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Although it's admittedly difficult when the higher temperatures are hundreds or thousands of kilometers away, geothermal power plants do in fact harness that.
by ovis 13y ago
Although it's admittedly difficult when the higher temperatures are hundreds or thousands of kilometers away, geothermal power plants do in fact harness that.
- dkhenry 13y agoIf I am not mistaken Iceland uses geothermal to a large extent and is very successful in doing so.
- mtviewdave 13y agoNorthern California, as well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Geysers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Geysers
- comicjk 13y agoYes, we could use more research in the technical side of that. Right now hard-rock drilling is so expensive that geothermal is only viable where natural circulation of underground water brings heat up from hotter regions.