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Old 05-29-14, 01:16 PM   #1
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Default Volcano-powered energy source

Very interesting idea. Though, I thought they did this fairly often already?

Volcano-powered energy source

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A geothermal engineering project in Iceland drilled 1.3 miles into the Earth and unexpectedly hit a pocket of magma. Instead of capping the hole, as was done in a similar instance previously, they decided to see if they could harness the energy of the magma.

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The well funnelled superheated, high-pressure steam for months at temperatures of over 450°C -- a world record. In comparison, geothermal resources in the UK rarely reach higher than around 60-80°C.

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