Why Google Is Spending Billions To Build A Geothermal Power Plant

A first-of-its-kind geothermal project is now up and running in Nevada, where it will help power Google’s data centers with clean energy. What is the insane engineering behind this mega project and how does Google plan to build it?
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[@TheImpossibleBuild]

Will Google provide the answer to the world’s 24/7 green energy needs?

[@user-xr4bo3ln6f]

Let look up how much water geothermal power plants need first, and check where and how you can connect geothermal powerplants and reliable a water sources , and assess the costs

[@MrRight-fu1gf]

Why is that really needed! Didn’t scientists figure out how to create energy using energy. New era of nuclear power.

[@michaelglynn7010]

@@user-xr4bo3ln6fYou could use water pumps, but then that’d take away a chunk of the power generated so it’d cost a lot to doo this and even then it might not make back what it costed for a very long time

[@lylestavast7652]

@@michaelglynn7010 Every energy conversion to create electricity has parasitic losses in the process. That's nothing new.

[@andrewday3206]

@@MrRight-fu1gf Closed Loop geothermal has been around for a long time. Using refrigerant based systems that work at cooler temperatures have been around a long time as well. These systems like nuclear plants do not expose the the power side circulate to the heat absorbing circulant. The refrigerant condenses the steam and gets boiled in the process. The condensed steam is pumped back into the well and the boiled refrigerant powers a turbine.

[@Elliot_97]

Man just yapped the same sentence in different ways for 10 minutes

[@mattpearson9905]

But they will use advanced new techniques and power data analytics!

[@1voluntaryist]

Not a "man" reading from a script but AI generated audio. This new podcast tech needs to be improved, e.g., it repeats, adds too much background info.

[@alexanderx33]

Damn low effort robovids.

[@robertdaoust5691]

This is such a better idea than the current wind and solar power solutions since the power would be available 24/7, wake up people this is good.

[@MichaelDavis-cy4ok]

Power is available 24/7; it doesn't kill birds like solar; it doesn't take massive amounts of toxic chemicals that are just dumped on the ground and into the aquifers of third world countries like solar; it only takes a fraction of the square footage of solar and wind; it doesn't dam up rivers like hydroelectric, it won't need replacing in 25 years like solar or to be torn out altogether in 100 years like hydro, it only takes a fraction of the maintenance and materials of a wind farm... the advantages are almost endless. The big difference is that there is a much bigger up-front cost.

[@td6199]

This sounds more like PR for Google than anything else.

[@MichaelGoforthMiguelLeo]

It is the Nevada Desert. Where is the water coming from?

[@cybernoid001]

Nevada has more ground water aquafers than any other state in the union. The issue is its recharge rate is really slow. depending on how Google is going to use the water, its likely that the vast majority of it will be recycled through the system over and over again. If not, then the engineers are stupid. But the experimental Google building in this video is only a few miles away from the Tesla Giga factory that is also in Nevada about 20 minutes outside of Reno Nevada.

[@TheSateef]

why put a data center in Nevada where its hot as hell. what about Minnesota or someplace that could use the waste heat

[@samuelramsey5995]

Minnesota gets -50 degrees and foots of snow that cave in roofs. Then you get tornadoes and thunderstorms. At least you only worry about heat in Nevada.

[@domtweed7323]

Geothermal could provide dispatchable power to back up wind/solar (cause, when you don't need it, you can just close the valves and preserve the heat of the hole).

[@MuzzaHukka]

They could desalinate the ocean by cooling the steam and piping it

[@vidzilla1]

Why is Google spending billions and billions because they have billions and billions 🙄

[@user-ro7gq4rf7o]

Because they need the energy. It's all about energy E=mc2

[@CarFreeSegnitz]

They’ve got more billions to spend than me.

[@simonpannett8810]

Data servers have more electricity use than some countries!!!

[@drmindbender8616]

Why didn't google go to yellow stone the magma chamber is huge ??

[@alanhannebauer7222]

Can you not have the world spinning in the right direction at 7:44?

[@mathiaslist6705]

We'll see if it gets successful. As Europe has an ongoing energy war now with Russia since 2022 --- that's a proof that energy independence is of utter importance if you want to prevent inflation etc. So I'd say this could be of interest for defence and thus sponsored by the military budget.

