MA to Environment · 2 years ago
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Iceland's Krafla Magma Testbed project aims to transform renewable energy by tapping into a volcano's magma chamber.
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    The amount of energy is definitely finite.

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      Sure but on a human scale?

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        I mean, even the output will be quite limited by the hydro lines they send down and the strength of the pump. But it’s free thermal energy that’s being harvested and the energy will not diminish during the life of the materials they build. It’s really cool, if you want to learn a bit more, the David Roberts went to Iceland to talk to some people for the Volts Podcast a few months ago

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