The Untapped Energy Source That Could Power the Planet | Jamie C. Beard | TED

Deep beneath your feet is a molten ball of energy the same temperature as the surface of the sun -- an immense clean energy source that could power the world thousands of times over, says technologist and climate activist Jamie C. Beard. How do we tap it? She lays out a surprising solution, and an unlikely alliance, to harvest geothermal energy from the Earth's core and get it to anywhere in the world.
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[@Chris-ht5ng]

14 year olds have been doing this in modded Minecraft for years. They're ahead of their time I'm telling ya.

[@zawsrdtygbhjimokpl6998]

wish I knew from the start that lava in buckets are fuel

[@yankmyass]

@@zawsrdtygbhjimokpl6998 Damm

[@zawsrdtygbhjimokpl6998]

@@yankmyass I still knew that they were for years, but it's just not something you learn quickly while visiting a minecraft subreddit a more niche example is how crops grow twice as fast if placed in rows of alternating types

[@jeremytoms5163]

Another idea, in some areas they are repurposing closed, deep mines as heat pumps. Once the mine hits a certain depth you have heating from the mantle to deal with. What they're doing is putting pipework in place and extracting that heat for area heating. It's not quite hot enough to drive a turbine but it's hot enough to heat houses etc. This in turn takes some of the heating load off of the energy grids and out of the environment. Not a miracle cure as you still need pumps but once installed it's cheaper than running boilers etc. How many other abandoned deep mines that could be used for this? Doesn't need drilling, just pipe fitters.

[@homewall744]

How many homes or businesses are near such big deep mines?

[@jeremytoms5163]

Quite a few, remember there's always a mining town near a mine. Most places where the mines have been shut have insisted that the land is reclaimed (at least in Europe, don't know about USA). With reclaimed land, they've either building social housing, sheltered housing or industrial parks. All of which can use hot water at 50C+,either heating the buildings or hot water.

[@azargelin]

Actually u don't need a big mine to heat ur house and can use geothermal for almost any house, for every watt the pump takes up to 2 watts of heat can be had, so effectively its 200% efficiency

[@lozoft9]

Sounds overly dangerous. Worst of all, if there’s a mine collapse then the heat pump could get knocked out and it’d be extremely dangerous to go down and repair it.

[@patrickbrennan2864]

@@azargelin Dandelion geothermal bid: 34k for a 3 ton system for a 1500sq ft home !! They JACK UP THEIR PRICE and TAKE THE INCENTIVES meant for the homeowners- who become MONEY LAUNDERERS for THEM - stealing TAXPAYER- FUNDED MONEY Every solar company is doing the same GREED IS BURNING UP THE PLANET

[@danielli9351]

1:21 till 1:24 lol that 3 seconds of silence, she was totally hoping for someone to say "yaaa ur so coool, man i never thought of that"

[@PerryPerfectPerson]

My college ran off of geothermal energy. I enjoyed it besides the random pockets of ground that were warm and would freeze the rest of the ground did in winter. Got a little muddy at times.

[@welkinator]

Amazing! I was in the oil fields in the 1970's and asked my self - and others around me - why we couldn't do this. The Iceland example was, is and for a long time has been right in our face. The energy of the Earth is condensed like that in a battery unlike solar which is dispersed and dissipated by the square of the distance from radiator to collector.

[@lozoft9]

Both exhibit the inverse square law. The difference is that the surface area of the collector in EGS is much larger and closer to the radiator.

[@KylePandapatan]

This solves like 3 or more world problems in one. 😳👏 Hats off to her and her team. This may very well save humanity.

[@skelitalmisfit12]

The fracking side of this makes sense however, i think we have proven that it can cause much more harm than good in most circumstances. The drilling of fanned out tunnels on the other hand is what would make this incredibly efficient. If you drill enough fanned holes, you wouldnt need the fracking at all.

[@ThatSoddingGamer]

Well, for the main issue with fracking is the toxic and/or reactive substances that they're attempting to extract in the first place, but if they target locations that don't have those substances in appreciable amounts, then that problem is largely a non-issue, no? Fracking can cause other issues, but it's mostly about the toxic substances that are locked up in the material that the companies are after leaching into the groundwater that is the issue, and it doesn't really apply in this case.

