Comments on: "Hot" New Drill Prototype Is the Holy Grail of the Geothermal World http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/19/hot-new-drill-prototype-is-the-holy-grail-of-the-geothermal-world/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 06:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: M. Simon http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/19/hot-new-drill-prototype-is-the-holy-grail-of-the-geothermal-world/#comment-6694 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:39:02 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2665#comment-6694 Google is not free of the evil power of coal companies. It powers their computers. And probably yours.

]]> By: M. Simon http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/19/hot-new-drill-prototype-is-the-holy-grail-of-the-geothermal-world/#comment-23158 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:39:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2665#comment-23158 Google is not free of the evil power of coal companies. It powers their computers. And probably yours.

]]> By: M. Simon http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/19/hot-new-drill-prototype-is-the-holy-grail-of-the-geothermal-world/#comment-23159 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:39:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2665#comment-23159 Google is not free of the evil power of coal companies. It powers their computers. And probably yours.

]]> By: Susan Kraemer http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/19/hot-new-drill-prototype-is-the-holy-grail-of-the-geothermal-world/#comment-6693 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:53:42 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2665#comment-6693 Some interesting related info in my email this AM DOE-Funded Research at Stanford Sees Results in Reservoir Characterization

June 22, 2009

The Stanford Geothermal Program had a noteworthy result this week, having achieved a proof of concept in the use of tiny particles called nanoparticles as tracers to characterize fractured rocks. The result comes from research funded by DOE in 2008 to accelerate technology development for Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). This research will help developers learn more about the fracture systems in geothermal reservoirs, so that they may better predict the results of reservoir stimulation. Positive results from DOE-funded research will lead to further development of EGS, a clean energy technology capable of producing baseload electricity across the United States.

]]> By: Susan Kraemer http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/19/hot-new-drill-prototype-is-the-holy-grail-of-the-geothermal-world/#comment-23156 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:53:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2665#comment-23156 Some interesting related info in my email this AM DOE-Funded Research at Stanford Sees Results in Reservoir Characterization

June 22, 2009

The Stanford Geothermal Program had a noteworthy result this week, having achieved a proof of concept in the use of tiny particles called nanoparticles as tracers to characterize fractured rocks. The result comes from research funded by DOE in 2008 to accelerate technology development for Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). This research will help developers learn more about the fracture systems in geothermal reservoirs, so that they may better predict the results of reservoir stimulation. Positive results from DOE-funded research will lead to further development of EGS, a clean energy technology capable of producing baseload electricity across the United States.

]]> By: Susan Kraemer http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/19/hot-new-drill-prototype-is-the-holy-grail-of-the-geothermal-world/#comment-23157 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:53:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2665#comment-23157 Some interesting related info in my email this AM DOE-Funded Research at Stanford Sees Results in Reservoir Characterization

June 22, 2009

The Stanford Geothermal Program had a noteworthy result this week, having achieved a proof of concept in the use of tiny particles called nanoparticles as tracers to characterize fractured rocks. The result comes from research funded by DOE in 2008 to accelerate technology development for Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). This research will help developers learn more about the fracture systems in geothermal reservoirs, so that they may better predict the results of reservoir stimulation. Positive results from DOE-funded research will lead to further development of EGS, a clean energy technology capable of producing baseload electricity across the United States.

]]> By: terry http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/19/hot-new-drill-prototype-is-the-holy-grail-of-the-geothermal-world/#comment-6692 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:05:40 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2665#comment-6692 by bringing heat from the center of the earth to the atmosphere.it is all ready hot up here and thy say it is getting hotter.I think lets suck up the heat that is up here already.and leave the heat trapped in the earth as long as we can.How will this change ground temp and plants.just a thought

]]> By: terry http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/19/hot-new-drill-prototype-is-the-holy-grail-of-the-geothermal-world/#comment-23152 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:05:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2665#comment-23152 by bringing heat from the center of the earth to the atmosphere.it is all ready hot up here and thy say it is getting hotter.I think lets suck up the heat that is up here already.and leave the heat trapped in the earth as long as we can.How will this change ground temp and plants.just a thought

]]> By: terry http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/19/hot-new-drill-prototype-is-the-holy-grail-of-the-geothermal-world/#comment-23153 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:05:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2665#comment-23153 by bringing heat from the center of the earth to the atmosphere.it is all ready hot up here and thy say it is getting hotter.I think lets suck up the heat that is up here already.and leave the heat trapped in the earth as long as we can.How will this change ground temp and plants.just a thought

