Geothermal power is a climate moon shot beneath our feet

Re:Geothermal power is a climate moon shot beneath our feet by jfengel on Sunday March 02, 2025 @05:35PM (#43235992)

Seems like one might hold off on underseas power cables until we figure out how to keep Russian and Chinese ships from having so many accidents.

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Re:Geothermal power is a climate moon shot beneath our feet by adgjlsfhk1 on Monday March 03, 2025 @01:45AM (#43238980)

power cables are a lot less vulnerable than fiber since cutting a cable carrying 500kv DC will do nasty things to whatever you're trying to cut with

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Re:Geothermal power is a climate moon shot beneath our feet by appointment on Monday March 03, 2025 @09:41AM (#43242173)

Estlink 2 (650MW, 450 kV) has been cut twice in a year, with months-long outages in both cases.

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