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Great podcast by @drvolts on closed loop geothermal. After building the system a pump is used for a short period of time until a convective loop becomes self-sustaining. At that point the pump is turned off and the system is self-sustaining. Depending on size and construction it might just keep running for 60 years or more!

https://www.volts.wtf/p/whats-the-deal-with-closed-loop-geothermal

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Geothermal energy is one of those rare win-win solutions

The idea of tapping into the heat trapped inside deeper reaches of the earth has been around for decades, and has been exploited in places like Iceland where it’s particularly close to the surface. But for most parts of the world, that heat — a free and potentially limitless source of energy — has remained out of reach until now.

Canada's National Observer
Geothermal energy is one of those rare win-win solutions

The idea of tapping into the heat trapped inside deeper reaches of the earth has been around for decades, and has been exploited in places like Iceland where it’s particularly close to the surface. But for most parts of the world, that heat — a free and potentially limitless source of energy — has remained out of reach until now.

Canada's National Observer
Geothermal energy is one of those rare win-win solutions

The idea of tapping into the heat trapped inside deeper reaches of the earth has been around for decades, and has been exploited in places like Iceland where it’s particularly close to the surface. But for most parts of the world, that heat — a free and potentially limitless source of energy — has remained out of reach until now.

Canada's National Observer
Geothermal energy is one of those rare win-win solutions

The idea of tapping into the heat trapped inside deeper reaches of the earth has been around for decades, and has been exploited in places like Iceland where it’s particularly close to the surface. But for most parts of the world, that heat — a free and potentially limitless source of energy — has remained out of reach until now.

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