There’s a wave of renewed interest in the energy source, which could help the world keep pace with rising electricity demand and decarbonization targets.
    • rainwall@piefed.socialEnglish
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      1 day ago

      Its not. Its still experimental, but geothermal is showing real promise for clean, steady state power pretty much anywhere with no fuel requirements.

      Some estimates place the power potential of geothermal in the US to be around 20% of power needs. Because of how stupid the US is, it also has broad political support here because of its use of oil and gas drilling tech to make the heat channels. The GOP likes that it enriches their donors, dems like that its clean power.