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Drilling Into Heart of Iceland Volcano Complete

posted by CoolHand on Friday February 03 2017, @09:49PM   Printer-friendly
from the too-hot-to-handle dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

An attempt to drill into the heart of a volcano in the south-west of Iceland is now complete.

Geologists have penetrated 4,659m down, creating the deepest-ever volcanic borehole.

Their aim is to tap into the steam at the bottom of the well to provide a source of geothermal energy.

They recorded temperatures of 427C, but believe the hole will get hotter when they widen it in the coming months.

If it works, maybe the Japanese could do likewise and avoid nuclear and fossil fuel power alike.

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  • (Score: 2) by GreatAuntAnesthesia on Friday February 03 2017, @10:58PM

    by GreatAuntAnesthesia (3275) on Friday February 03 2017, @10:58PM (#462643) Journal

    Hmmm, Godzilla vs Balrog, who would win?

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  • (Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday February 04 2017, @01:33AM

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Saturday February 04 2017, @01:33AM (#462688) Homepage

    I think Lavos would be a greater concern.

  • (Score: 2) by rts008 on Saturday February 04 2017, @02:06AM

    by rts008 (3001) on Saturday February 04 2017, @02:06AM (#462697)

    Gandalf.