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Yellowstone volcano: NASA’s £2.7billion 'plan to save world' REVEALED
https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1075920/yellowstone-volcano-eruption-nasa-plan-save-world-spt
They are talking about getting 20 Giggawatts of heat energy out and it costing $2.7 Billion.
I make it that should pay for its' self in less than a year with about 7GW of useful electrical power coming out of it and a bit of an over run with the build cost.
For pitty sake do it.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1075920/yellowstone-volcano-eruption-nasa-plan-save-world-spt
They are talking about getting 20 Giggawatts of heat energy out and it costing $2.7 Billion.
I make it that should pay for its' self in less than a year with about 7GW of useful electrical power coming out of it and a bit of an over run with the build cost.
For pitty sake do it.
Reread the article it would USE 20 gigawatts of energy to cool the magma
If it is such a great idea why was it not done before now?
Yeah, one wonders...
Yes, I am not worried about that, I think the thing will blow with or without our intervention at its' own time.
The thing is from 20 GW of heat you can extract about 7 GW of electricity. Just how the turbine works and thermodynamics.
I think we, well you Americans, should extract loads more than 20G of heat.
Again theres not 20GW of energy beneath yellowstone, the article is talking about using 20gw of external energy to cool yellowstone so that it cant cause a devastating eruption
If it is such a great idea why was it not done before now?
Because it would take 16,000 years
Because it would take 16,000 years
I suspect that there is not that kind of demand near Yellowstone, and long distance power connections are relatively new.If it is such a great idea why was it not done before now?
https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1075920/yellowstone-volcano-eruption-nasa-plan-save-world-spt
They are talking about getting 20 Giggawatts of heat energy out and it costing $2.7 Billion.
I make it that should pay for its' self in less than a year with about 7GW of useful electrical power coming out of it and a bit of an over run with the build cost.
For pitty sake do it.
I suspect that there is not that kind of demand near Yellowstone, and long distance power connections are relatively new.
With the HVDC grid, the power could be moved further, but I think it would have to go like 500 miles before you started getting
to any large population areas.
I was thinking there may be a way to move massive amounts of energy over vast distances,You are almost certainly right, and I am still not a great fan of long distance power, it works about as well as long distance love.
I suspect that there is not that kind of demand near Yellowstone, and long distance power connections are relatively new.
With the HVDC grid, the power could be moved further, but I think it would have to go like 500 miles before you started getting
to any large population areas.
Anyone think they will allow such a project on federally protected land?
The Blue Lagoon (Icelandic: Bláa lónið) is a geothermal spa in southwestern Iceland. The spa is located in a lava field near Grindavík on the Reykjanes Peninsula, in a location favourable for geothermal power, and is supplied by water used in the nearby Svartsengi geothermal power station. The Blue Lagoon is approximately 20 km (12 mi) from Keflavík International Airport, and is one of the most visited attractions in Iceland.
I suspect that there is not that kind of demand near Yellowstone, and long distance power connections are relatively new.
With the HVDC grid, the power could be moved further, but I think it would have to go like 500 miles before you started getting
to any large population areas.
They really aren't.https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1075920/yellowstone-volcano-eruption-nasa-plan-save-world-spt
They are talking about getting 20 Giggawatts of heat energy out and it costing $2.7 Billion.
They really aren't.
https://debunkingdoomsday.quora.com...ellowstone-potentially-triggering-an-eruption
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nasa-yellowstone-plan/
No one is actually even remotely planning any such venture.
Great point! That area of the country also has about 320 Sun-Days per year. Why not just focus on rooftop and pedestal-mounted solar PVs, which is a point-of-source producer, resulting in NEAR-ZERO voltage loss for electricity. For heating, focus on passive solar concepts with thermal mass storage, which can provide over 90% of residential heating demand.
I do not disagree, but we have to foster an environment where grid tied solar can survive.Great point! That area of the country also has about 320 Sun-Days per year. Why not just focus on rooftop and pedestal-mounted solar PVs, which is a point-of-source producer, resulting in NEAR-ZERO voltage loss for electricity. For heating, focus on passive solar concepts with thermal mass storage, which can provide over 90% of residential heating demand.
Yellowstone volcano: NASA’s PS2.7billion 'plan to save world' REVEALED | Science | News | Express.co.uk
They are talking about getting 20 Giggawatts of heat energy out and it costing $2.7 Billion.
I make it that should pay for its' self in less than a year with about 7GW of useful electrical power coming out of it and a bit of an over run with the build cost.
For pitty sake do it.
Not even worth it, It is unlikely that Congress would vote to place a power plant in a National Park.First step: visit Iceland where they are already using geothermal energy to produce electricity. They have faced many dificulties and have overcome them.
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