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ninetyninenine
3 months ago
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Can a Geothermal Startup Vaporize Rock to Drill th...
I feel the energy spent vaporizing the rocks is more then the energy gained.
victorbjorklund
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No, if it works as planned then the energy is cheap in comparison to the total cost of drilling a hole.
littlestymaar
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They plan to use just a megawatt of power to drill, it's not even close.
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