[@skelitalmisfit12]

@@ThatSoddingGamer I largely agree with your statement about the toxic compounds being sought after however, the fluids used in most fracking operations contain around one % of many dilute acids, biocides, corrosion inhibitors, friction reducing agents, potassium chloride, pH adjusting agents, various gels, scale inhibitors, and surfactants. In small amounts these might not cause many issues but when considering that the one percent of these agents represents the one percent of the millions of gallons of water used for the process its not a negligible percent. Also as a side note, many earthquakes are supposedly attributed to fracking operations. In the end, fracking contaminates the local water tables and ruins drinking water for millions of people regardless of the gas or petroleum being sought after.

[@ThatSoddingGamer]

@@skelitalmisfit12 Even if it was somewhat less efficient, could they not use normal water? At least some of the extra compounds are likely intended to more easily bring the compounds normally sought after in fracking operations to the surface. As you mentioned earlier, they could just use one of the other methods instead.

[@skelitalmisfit12]

@@ThatSoddingGamer Honestly I have no idea if plain water would work. I am sure they could devise of a method that would result in a somewhat similar effectiveness. I think that most of the chemicals might be added to reduce the wear on the machinery and to reduce the surface tension of the water to form finer fissures in the rocks but thats pure speculation. I also agree with you that some of the additives are likely to aid in extracting the gasses or petroleum more efficiently but i would have to do much more research into the subject to know for sure.

[@ThatSoddingGamer]

@@skelitalmisfit12 Well, let's hope that the $100 million they got will be put to good use and this doesn't end up like loads of other startups; dead before it gets anywhere.

[@michaelscollay5238]

A major reality check is needed on all projects that endeavour to use geothermal sources. If it was easy, ask why it isn't the most pervasive form of clean energy already? We've been drilling deep oil & gas wells for ages then why? What skittled Geodynamics was hydrogen embrittlement. Deep rocks have heaps of hydrogen ions and these come up in the water that may already be there or injected into the well to tap the heat. Result is that pipes, joints, turbines etc. will fail unpredictably. If you decouple the source heat and water from the thermal cycle, then that adds cost and transfers the problem to the heat exchangers. You could use ceramics, but these technologies are not cheap. The result is power between three and six times the cost of Solar and Wind. This current result does not stand up to cost and risk analysis

[@ting280]

Areas with fracking now have a lot more earthquakes, that's my main concern

[@craigreed3625]

This makes me cautiously optimistic. I am excited for the potential this idea has and how it uses existing technology and skill sets to achieve a huge goal. Now we need the political will to see this through as well as mindfully address unforeseen issues with this approach that may not be readily apparent at this early stage. Nonetheless, I admire the creativity and innovation I am seeing. We may yet hand our children and grandchildren a cleaner, more thriving world than how we found it.

[@ScribaeEducantum]

Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day. - Jim Rohn

[@Mehranpathanoo]

All dreamers out there this is temporary situation it will pass don't lose hope your success will come just keep moving forward don't give up ✊✊✊💪💪💪

[@janedoe09]

Question: At 68, retired, doing what I can to reduce my oil consumption, heat still not on yet, despite temps in 40/50's...recycle, composting an recycling...how can I used/promote Geo Thermal Energy in my life? Who would I contact to promote this system?

[@earnmyturns6305]

Imam 64, retired, I invested a bit in Deep Earth Energy Production corp, they are doing precisely that in Canada. It’s a start up and pre-revenue so risky. I am also invested in Polaris infrastructure, also a Canadian company, but this one established and paying steady dividends, which is nice when retired. This one has a geothermal power production plant in Central America as well as other renewable energy power plants, like run-of-river hydro (no reservoirs strangling a river) all of them in Latin America.

[@bluellamaslearnbeyondthele2456]

I know of a similar aged gentleman on KZbin called Tony Heller. He's in on all the tricks. Check him out!

[@janedoe09]

@@earnmyturns6305 thanks...son 24, could be a long term for him

[@egnielson]

Anyone remember when you used to come to TED to learn new stuff?

[@homewall744]

Like this interesting take to be proven in just a year whether it is feasible?

[@bluellamaslearnbeyondthele2456]

@@homewall744 you don't? She could have said what you've learned in about a tenth of the time.

[@WILL_E_1]

Phenomenal - I want more buzz about this!

[@nevildev]

Outstanding and interesting

[@rickharold7884]

Hope it works!! Would be awesome.

