Heat from extinct volcano could be piped into Dutch homes
Heat from extinct volcano could be piped into Dutch homes
Project in Friesland aims to draw on residual warmth from Zuidwal volcano for sustainable energy
These big wind turbines put a lot of pressure on our landscap
This feels like the most elaborate NIMBY method to get rid of turbines
18Is it really extinct if it is still producing heat?
10I think extinct in this case means “not yeeting lava into the world on a regular basis”
2No
2I think it means that the earth’s crust is a bit thinner there, so it is easier to tap into the geothermal heat below the crust. The deeper you go, the hotter it gets.
1no vulcanoes aren't a location with thinner crust, but a place where a bubble of magma is stuck in the crust, because of a hotspot or because of subduction or other reasons. When the pressure is too high, or there are forces that push the magma upwards, it "leaks" some magma, some times violently, some times no, like in Hawaii. An inactive volcano probably has a bubble without enough pressure to release it, and that has no upward forces nor a way of building more pressure.
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For those interested: since there's been a huge gas exctraction scandal in Groningen, (gas) mining has become a sensitive political subject in the Netherlands.
Also the Zuidwal volcano they are talking about is 2 km deep.
Geothermal energy is an interesting additional "green" option, if the mining risk can be minimised.
6didn't they do that in pompeii or do I just watch too much doctor who?
3I’ve read The Fifth Season and the rest of the Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin. This plan will only end in death and destruction. 😉
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