As you said, but also gas emissions from the geothermal wells have proven to be a far greater problem than waste heat. They had a big problem with hydrogen sulfide and other stuff in Puna, Hawaii. There can also be ground water changes and other issues when a near-surface source is tapped. Deeper wells might be different on that count, but in any case if the system doesn't use some sort of closed loop generation, toxic gasses will be an issue. Not to mention splitting the earth in half, etc.
- Rick > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick Palmer [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 7:22 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Vo]:New drill to make geothermal easier <snip> > If geothermal proved to be a problem, I think it would be > easily soluble. > > Nick Palmer > > On the side of the Planet - and the people - because they're worth it >