[@ChrisSeltzer]

Isn't this the reason Superman had to leave Krypton?

[@ba7062]

hope everything works out!

[@WhiteSpatula]

BRAVO! It’s beyond disheartening to see umptillionaires outdo each other by jumping to new industries and leaving old ones in ruins. What’s merely a game of financial hot potato to them too often treats ordinary folks with unconscionable apathy, leaving them to scramble for new employment and housing, not to mention outright mercy. To treat an entire workforce and the families they support as a top priority while mapping a pivotal shift in the very industry that their lives and livelihoods rely upon.. girl.. you’re a human among humans. That there’s beautiful. Tell your mom she’s getting likes on that old wombwork. Bravo! -Phill, Las Vegas

[@isrealseddoh9294]

Everything is possible 🙏🚀

[@tudorioan5104]

Jzeee, at the end I found myself jumping off the couch applauding !😄 To harvest geothermal energy from the Earth's core and get it to anywhere in the world it's absolutely fantastic! So wonderful that it almost makes you forget how deep you have to drill and pump to get some fluid hot enough to run a turbine, but still a wonderful idea!🙂 And drillers keep drilling! Quadrillion dollars idea !! Ya, Jamie ! 😉

[@enriqueortiz9394]

What will be the vehicle for the transmission of heat to the surface, steam, CO2, etc.? We have to be watchful as not to put out more co2 to the environment that what we are putting today or not use more water than what we are using today. If that is not so, then this is a great great idea. Thanks!

[@paladinpaterson5385]

Ted Talks make me so happy 😭😭😭

[@rnedlo9909]

I was in the oil&gas business, retired now. We got a lot of flack from all sides, but everything you have, for better or for worse, comes because dedicated people get up in the morning and work really hard for long hours to get the resources we all need to continue our lifestyle. Using them to fix a problem is the best way, they are amazing people. If anyone can do it, give it to them, they will.

[@hyperrealhank]

Yes, give it up for the oil industry employees! Working hard every day to make the world a better place for now and a terrible place for later

[@rnedlo9909]

@@hyperrealhank Thus, ".....for better or for worse...."

[@hyperrealhank]

@@rnedlo9909 the oil industry could collapse if those "for better or for worse" employees packed their bags and did something else. They don't have to look stupid and go along with the motions while the world burns and all life is destroyed

[@rnedlo9909]

@@hyperrealhank Of course you realize that if they "packed their bags and did something else": Wide spread famine would occur within days in cities/weeks in the rurals because food would not be planted, cultivated, harvested, transported, and distributed; people would die from hypothermia and hyperthermia for lack of heat and cooling; people would not be able to get to work, have lights/computers/office equipment running for lack of electricity; their food would rot in their refrigerators and freezers because the electric would go off; hospitals would stop working; emergency vehicles would not be able to be deployed; ECT; ECT; ECT. But you are not stupid and realized all of the above. Some times things are not as simple as we might think. Take some time to explore the 'what ifs' and help come up with a solution to a very, very, very complex problem. See, you are very dependent those "stupid' people, so what does that make you?

[@heinzn6272]

Love it! Hopefully we could keep it at a public’s work project and ownership for all of us to enjoy almost free energy but too temping for old oil to not corner this market! Thanks for staying on the game and hopefully steering the ship some

[@homewall744]

Sure because public property is better than private property, because the collective is more innovative than independent thinking.

[@nineveh17]

True if big oil were to find this they would try to monopolize this material

[@totalfreedom45]

To meet the worldwide demand of energy without hurting Mother Earth, we need these kinds of energy: wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, tidal, and biomass. But for the next 1000 years we also need nuclear fusion. Someday, however, we will need to get energy from tiny black holes. 💕 ☮ 🌎 🌌

[@HeikiDaNaa]

Interesting as I just saw on social media that my country Singapore is trying to harness geothermal energy as power source

[@danielabbey7726]

I like this solution much better than Chinese-sourced solar panels and wind turbines. Also no need to store electricity in battery banks when sun isn't shining and wind isn't blowing.

[@TrueCrimeQueen]

Love this content! Everyone stay safe out there ❤️💛

[@knoll9812]

Most oil companies outsource drilling to service companies. These companion will drill for whom ever pays

[@ThingsIBuy]

Really cool

[@MB-yb3lh]

I was thinking; why doesn't this have more views?? oh.... it was uploaded today XD

[@soleus333]

While this sounds encouraging/promising, I can't help wondering, how/does this avoid the pitfalls of shale focused fracking, which has been said to cause earthquakes to happen?

