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Good news for 100% clean energy. Geothermal has finally arrived (www.latimes.com)

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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Was it not here yet? What changed?

Edit: Ah. Better drilling techniques, ironically, pioneered by the fossil fuel industry!

Latimer and his colleagues improved on traditional geothermal techniques in several ways. But the biggest was this: They utilized horizontal drilling, boring about 10,000 feet down and then 5,000 feet to the side with each well. The technology has been around for decades, but it’s gotten a lot less expensive since the mid-2000s due to widespread adoption by oil and gas companies.

Nice that this drilling technology can be used in green energy applications too.