'Breakthrough' geothermal tech produces 3.5 megawatts of carbon-free power | Fervo Energy's Nevada site is slated to power Google data centers.
'Breakthrough' geothermal tech produces 3.5 megawatts of carbon-free power | Fervo Energy's Nevada site is slated to power Google data centers.
An energy company called Fervo says it has achieved a breakthrough in geothermal technology.
'Breakthrough' geothermal tech produces 3.5 megawatts of carbon-free power | Fervo Energy's Nevada site is slated to power Google data centers.::An energy company called Fervo says it has achieved a breakthrough in geothermal technology.
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I may be reading this wrong, but am I the only one for whom this sounds a lot like fracking, minus the gas extraction? I'd be curious to see the knock-on effects in the surrounding area.
Hopefully I'm wrong, because I feel like this could be a pretty big leap for energy generation.
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You are not reading it wrong, is textbook fracking
Isn't the entire problem with fracking the gas extraction? Otherwise it's just digging a hole.
My understanding is that it can also cause a lot of soil instability and subsidence in the area, but this may be different? Like I said, I'm happy to be wrong.