[@HomesteadEngineering]

Cool!

[@inappropriatern8060]

Wait.......wut? *Puts bong down *Allegedly

[@hmmm-rr7hv]

wow, good stuff TED

[@angieoxford7092]

Hydrogen energy

[@men2dewy]

Drill baby drill reformed

[@RafaelSantos-xl1ut]

Yaaaaaas!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏼🙌🏾

[@A_Basic_Maths_Teacher]

"But the value of that shell will fall, Due to the laws of demand, Nobody wants to buy when there's lots in the sand..." If they could also make those sci-fi plasma like energy 'batteries' to go with a spike in the supply of energy.

[@A_Basic_Maths_Teacher]

And the one thing on my mind while watching this was the secret base concept of the sidekick-made-villain Sydrome in the Incredibles 1. He used an island with a volcano at the center, drilled right through it and built his base inside, harnessing geothermal energy to power everything in his secret lab and workshops.

[@gobstoppa1633]

we carnt fail with girls an guys of this conviction around. its so painful to here whats available 50yrs after school and STILL WAITING AS USUAL FOR THE OBVIOUS TO COME ABOUT.

[@jontek3267]

What about the non-invasive methods?

[@naidusreemaan5045]

This is good.

[@brianbarcus5853]

Sounds good - but it's fracking with water instead of chemicals, still not ideal but better than what we are currently using.

[@gosoa98]

how can damaging the crust- drilling wells and fracking be called “green energy, green drilling”? :(

[@ashish_sunny]

This was General Zod's masterplan right?

[@nami4823]

I mean i do wish to finish this before i sleep, but ig i have to now or else ill feel like peeing--now i do, great😀

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[@clevernorman1388]

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[@andersongilbert5136]

saw recommendation but I did not bother chating her up

[@alicepatterson5420]

I have been seeing so many recommendations about Jessica Robert on different platforms trending I think she must be good for people to talk about her

[@308_Negra_Arroyo_Lane]

You'd need an enormous amount of energy just to circulate heat exchange fluid that deep. The hole would have to be ridiculously deep and the fluid heated to ridiculous temperatures and pressures to even break even.

[@michel3691]

We already have surface access through volcanoes or deep natural caves that have done much of the "drilling" for us.

[@308_Negra_Arroyo_Lane]

@@michel3691 The whole point is to do this anywhere, I don't see many volcanos in Texas. Besides, volcanos lead to molten lava, then what?

[@remyllebeau77]

@@308_Negra_Arroyo_Lane Why would a closed loop system need more energy based on how deep it was? The only difference should be the total distance traveled.

[@308_Negra_Arroyo_Lane]

@@remyllebeau77 A completely closed system that far down? Well I guess it's theoretically possible. They have a hard enough time pumping energy dense oil out, we'll see how they do getting lukewarm water to circulate. Or was it liquid CO2 they're fantasizing about.

[@JohnDoe-ib3hr]

Wouldn't gravity and convection do most of the work for you in a closed loop system? denser cold water pushing less dense hot water out the other end.

[@Kongolox]

3:34 fracking... are you for real??

[@babsk4071]

STILL FRACKING

[@melyanituti1535]

❤️❤️❤️

[@ErikMikkelsen1]

This is cool and all, but it doesn't seem to me like it's better than existing clean energy sources, like wind, solar, and nuclear.

[@heavenlyclouds95]

Is this about fracking?

[@Jaacck45]

Please don't - natural vents and pressure releases - you can't deal with the disruptions now never mind when you mess with unknowns ;-(

[@sonnylecrone9765]

About time...

[@sonnylecrone9765]

It's about time people try to B .A. Right .

[@petthepizza]

Isn’t this just hydraulic fracking?

[@homewall744]

No.

[@Camera_maan]

U have only 1 question .. How much energy will it be able to produce?

[@Camera_maan]

@Sai but many think and are hesitant to it's practical implications. 😅

[@kevinth66]

Yes.

[@ricaketlhaotswe3921]

One Love from Botswana🇧🇼

[@lenjivko3227]

Krypton!!!

[@darknightset]

Thanks for people like her. I really hope she and her teams will get a break.

