Re:Utah's hottest new power source is 15k feet below the ground
by 0xDEAFBEAD on Saturday September 06, 2025 @11:44PM
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>earth seems to have a more active core than many other planets
Fun fact: Plate tectonics has been proposed as an explanation for why complex life is here and not elsewhere.
Also... Iceland. They're massive in aluminium production for a reason. They have basically infinate abundant energy boiling out from the ground. Here in sweden its used by alot of homes for heating; getting a well producing 60c water is pretty cheap. (A single home may have their own well)
The issue is using it for power really only becomes viable when you reach superheated steam temperatures. And at those depths; drills melt, so its use outside of volcanic regions has been real slow.