Comment on 'Breakthrough' geothermal tech produces 3.5 megawatts of carbon-free powerparentComments−worik3yDepends where. Some in New Zealand have been going since IIRC the 1950s−lostlogin3ySome are quite a lot larger than this one too - 160MW ish.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geothermal_power_in_New_Zeal...−londons_explore3yI'm pretty sure the individual wells have been redrilled a few times in that time though, even if a site has been operating for 70 years?−rbanffy3yThey should call those "volcanothermal" energy. Sounds cooler.
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Depends where. Some in New Zealand have been going since IIRC the 1950s
Some are quite a lot larger than this one too - 160MW ish.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geothermal_power_in_New_Zeal...
I'm pretty sure the individual wells have been redrilled a few times in that time though, even if a site has been operating for 70 years?
They should call those "volcanothermal" energy. Sounds cooler.