[@user-rf2pg9hr1b]

Узнайте, кто производит солнечные панели и литиево-ионные аккумуляторы, которые закупает Европа.

[@mathiaslist6705]

@@user-rf2pg9hr1b Надеус что они исполсовают

[@user-qv6ud2hx6f]

Piece with neighbors is even more important

[@mathiaslist6705]

@@user-qv6ud2hx6f Buying Russian Gas heavily backfired. I see it every time now on my heating and electricity bill. Actually kind of a personal declaration of war.

[@breaux8597]

But I thought fracking was a bad thing!?

[@samuelramsey5995]

Fracking is bad when drilling for unrefined oil and gas. Its releases toxic chemicals into the ground that oil and gas refineries usually take out. Leaking hot water is called a geyser. Leaking oil and gas is chemical spill

[@chrisrelling]

Will the heat last though? There have been hydrothermal plants without a magma chamber liquid heat reservoir before. Most of them loose significant heat after a year’s operation. Good on them for trying though.

[@mcr2356]

I don't know the answer, but I think the hundreds of people working on it and the company who have invested significant money would of worked that out.

[@kellerhorton]

This video is encouraging for our future. Give us five years and we will all make sure that non-polluting energy production is the cheapest in the world!

[@boblordylordyhowie]

Revolutionary, do you mean just like Iceland has been doing for decades?

[@markfernandes2467]

Its not at all the same. Iceland has naturally occuring aquifers of easy to tap geo Thermal, this is making those artificially bt fracking and at far greater depths. Totally different. Howvever, Eavor and others have already done similar, so in that sense, no, not revolutionary, I agree.

[@OJsGuardianAngel]

So you basically just watched the whole video on mute huh.

[@billionairesjourney3905]

Sounds like a google ads 😏 already

[@kenhickford6581]

Are Google forward planning for when the USA Grid falls apart?...Keep all the Servers up and running when the USA Power Generation goes mammary glands skyward?? Plus they will have control of the Power Prices? Global Geothermal Power Plants There are currently 187 Geothermal power plants across the globe with a total capacity of 11932.8 MW. Just asking.

[@user-tx9pd5mh4j]

Geo thermal energy is great

[@SparklySpencer]

Intro Vid could have been more in depth

[@bambamyong]

Green clean energy

[@patpozzuto4809]

Sounds like fracking, considered a biohazard in most of the United States when used to extract the cleaners Natural Gas in the world... but I guess when fracking is used to promote a different narrative all the biohazard concerns magically disappear. MAGIC has always fascinated me 😏

[@watchthe1369]

The Million Dollar Man Core tap!

[@fifthavenuewindows]

it's all about finding the right place to drill,

[@TheTijuasman]

So a power plant in the middle of the desert. So where do they get the water from?

[@MichaelGoforthMiguelLeo]

Yes where?

[@DSHK-wb5cn]

You simply capture, condense and reuse the exhaust, this has been done since the 1800s. Nearly all steam power plants do that, i make them as a hobby. Size, weight and surface area isnt a concern at this scale and oil injection isnt necessary for turbines so they can definitely recycle 100% of it. Seawater can be used as coolant if the condenser is made of stainless steel or inconel

[@DeviDaylight]

Minute change and cooldown of the earths core, its a baaad idea if it becomes a popular use. Along a timeline humans cannot imagine this will cool down earth enough to maybe break earth.

[@brucekristy]

That was fascinating!

[@nick0047]

I’m not saying I’m right but there seems to be a correlation between fracking sites and subsurface earthquakes. This could also lead to this as the wells run deep into the crust?

[@MichaelGoforthMiguelLeo]

Yes it most definitely will. The Geysers in Northern California USA uses natural fissures and they ran dry of water, they now inject water in and it causes earthquakes, I live near this area and feel the quakes.

[@marcinu6843]

Are they gonna use fresh or sea water?

[@VinceCannavaII]

Skynet needs power.

[@mikesahle1193]

Thank you 🙏 great 👍 idea 💡☝️Hawaii should follow ,maybe they are doing it 👏👏👏👍🇺🇸🎥

[@kenfishpeter]

Kenya has been doing this since the 80's, providing up to 800 MegaWatts of electricity in one of the most advanced electricity generation techniques ever invented

[@lylestavast7652]

by volume Kenya does about 1/3 what the US (which leads the world in electricity generation from geothermal) does. Good to see it happening. Indonesia is right behind the US.

