How much co2 will this release and can we afford it?
It will release approximately no CO2.
Iceland is a pioneer in clean vulcanism.
Volcanic eruption starts in Iceland (Live webcam)
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#32There is also a live video feed[0] available from the coast guard helicopter as it flew a reconnaissance flight over the eruption with scientists today edit: sadly the stream has been cut down to minutes from its original hour+ length. [0] https://www.ruv.is/frett/2022/08/03/beint-streymi-ur-thyrlu-...
That looks a bit close. When rock is bubbling, I think I'd rather many miles away from it.
Perspective can be weird. They're probably a good distance away.
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#33It's amazing that Energy is such a major issue for our civilization, yet we ignore that we are sitting on top of many millions of gallons of lava
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#34It's amazing that Energy is such a major issue for our civilization, yet we ignore that we are sitting on top of many millions of gallons of lava
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#35It's amazing that Energy is such a major issue for our civilization, yet we ignore that we are sitting on top of many millions of gallons of lava
We just need a machine that will drill down to the magma, simply install heat transfer rods, and we install a steam turbine above it. Do this everywhere we have a coal / gas power plant
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#36It's amazing that Energy is such a major issue for our civilization, yet we ignore that we are sitting on top of many millions of gallons of lava
We just need a machine that will drill down to the magma, simply install heat transfer rods, and we install a steam turbine above it. Do this everywhere we have a coal / gas power plant
What could possibly go wrong?
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#37It's amazing that Energy is such a major issue for our civilization, yet we ignore that we are sitting on top of many millions of gallons of lava
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#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
We just need a machine that will drill down to the magma, simply install heat transfer rods, and we install a steam turbine above it. Do this everywhere we have a coal / gas power plant
What could possibly go wrong?
Actually this is already being done in Iceland.
"Geothermal energy is a major source of energy in Iceland, with about 25 percent of the country's electricity generated from tapping the Earth's heat, according to the National Energy Authority of Iceland. About 90 percent of Icelandic households are heated with geothermal energy."
Source: https://www.livescience.com/57833-scientists-drill-volcano-c....
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
We just need a machine that will drill down to the magma, simply install heat transfer rods, and we install a steam turbine above it. Do this everywhere we have a coal / gas power plant
What could possibly go wrong?
Brave search "oxygen not included lava steam turbine".
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#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
What could possibly go wrong?
Actually this is already being done in Iceland. "Geothermal energy is a major source of energy in Iceland, with about 25 percent of the country's electricity generated from tapping the Earth's heat, according to the National Energy Authority of Iceland. About 90 percent of Icelandic households are heated with geothermal energy." Source: https://www.livescience.com/57833-scientists-drill-volcano-c... .
Iceland also had the first magma powered electric generator back in 2009. Was an accidental result of a research drilling project though. Scishow made a video about it back in 2014 [0]