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Re:Diamond hauled from deep inside Earth holds never-before-... by alan-crowe on Sunday January 23, 2022 @10:03AM (#30046609)
We could use the unexpectedly high temperatures as a heat source for geothermal energy. Make money selling the energy for ten, twenty years,... until the temperatures fall and the rock becomes rigid. Then drill another kilometer, funded from the geophysical exploration budget.

Temperature too high again? Have a long pause to make a little money from geothermal energy.

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Re:Diamond hauled from deep inside Earth holds never-before-... by neurostimulant on Sunday January 23, 2022 @10:35PM (#30053432)
Geothermal plants can trigger earthquakes [1], so it's probably unwise to build a lot more geothermal plants to meet global energy needs without addressing that risk first, especially near populated areas.

[1] https://news.stanford.edu/2019/05/23/lessons-south-korea-sol...

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