Travel Trivia: In five to ten million years a new ocean will form in East Africa in the Great Rift Valley. This part of Africa will separate from the rest of the continent, creating the new ocean.
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‘Our contribution to a cleaner world’: How #Kenya found an extraordinary power source beneath its feet
The 1970s oil crisis helped pave the way for Kenya to utilise its vast #geothermal resources beneath the #GreatRiftValley'
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/25/our-contribution-to-a-cleaner-world-how-kenya-found-an-extraordinary-power-source-beneath-its-feet
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Today I have been having the most brilliant time snuggled up by the fire, researching the archaeology of the Natron area of the Eastern Rift Valley, Tanzania. I'm tasked with producing some educational materials and it's making me happy.
(Ex archaeologist here 🙋♀️, seems I never grew out of it after all)
If Bitcoin mining will occur at scale using geothermal, but only where there is "the most supportive political jurisdictions", the list is fairly short. Kenya does not have a high bar to cross.
Chart source:
Analyzing Geothermal Energy Use in the East African Region: The Case of Kenya:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332325808_Analyzing_Geothermal_Energy_Use_in_the_East_African_Region_The_Case_of_Kenya
#Bitcoin
#Mining #BitcoinMining #Miner #BitcoinMiner #Geothermal #Energy #Electricity #Power #RiftValley #GreatRiftValley #EastAfrica #Kenya #Ethiopia #Uganda #Tanzania #Rwanda