Re:You can have geothermal power everywhere if you drill dee...
by raxxorrax on Friday February 25, 2022 @04:51AM
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> Meanwhile, the heat vitrifies the side of the hole, turning it essentially into a glass pipe
I think this is pretty essential and maybe even more important than the depth. Until now it was not economically feasible because the porous rock did swallow a lot of the circulated water in such a drilling. But this technique seems to solve that problem pretty effectively.
I think this is pretty essential and maybe even more important than the depth. Until now it was not economically feasible because the porous rock did swallow a lot of the circulated water in such a drilling. But this technique seems to solve that problem pretty effectively.