]]> By: terry http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/19/hot-new-drill-prototype-is-the-holy-grail-of-the-geothermal-world/#comment-23154 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:05:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2665#comment-23154 by bringing heat from the center of the earth to the atmosphere.it is all ready hot up here and thy say it is getting hotter.I think lets suck up the heat that is up here already.and leave the heat trapped in the earth as long as we can.How will this change ground temp and plants.just a thought

]]> By: terry http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/19/hot-new-drill-prototype-is-the-holy-grail-of-the-geothermal-world/#comment-23155 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:05:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2665#comment-23155 by bringing heat from the center of the earth to the atmosphere.it is all ready hot up here and thy say it is getting hotter.I think lets suck up the heat that is up here already.and leave the heat trapped in the earth as long as we can.How will this change ground temp and plants.just a thought

]]> By: Ivan Montoya http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/19/hot-new-drill-prototype-is-the-holy-grail-of-the-geothermal-world/#comment-6691 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:30:29 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2665#comment-6691 One reason Mars got its present climate is the fact the planet cooled off completely. It’s past internal heat left the evidence of the biggest volcano formation we know off in the solar system.

Should earth loose it’s liquid magma, it will loose it’s magnetic field, and ultimately it’s shield against the solar wind, and ultimately life as we know it on this planet.

I don’t think we’re drilling geo thermal wells on a scale that we’re cooling the planet, yet, but it’s something we should keep in mind.

]]> By: Ivan Montoya http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/19/hot-new-drill-prototype-is-the-holy-grail-of-the-geothermal-world/#comment-23151 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:30:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2665#comment-23151 One reason Mars got its present climate is the fact the planet cooled off completely. It’s past internal heat left the evidence of the biggest volcano formation we know off in the solar system.

Should earth loose it’s liquid magma, it will loose it’s magnetic field, and ultimately it’s shield against the solar wind, and ultimately life as we know it on this planet.

I don’t think we’re drilling geo thermal wells on a scale that we’re cooling the planet, yet, but it’s something we should keep in mind.

]]> By: nix http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/19/hot-new-drill-prototype-is-the-holy-grail-of-the-geothermal-world/#comment-6690 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:27:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2665#comment-6690 With this great invention, soon we will be able to drill to the core of Vulcan, drop in the red matter, and get out revenge!

]]> By: nix http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/19/hot-new-drill-prototype-is-the-holy-grail-of-the-geothermal-world/#comment-23150 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:27:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2665#comment-23150 With this great invention, soon we will be able to drill to the core of Vulcan, drop in the red matter, and get out revenge!

]]> By: Tom Blakeslee http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/19/hot-new-drill-prototype-is-the-holy-grail-of-the-geothermal-world/#comment-6689 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:40:03 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2665#comment-6689 Great work! Too bad we didn’t do this when it was invented, 30 years ago. We might have a very different world today. The DOE really dropped the ball and still are. Thank god we have Google, who is free of the evil power of the coal industry. Good luck to all.

]]> By: Tom Blakeslee http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/19/hot-new-drill-prototype-is-the-holy-grail-of-the-geothermal-world/#comment-23149 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:40:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2665#comment-23149 Great work! Too bad we didn’t do this when it was invented, 30 years ago. We might have a very different world today. The DOE really dropped the ball and still are. Thank god we have Google, who is free of the evil power of the coal industry. Good luck to all.

]]> By: Solar Power http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/19/hot-new-drill-prototype-is-the-holy-grail-of-the-geothermal-world/#comment-6688 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:49:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2665#comment-6688 Agreed… there doesn’t seem to be any one solution to our energy problems. It appears that it will take a balance of several… What could be exciting are forms of alternative energy that haven’t been discovered yet…

]]> By: Solar Power http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/19/hot-new-drill-prototype-is-the-holy-grail-of-the-geothermal-world/#comment-23147 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:49:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2665#comment-23147 Agreed… there doesn’t seem to be any one solution to our energy problems. It appears that it will take a balance of several… What could be exciting are forms of alternative energy that haven’t been discovered yet…

]]> By: Solar Power http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/19/hot-new-drill-prototype-is-the-holy-grail-of-the-geothermal-world/#comment-23148 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:49:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2665#comment-23148 Agreed… there doesn’t seem to be any one solution to our energy problems. It appears that it will take a balance of several… What could be exciting are forms of alternative energy that haven’t been discovered yet…

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