[@johnirby4791]

With an eye on..or with an ion?

[@naidusreemaan5045]

This is it. Now let's place radiators for planet earth, Bugatti Chiron has 10 radiators, I don't know how many does the earth need😄

[@NathalieLazo]

Hey YOU, incredible person reading this...The truth is you are confident and good enough already with who you are, where you are at and what you have right now to have the success you want in life. Don't let others define what “success” is for you. Get up, learn that skill and go after it! I believe in you so much! Have an awesome day! - Love, Nat ❤️

[@norsin20]

That was really needed ... Thanks Nat ❤️✨

[@NathalieLazo]

@@norsin20 you’re so welcome my friend! :)

[@basiri79]

Can a global scale of this cool the earths core?

[@MichaelGustavsonArchitect]

No

[@cyrusjimenez159]

El Salvador has 170 volcanoes 🌋. We have to build more geothermal plants to power every home. The future will be run all by electric tecnology. Cars and all home appliances, construction machines.

[@ElNegringoKreyolito]

Would this affect how cars are powered?

[@Jennaehill]

Yes, and no - It wouldn't change anything about gas-powered cars. And it wouldn't change anything about electric cars themselves either. But the source of electricity powering the grid that you plug your electric car into may be different.

[@ElNegringoKreyolito]

@@Jennaehill ah, I see. Thanks! 😊🙏🏿

[@popcornbits]

This is Darling in the franxx about to happen🌚

[@chuongnguyen7054]

Keep productive contents like this coming TED, not those non-sense SJW pandering stuffs. Thank you.

[@gmailaaaa]

So what are the possible side-effects of this new technology that you are taking about? You did not say a word on that.. Plus, drilling by cutting forests is also not good.

[@vladislavasnovikovas6271]

Just a question... Will we not end up with another natural crisis eventually..? If it is on global scale and "green" as implied it probably would be used more than necessary. On that scale there would be a lot of loss of heat from lower crust to surface and in turn from mantle eventually. Would that not eventually start to affect our natural magnetic field in a further future?

[@pacmonkruz9846]

Specially to pull the same industry that knew bout the consequences from drilling for oil and now use them for another source ? If they didn’t care before they probably will care now …. Sigh

[@jeremiahcutright81]

I think that the scale of heat being drawn upon is incredibly small compared to overall heat from the core, so I'm not sure it would have that big of an impact. Closed loop systems especially seem to retain heat better to my understanding. Additionally most of the cores heat is actually produced from radioactive decay, so I see no reason why that heat would stop being produced in the core anyways.

[@Deltelly]

It is a fair question but I agree with Jeremiah about it being a case of scale.

[@vladislavasnovikovas6271]

Fair point with scale. Just was wondering how long would it take (if trend of near exponential energy consumption growth continues) to actually have any noticeable impact.

[@jeremiahcutright81]

@@vladislavasnovikovas6271 yeah it is a fair question, I don't know of any research that has gone onto looking at that as it is still a fairly novel idea in energy (on this scale). There are some examples of geothermal where the local temperature did decrease over time such as the Lardarello plant in Italy, which started operations around 1915 I believe. But as I understand it even that plant is still operating at the size of a typical coal plant today despite being so old. So at the very least I would say each plant might be able to last 100 years before a new site needs set up (though I'm sure it varies widely depending on the site). But yes overall I think the original question you posit is actually very important. We should understand the full scope of the question before a scenario like what this speaker puts forth with all energy coming from it.

[@Scarletpooky]

"there are teams figuring out how to tap this power source" "demonstrations" "start ups" I'm really confused by her terminology. This isn't something that's being worked out. It's something that actually being done for real right NOW. Years ago a new sports complex was built in my city (in Scotland) Under the track is a bunch of boreholes, which are linking to a building the size of a normal house. It generates enough energy for the complex and a nearby housing estate. There are companies right now that will build a person borehole for your house. That's just a couple of many, many examples that are already happening right now. We don't need massive drills, we don't need to drill deep, we don't need fracking technology. We already have the technology that can be used anywhere in the world. This talk is 10 years in the past.

[@Skibidibobobeebop]

This sounds very interesting. how much energy do they provide? Are we talking a city or a couple houses?

[@you2ber252]

Cost wise, is this idea expected to pay off?

[@Jennaehill]

Yes! That’s why the startup ecosystem around it has exploded. It’s just an engineering problem we are close to solving.

