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> Geothermal is also looking promising Europe should absolutely develop it. But it's no panacea. Optimistically, "around 43 GW of enhanced geothermal capacity
by JumpCrisscross 8mo ago
> Geothermal is also looking promising
Europe should absolutely develop it. But it's no panacea.
Optimistically, "around 43 GW of enhanced geothermal capacity in the European Union could be developed at costs below 100 €/MWh" [1]. That's 3% of European energy demand [2].
[1] https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/hot-stuff-geothermal-energy-in-europe/ https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/hot-stuff-geotherma...
[2] https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Energy_statistics_-_an_overview#:~:text=Final%20energy%20consumption,1994%20until%20it https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php... 36.6k PJ/year ~ 1,160 GW