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Right, the goal is to start very small, and off grid. Then we scale and grow to grid size.
by jddw 12y ago
Right, the goal is to start very small, and off grid. Then we scale and grow to grid size.
- msandford 12y agoAnd there's nothing that would preclude you guys from simulating geothermal with them. 1. Dig down 50-100 feet 2. Make a foundation and catch pan 3. Put in an elevated platform to hold containers 4. Lower 5-50 containers onto elevated platforms 5. Install first order heat exchangers downstairs 6. Put "roof" on 7. Cover with 30 (or more) feet of dirt or whatever you prefer Perhaps install a bridge crane and a shaft to the surface so that you can swap power units out without digging down again. Just make incredibly massive covers (like 10ft thick concrete) without cranes on-site at the surface so that terrorists wouldn't be able to hijack stuff once they made it through the front gate. It might look something like this: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/04/10/google_data_center_video/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/04/10/google_data_center_v... The idea of simulating geothermal is that you'll have a bunch of power generation equipment on the surface that runs on heat. It just happens that it's not a "natural" geothermal well but a man-made one.