You can have geothermal power everywhere if you drill deep enough

Re:You can have geothermal power everywhere if you drill dee... by cryptica on Saturday February 26, 2022 @03:19AM (#30476038)

I hope that investors did the math to ensure that the energy used to dig such a deep hole with microwaves doesn't end up consuming more energy than the hole will generate over its lifetime... Will the hole crack irreparably after a few months?

Nowadays, there seems to be an epidemic of engineering neglect in terms of capital allocation. A lot of wealthy individuals who have the capital to invest in such projects do not seem to have the engineering mindset (or no longer do) to see through greenwashing BS.

"It's all about the people" is BS. These days, there are charlatans everywhere and they seem to have monopolized all the billionaires.

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Re:You can have geothermal power everywhere if you drill dee... by re6fae5Wied5tha on Saturday February 26, 2022 @04:15AM (#30476263)

I can't imagine it takes more than a few circuits of water through the bore to recover all of the energy, the static column of water alone would contain a non-trivial fraction of the energy required to drill the bore after equilibrating.

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