Re:Geothermal's path to relevance: cheap drilling
by goldenshale on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @12:55AM
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Not really. A ground-source heat pump uses the thermally stable ground below a house to heat in the winter and cool in the summer, while a geothermal power plant pumps cool water down a well and then gets hot steam out another connected well to drive turbines.
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Re:Geothermal's path to relevance: cheap drilling
by fulafel on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @12:58AM
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Geothermal can be used for just heat too, eg district heating. eg https://www.euroheat.org/knowledge-hub/district-energy-icela...