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Soviet-era tech could change the geothermal industry
- GRBLDeveloped 4y agoThink this is the second time I've seen laser digging methods in the last month. Anyone know what route The Boring Company was/is going down for digging?
- b112 4y agoGyrotron, not laser, as per article. (A gyrotron doesn't seem to be a class of laser, any more than a light bulb is...)
- ZeroGravitas 4y agoThey drill straight down for heat and only use the laser/microwave/whatever once they hit the bedrock layer. Boring conpany generally isn't going that deep and is going horizontal so possibly these techs don't apply.
- rob74 4y agoYeah, I would say using a high-energy contraption to vaporize rock (and any other stuff that might be in the way) sometimes just a few meters away from utility lines, other tunnels, people's basements etc. is generally not recommended. Plus, for geothermal drillings, the holes are much smaller than for transportation tunnels.