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Iceland will tunnel into a volcano to tap into virtually unlimited geothermal power (www.zmescience.com)
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[–] mipadaitu@lemmy.world 37 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Iceland gets the vast majority of its power from geothermal, but this is the first time they're drilling into an active volcano.

It'll be an interesting experiment, and hopefully will help bring even more clean energy possibilities to the world.

[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 29 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Well... First time on purpose

From the article:

But we know for sure it can be done because in 2009 a nearby Icelandic geothermal plant accidentally drilled into Krafla's magma chamber. The incident revealed important insights about the liquid state and dynamic interactions of the magma, although the drill's steel casings were obliterated in the process. On the bright side, this incursion also showed that exposing the magma chamber doesn't cause volcanoes to erupt.

[–] CraigeryTheKid@lemm.ee 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Best "on the bright side" I have ever read.

[–] prof@infosec.pub 4 points 8 months ago

I love how it's first "Oh, we had some great findings." and only second "And no one died.".

[–] muix@infosec.pub 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

We get the vast majority from hydroelectric energy, since we have huge glacial rivers.