I appreciate that the logistics and technicalities of deep geothermal are more complex than they appear and go beyond my limited knowledge, but on the face of it, it's always seemed a frustratingly underdeveloped option. We talk about how drilling a deep hole and harnessing the heat of the earth is a difficult thing to do, but we are *literally* splitting the atom as an alternative. So many of our energy sources (all - bar photovoltaic?) rely on spinning a coil of wire and magnets, usually using steam and a turbine - yet here we are sat on top of a ball of molten magma that surely could boil some water if we supplied the same time, energy and funding that has been ploughed into the oil and gas industry?
I appreciate that the logistics and technicalities of deep geothermal are more complex than they appear and go beyond my limited knowledge, but on the face of it, it's always seemed a frustratingly underdeveloped option. We talk about how drilling a deep hole and harnessing the heat of the earth is a difficult thing to do, but we are *literally* splitting the atom as an alternative. So many of our energy sources (all - bar photovoltaic?) rely on spinning a coil of wire and magnets, usually using steam and a turbine - yet here we are sat on top of a ball of molten magma that surely could boil some water if we supplied the same time, energy and funding that has been ploughed into the oil and gas industry?