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Iceland Eyes Liquid Magma As Energy Source
An anonymous reader writes "Scientists in Iceland have been studying and utilizing the power of geothermal wells for years. In 2009 one such study hit a standstill when a group ran into magma halfway into their dig. The roadblock has become a blessing in disguise, as recent research has shown that the magma can act as a potent new source of geothermal energy powerful enough to heat 25,000 to 30,000 homes."
How profound, we can heat water with magma.
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Please, stop cooling magma. No more viscous magna means no more earth magnetic field, hence no more magnetic shield, ie no more life.
Please, don't dig for geothermic energy. Leave alone our earth kernel.
Yes! Instead of lots of inneficient conversion methods, and n orer to overcome the last mile problem, this would finally allow the deployment of Lava To The Home technology, through some simple piping.
Besides heating, hot lava could be used in special taps to allow for inexpensive 3D printing, allowing everyone to produce their own custo made Rock Consumer Appliances.
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This was an Ancient geothermal plant. The Ancients never met a technology they couldn't make explode, usually taking out at least a sizable chunk of planet.
Isn't that what they call archeologists on Vulcan? /duck
Magma ? Energy ? Really ? No !? Wow, you think we can get energy from red hot magma. I mean, we've been using GEOTHERMAL for decades, what possible use could Magma have ?
Was the coffee hot enough to be used as an energy source?
You know what they awoke in the darknesss of Eyjafjallajokull.