Project to pour water into volcano to make power
This sounds like a really good alternative to fossil fuels. The question is how long would this heat source potentially last? Could the volcano become active again? The article states that they have no plans to develop a power plant right now, but one could be built and running within the next ten years. It also says that projects like this could provide over half of the countries power supply, but most volcanoes are located in the West, so what could people in the East do as a safe alternative? If this project is successful and the costs are low then it would be an excellent idea. It sounds like a great theory at the moment with only 2 places in the world currently using geothermal energy this way. The thing that worries me is that they are cracking the bedrock almost 11,000 ft in the Earth's surface and it has been known to cause earthquakes. What is this doing to the environment? I will do further research and comment again later. Hopefully with answers to some of these questions.
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