A new approach to geothermal energy makes it possible to tap the energy of hot rocks just about anywhere. A pilot plant in Nevada is now helping to power Google data centers.
  • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    saw temperatures at the bottom of the boreholes reach 375 degrees Fahrenheit (191 C)

    Why is it so hot there at only 2km deep?

  • partial_accumen@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    11 months ago

    I do appreciate Google listing the carbon consumption per GCP datacenter when deploying a new workload. It allows customers to make low carbon choices for compute.

    • MaggiWuerze@feddit.deEnglish
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      11 months ago

      I assume the Paris value is only that low when their nuclear plants aren’t shut, down like basically all of '23

  • MonkderZweite@feddit.chEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I mean, instead of mining Uran, refining it, bother with toxic waste in each step, why not harness the power of natural radioactive decay?

    Btw, weren’t effective MASER drills invented a short while ago?