Startup taps underwater volcano as energy source in "proof point" test
arstechnica.com
Can undersea geothermal power help Pacific Rim nations cut down on oil imports?

Can undersea geothermal power help Pacific Rim nations cut down on oil imports?

  • CombatWombat@feddit.onlineOPEnglish
    9·
    19 days ago

    That’s not long but I guess it’s enough

    The power plant also became net-positive by producing more electricity than it consumed for about 8.7 seconds. It produced a median of about 2 kilowatts of net power and peaked at 16.5 kilowatts of net power.

    “It’s the proof point,” Redd told Ars. “Net-positive is the threshold that matters: the plant made more power than it took to run itself on the seafloor, which no one had done before.”