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The only island with active geothermal activity is an island without many people (compared to Oahu). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puna_Geothermal_Venture http
by sosborn 3y ago
The only island with active geothermal activity is an island without many people (compared to Oahu).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puna_Geothermal_Venture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puna_Geothermal_Venture
- IlliOnato 3y agoBut to use geothermal power one does not need pre-existent geothermal activity, at least in principle. If the magma is close, you can get to a hot are by drilling, and then pump the cold water in and get the hot steam out. Now, I don't know how difficult and expensive it is in practice. But as a "baseload" geothermal looks very good. Does not depend on weather at al...
- Aloisius 3y agoOne could install transmission lines between the islands if Hawaii's politics wasn't so broken.