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Scientists Unveil Radical Plan to Drill Into a Volcano For Near-Unlimited Energy (www.sciencealert.com)
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[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I kind of thought that this is what Geothermal energy was... Or will this be Geothermal energy on steroids?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

With standard near-surface geothermal energy, boreholes up to 200 meters are drilled. The heat difference from that depth is only around 10-15°C, but that's enough to collect the energy to heat buildings.

So yes, drilling into lava areas will spice up things.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Iceland has geothermal power plants going down 2.5km and with temperatures of ~250°C that produce electricity, not heat.