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Re: Geothermal and Geothermal Battery (Changed Title 12/21/23)

I ran into a few articles today:

Not Thermal Battery:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU16iUYKPr4
Quote:

Texas Oil Wells Hold a Renewable Energy Solution | American Innovators

Thermal Battery:
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scienti … y-storage/
Quote:

Researchers Successfully Turn Abandoned Oil Well into Giant Geothermal Battery

Thermal Battery:
https://e360.yale.edu/features/kern-cou … gy-storage
Quote:

Can a California Oilfield Be Retrofitted to Store Solar Energy?
The transition to renewables requires batteries that can store energy for long periods of time. To meet that demand, engineers in California’s Kern County are aiming to revamp depleted oil wells to hold concentrated solar energy in super-heated water underground.

By Stephen Robert Miller • May 23, 2024

Done

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Re: Geothermal and Geothermal Battery (Changed Title 12/21/23)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/technol … r-AA1rymdX
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Company announces achievements in development of seemingly unlimited underground power source: 'The most productive enhanced geothermal system in history'
Story by Jeremiah Budin • 12h • 2 min read

Geothermal could be of use on Mars as well.

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Last edited by Void (2024-10-02 06:51:24)

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