L4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoScientists Unveil Radical Plan to Drill Into a Volcano For Near-Unlimited Energywww.sciencealert.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1186arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1174arrow-down1external-linkScientists Unveil Radical Plan to Drill Into a Volcano For Near-Unlimited Energywww.sciencealert.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square35fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareoriginalucifer@moist.catsweat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·10 months agoi always thought the problem with this geothermal-delivered-to-surface was transmitting the power over long distances… course, this article is really just about drilling into a magma chamber and the volcano not going boom
minus-squareAvid Amoeba@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-210 months agoSpin a turbine, generate electricity, transmit via HVDC?
minus-squareLordKitsuna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 months agotoo effective, HVAC with large losses is the best I can offer
minus-squaremagikmw@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·10 months agoDon’t worry, water boils, steam spins turbine.
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoThe article says they have one example of drilling into a magma chamber and it not going boom. I hope their optimism is justified, but this looks like the plot at the beginning of an apocalyptic movie
i always thought the problem with this geothermal-delivered-to-surface was transmitting the power over long distances…
course, this article is really just about drilling into a magma chamber and the volcano not going boom
Spin a turbine, generate electricity, transmit via HVDC?
too effective, HVAC with large losses is the best I can offer
We did our best.
Don’t worry, water boils, steam spins turbine.
The article says they have one example of drilling into a magma chamber and it not going boom. I hope their optimism is justified, but this looks like the plot at the beginning of an apocalyptic movie