vrijdag 8 april 2011

Geothermal energy - Ultra deep drilling


All we need to produce electricity is heat. Heat can be used to produce steam which can power a generator. The thing is that the center of the earth is very, very hot. In fact, it's like a miniature version of the sun. All we have to do to tap in to this energy source is to drill a hole deep enough. That was always the biggest problem, but trough the experience we gathered over the years in drilling for oil it has become technically possible. If large oil companies start drilling for heat instead of for oil, that could change the way we produce electricity.

10 opmerkingen:

  1. sustainable energy is the future.

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  2. I like the concept. In fact I think renewable energies and sustainable energy should be something the companies should be investing so that we all may have a better tomorrow

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  3. I learned about this sort of thing in my environmental systems class last year.

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  4. it could be like futurama where they get energy from the earth turning lol

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  5. side note, unrelated...there is something in development you rub your fingers together and it makes a bit of energy lol :p

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  6. Good point, every problem seems solvable if you throw enough money at it.

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  7. Never thought about this before, but in theory it should totally work

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