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I was mostly thinking about the corrosive power of water when it is extremely hot and contains dissolved minerals as this water will. I doubt very much that yo
by cc101 4y ago
I was mostly thinking about the corrosive power of water when it is extremely hot and contains dissolved minerals as this water will. I doubt very much that you could actually reuse the water. Protecting the equipment, disposing the heat, obtaining make up water, and doing something with the brine are major problems.
I'm not saying that it can not be done. It probably can, but I feel that the article was a little naive.
I suppose that I should say something about injecting high pressure water into the earth. At this depth you are interacting with tectonic forces. High pressure water can unlock existing forces resulting in earthquakes in a manner similar to the quakes triggered by fracking.
In summary, there is a cost for everything. There are few, if any, silver bullets capable of solving major problems.
- mwint 4y ago> There are few, if any, silver bullets capable of solving major problems I'd argue that there are silver bullets for major problems, but once we find them the problems stop being major. - Sewers were a silver bullet for sanitation - Many medicines have been silver bullets for many diseases - Printing press for information distribution - Telegraph (and later Internet) for fast information distribution - Rail for moving stuff
- jcampbell1 4y ago> quakes triggered by fracking Where do you get your misinformation from? This seems to be a widely held false belief.
- cc101 4y agoWhere do you get your false information?
- surfaceofthesun 4y agoThey’re likely referencing something like this [1]. The “fracking earthquakes” have stemmed lazy disposal of well wastewater. Wells can take millions of gallons of water; ideally we’d be treating reusing that water. —- [1] https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-hydraulic-fracturing-related-earthquakes-and-tremors#:~:text=Reports%20of%20hydraulic%20fracturing%20causing,injected%20into%20deep%20wastewater%20wells https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-hydraulic-fracturing-related-e....
- petre 4y agoOne could use a closed loop system, ie put an u-shaped stainless steel pipe into the borehole.