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Scientists Unveil Radical Plan to Drill Into a Volcano For Near-Unlimited Energy
(www.sciencealert.com)
this post was submitted on 13 Jan 2024
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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