This reminded me of recent work I've read about to create geothermal wells by injecting water into sites where there wasn't previously deep ground water (called Enhanced Geothermal). I didn't know...
This reminded me of recent work I've read about to create geothermal wells by injecting water into sites where there wasn't previously deep ground water (called Enhanced Geothermal). I didn't know there were sites that regenerated their wells, let alone with sewage. So little earthquakes aside that's pretty neat! Also makes me wonder if enhanced geothermal is going to face tremors as an issue at scale. I know at one point it was a contentious issue if fracking caused earthquakes, so I'd be surprised if that's not also a concern for enhanced geothermal. Still, I suppose I'd take small earthquakes from enhanced geothermal over those from petroleum extraction any day.
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This reminded me of recent work I've read about to create geothermal wells by injecting water into sites where there wasn't previously deep ground water (called Enhanced Geothermal). I didn't know there were sites that regenerated their wells, let alone with sewage. So little earthquakes aside that's pretty neat! Also makes me wonder if enhanced geothermal is going to face tremors as an issue at scale. I know at one point it was a contentious issue if fracking caused earthquakes, so I'd be surprised if that's not also a concern for enhanced geothermal. Still, I suppose I'd take small earthquakes from enhanced geothermal over those from petroleum extraction any day.