it'll be interesting to see how this works out

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use volcano to produce power using steam

no shortage of hot if we dont cool it off and can capture the steam to rive the turbine


Geothermal energy developers plan to pump 24 million gallons of water into the side of a dormant volcano in central Oregon this summer to demonstrate technology they hope will give a boost to a green energy sector that has yet to live up to its promise.

They hope the water comes back to the surface fast enough and hot enough to create cheap, clean electricity that isn't dependent on sunny skies or stiff breezes — without shaking the earth and rattling the nerves of nearby residents.
 
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Geothermal energy works in Iceland. Why not here?

they have a more easily tapped source of the heat owing to their unique geology. the heated water they use is naturally occurring (underground) as opposed to having to dump water in and hoping for the best. as they are where plates are pulling apart the heat is down not up as with most volcanoes.
 
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