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Technology Breakthroughs Are Unlocking Geothermal Energy's Vast Potential Across The Globe
(www.renewableenergymagazine.com)
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I remember reading a report where geothermal tapping could be linked with incresead sysmic activity. Is this true? And if it is, have advances reduced the problem?
Classic geothermal power plants are located at vulcanically active regions, so there is always a risk involved in it, but the people in these areas are usually already used to small earth-quakes due to the vulcanic activity.
The modern ones are basically the same as fracking, so similar issues arise.
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In most cases, it is true, but it might depend on technologies used. If you let water flash into steam underground, that's going to produce pressure waves and vibration.