{"id":14837,"date":"2011-06-09T09:01:04","date_gmt":"2011-06-09T09:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/uncategorized\/scientists-figure-co2-to-be-a-better-replacement-for-water-for-geothermal-energy-generation.php"},"modified":"2013-01-24T10:01:08","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T10:01:08","slug":"scientists-figure-co2-to-be-a-better-replacement-for-water-for-geothermal-energy-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenlaunches.com\/alternative-energy\/scientists-figure-co2-to-be-a-better-replacement-for-water-for-geothermal-energy-generation.php","title":{"rendered":"Scientists figure Co2 to be a better replacement for water for geothermal energy generation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/entry_images\/0611\/09\/geothermal.php\" onclick=\"window.open(&#039;https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/entry_images\/0611\/09\/geothermal.php&#039;,&#039;popup&#039;,&#039;width=620,height=376,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#039;); return false\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/geothermal-thumb-450x272.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"272\" alt=\"geothermal.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\" \/><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/alternative-energy\/energy-generated-from-geothermal-sources-to-double-by-2020.php\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\">Harvesting geothermal energy<\/a> earlier was considered to be a waste of could-be-used water. To generate energy from the bosom of the earth requires a colossal amount of water, given that steam needs to be created in the first place. However, scientists at the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/transport\/centaurus-ii-the-solar-car-by-university-of-minnesota.php\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\">University of Minnesota<\/a> have been working on a pretty win-win mode of generating energy from the earth, using Co2 gas instead of water. To generate <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/alternative-energy\/hot-water-rock-drill-by-potter-drill-reduces-cost-of-geothermal-energy-production.php\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\">geothermal energy<\/a>, two shafts are poked to the depths of the earth and high-pressure water is pumped down one, which heats up on the way down and comes back up the second shaft, heated enough to generate steam that turns the turbines. The scientists have been pondering the use of high-pressure Co2 instead, which could work in just about the same way!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nSo, with a process like this, <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/other-stuff\/u2-to-help-raise-money-for-the-dora1-geothermal-project.php\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\">geothermal plants<\/a> could probably in future generate loads of energy and at the same time help pull out a ton of Co2 from the air too! Why didn\u2019t we think of this before!<br \/>\n[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/1758277\/co2-reduction-and-geothermal-energy-at-the-same-time-want?partner=rss&#038;utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fastcompany%2Fheadlines+%28Fast+Company+Headlines%29\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\">FastCompany<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harvesting geothermal energy earlier was considered to be a waste of could-be-used water. To generate energy from the bosom of the earth requires a colossal amount of water, given that steam needs to be created in the first place. 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