[@rachewong3532]

To be honest, it seems a great idea but real test and result should be shown first. And if matters are left unresolved and new ways are coming to solve the old matters, won't the new ways cause new issues? Do we really need a world whereby items are replaceable due to lesser durability thus increasing waste? I kinda miss the old times where thing last longer is better unlike current times where new items is best and trend is everything.

[@rachewong3532]

@Señor Cheez•It I am supportive the advancement and involvement of women into the field of math and science. XD Maybe my rambling and worries of the possibility of worsening the current earth situation might have been confusing. Although I do sound disapproving due to some concerns, but actually I'm supporting to try it out and continue to support this effort if, from the result, it's not endangering earth more and it did manage to power a city. I'll love that, a green energy powered city!

[@johnirby4791]

Our magnetic field is generated from the molten metals of the earth's core....

[@Needkey.]

I hope this is real!

[@Jezeus11]

“Mmmmmm pizza crust” 🤤

[@ligiasommers]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻💖🌹

[@user-mv5oq5yc8d]

There Is No Shortage of Energy; There Is Shortage of Normalcy Despite increased production of energy from renewable sources, and despite the slowdown in car manufacturing, oil prices are skyrocketing. Even though fewer power plants still burn coal, coal prices are skyrocketing, as well. Natural gas prices, too, are going through the roof, and energy demand seems to outpace supply in every country and in every form of energy. Have Earth’s energy sources dwindled so drastically in a matter of months? The answer is a resounding “No!” There is no shortage of energy; there is a serious shortage of normalcy in human relations. I hope the current crisis will put some sense into humanity’s insane consumption. The energy crunch indicates that we are over consuming. We are producing too much, throwing the excess production to the trash, polluting the ground, the air, and the water, and then we are complaining that we do not have enough. It is about as sane as killing one’s parents and then pleading for the court’s mercy because I’ve recently been orphaned. It is time we reconsider everything we produce-how we divide production, profits, and goods, which services are necessary and which are redundant, and most importantly, how we treat one another. The goal of this process should be clear to everyone: survival. There is no ulterior motive, no attempt to dominate or deprive anyone of power or wealth. It is simply that reality is forcing us to take all of humanity and the entire planet into consideration. If we don’t, our entire civilization will collapse like a deck of cards. Since we still do not understand it and insist on running things the way we have always been running them-through power games-I anticipate a very cold and gloomy winter for the northern hemisphere. The energy crunch will leave many in dark and cold houses; there will be no gas for cars, and renewable energy will not replace traditional sources since there will be little sun during the winter. I hope that at least, it will make us rethink our values. If it doesn’t, next summer will be even worse than the awful summer that just ended. I know that many people are counting on the promise of renewable energy to solve the energy problems of humanity. I think they are mistaken. There is plenty of energy, far more than we really need. We could cut emissions by at least half tomorrow. But the more we have, the hungrier we become, so our thirst for energy will never be satiated, and we will never stop exploiting the planet or each other until we reeducate ourselves and start being humane toward each other. We have been behaving like spoiled brats whose parents buy them whatever they want. Now, our parents have run out of money and our childhood is over. It is time for us to mature and conduct ourselves like responsible adults, caring for all of humanity the way a mother cares for her entire family. If we think like a family, we will achieve normalcy.

[@tr33m00nk]

THANK YOU for this reality check! It should be included with every TED program about ‘more energy sources’ of any kind. The history of humanity shows us clearly that we humans mostly have greedily used up any energy source we’ve had until a ’scarcity crisis’ forces us to find/develop another one. And then we use up that one, etc. Human uncontrolled population growth and our collective sense of entitlement to own/use anything we see are probably much more important factors in ‘creating’ fuel shortages than lack of technology. Sure, we should be changing to more renewable energy technologies. But if we (collectively) don’t slow world population growth, we’ll never get significant control over poverty, hunger, energy depletion, global diseases, etc. What we’re doing now is just band-aids on hemorrhaging populations.

[@Infiniti25]

One fault with the premise of taking an existing oil industry workforce and enabling them to “drill greenly” is that these geothermal wells are most likely a one time thing. Even if you make 1 million across the world...removing the need for oil will soon after remove the need for that work force, effectively making themselves redundant. I don’t see them jumping for this in droves. Coal workers probably didn’t embrace nuclear or gas energy making them redundant.

[@bullmarcus4853]

“I’m a climate activist. I am very worried about climate change. It keeps me up at night.”

[@devildham]

She also glosses over that she's talking about fracking. A potentially VERY polluting technique

[@pacmonkruz9846]

Activist she is ! Water forget water I want more heat …. Sigh

[@Deltelly]

@@devildham Looked like only one of the possible setups involved fracking.

[@devildham]

@@Deltelly the "fracturing rock" technology she touted at the beginning IS fracking, in order to use it at the scale she's talking about it, fracking is an absolute necessity.

[@Deltelly]

@@devildham Yeah, I agreed that was fracking and we should be wary of using it. There were very many other setups shown too though. How did you conclude that the fracking one would be the necessary technique to scale up?

[@mr.martian7064]

there is NO WAY a single oil and gas company would do that...not even a chance

[@markbaskin6252]

Only if they fool the government and investors into thinking it will pay. Which, will probably be the case. This was mostly a bullshit story I think.

[@weareparamore1597]

In iceland its in open space, but if you drill just for that, its dangerous.. theyre unstable and the risks are very high, if this is doable and easy, its all over the world right now

[@JoePelusoMedia]

This is not the solution we need or should implement.

[@skelitalmisfit12]

Why do you say that?

[@JoePelusoMedia]

@@skelitalmisfit12 too many unknowns while there are clear solutions to our energy issues on the surface (and does the idea of pumping non-water liquids into the ground…where you get your drinking water…really sound good to you?)

[@gymleader3007]

13:25 i totally agree

[@homewall744]

Brilliant. Hope they are successful. However, at one time, people thought they could dump on land, into rivers, into oceans and into the air. But we found after just 100 years, we could make a real mess of them. Hope this isn't just another way to exploit what seems unlimited to cause some greater problem we've yet to understand.

[@jimmyb1451]

yeah. Lets put the petrodollar in charge of our entire energy production. It's not like they've proven themselves to be THE MOST heinous and greedy industry ever to exist. Sounds like a GREAT idea. I can see OPEC and the IMF really liking this proposal.

[@TSW369]

Wow

[@janklaas6885]

🇺🇳 9:00 💥 YES 💥

[@pacmonkruz9846]

Milking earth ? Isn’t really good for drinking water?

[@Madillusionist]

The future for human civilization is to move underground and leave the surface for Mother Nature to recover. Geothermal energy is part of this solution. Has anyone read the Pendragon series?

[@pacmonkruz9846]

Yea keep drilling it has worked for so many years , I mean they destroyed many things before why couldn’t they fixing by drilling even more , I mean it’s not like the heat that the planet produces doesn’t do anything about the magnetic field or magnetic field does anything for radiation idk I’m a rookie idk much about science

[@skelitalmisfit12]

Just .1 percent of the earths internal heat is more than enough to supply the entire demand of the human species for around 2 million years. I think we will be fine. The decay of radioactive material and the internal pressures along with tidal forces from our moon essentially make it entirely impossible to exhaust the earths internal heat for an unimaginable amount of time.

[@thinnspeaker6123]

It’s even better to harness the electrons and ions found in the atmosphere. Atmospheric electricity look it up. Thomas Henry Moray could generate a decent amount of energy by harnessing the earth’s electric field generated by the solar wind. All you need is very tall antenna, or a wire mounted on a drone.

[@homewall744]

So you think it better to have billions of very tall antennas versus underground heating?

[@l.a.morgan3785]

And who is doing the modeling to forecast the effects heat extraction may have on the planet? Mars is dead because its core is cold, which killed its magnetic field. Not that that's what will happen here, but we should check first.

[@manasamamacherie]

cool

[@codebloodyarrow]

Island already cover 20% of their energy needs with geothermal sources. And its not "fracking" guys, geez!

[@ming3.14]

The fact is: geothermal energy is limited and unrenewable. It is the deciding factor for earth lifetime. Geothermal exploitation is for individual present interest to destroy the human common ultimate interest --- human future.

[@7Alberto7]

This is all very exiting and I hope this is the way i really prey for that.... but her Karen total look worry me....a lot....🥶

[@stepbystep1270]

what about nuclear energy guess it will solve the issue of energy and climate change

[@vaidyasethuraman452]

Drill baby drill for heat not oil..