[@KRYMauL]

@@lylestavast7652 And Iceland is about 2x the US.

[@fritzstauffacher6931]

Kenya only has to go 900 meters. The break through here is fracking tech that lets them go much deeper.

[@Niwaduwata]

Like this big company has duty serve the world. But most companies not do like this thanks google 🎉🎉🎉❤❤

[@rayf4925]

Amazing! Google Bard created this cheesy promo. Still, the advancements in AI to do this is - in the words of the AI narrator "Earnestly Revolutionary"!

[@klausdietrich7428]

1 Soul transpiration of Genius Inspiration 1 big step 4 humanity Alhamdullilah ❤

[@mickgatz214]

Soundz like a good plan. 👍

[@superlacrosseguy]

This will shorten the opportunity for life on earth. Short term gains (centuries) long term loss. (Think magnetic field.)

[@GreyDeathVaccine]

for stats +1

[@dennis8445]

Solar panels heat up the earth. If you measure the average temperature of the property before solar panels. Then do the same after you will see the big temp change. Just a bunch of google bull shit.

[@shasanmaz]

limited effect as the scale is small, typical video that talk too big but do nothing.

[@klausdietrich7428]

Idea share developmend Update offices

[@user-rf2pg9hr1b]

Инновации конечно это хорошо, но одна сверхбезопасная атомная электростанция Akkuyu будет генерировать 4800 мвт, а тут всего 3,5 мвт. Для выхода на такую же мощность понадобится 1300+ таких электростанций... это не очень хорошо для экологии.

[@patpozzuto4809]

This is the most logical comment I've read so far... BRAVO 👏👏👏👏

[@domtweed7323]

There both nuclear power: The earth's heat comes from underground nuclear decay. The question is: What kind of nuclear decay is most cost-effective in your particular area: The artificial kind, or the natural underground one. It'll depend on the depth, rock-type, but also the local supply chains/labour force you have available.

[@user-rf2pg9hr1b]

@@domtweed7323 в любом регионе атомная электростанция выгодней и для рентабельности и для экологии. Геотермальные станции используют в очень ограниченных условиях.

[@user-rf2pg9hr1b]

​ @domtweed7323 в любом регионе атомная электростанция выгодней и для рентабельности и для экологии. Геотермальные станции используют в очень ограниченных условиях.

[@domtweed7323]

​@@user-rf2pg9hr1bIt depends on the supply chain. America has a really bad supply chain for building new nuclear reactors (look at Vogle), making new American reactors very expensive. However, they have an extremely advanced industry in drilling very deep/long holes cheaply, because of fracking. So this could make sense in America. In, for example, Russia, the situation is the opposite. Fracking isn't very advanced, but Rusatom is absolutely brilliant at building nuclear power stations. So Russia should build nuclear power stations. So it all depends on local conditions.

[@watchthe1369]

OH! Can you inject CO2 instead? If you can do that, you put CO2 down the fracked wells and get natural gas out. In the future you drill the fracked wells deeper and turn them into C02 loop systems, sequestering co2 on a large scale while also creating a sustainable energy source?

[@KRYMauL]

We're not going after natural gas with these plants.

You were doing ok until you went into a Google inspired wet eco dream. Try and stick to the topic.

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[@inigoromon1937]

Where does the water come from? Burying drinkable wáter in the ground seems stupid to me. Build a sand power battery and don't use stupid solutions. Greenwashing. Instead, help por countries to clean their game, reduce birthrates, educate women... Whatever. Ana anti union firm posturing as a good Guy.

[@wrath231]

Theres no way in hell it can be cost effective and it seems quite dependent on the terrain.

[@marcosorduno9203]

Works in El Salvador powers 25 percentage off there electric.....but they do have a lot less people

[@andrewday3206]

Iceland is greatly peered by geothermal. Geothermal and DLE Direct Lithium Extraction are coming online too

[@lylestavast7652]

@@andrewday3206 low 70's% of electricity in Iceland is from hydroelectric, geothermal electricity generation is in the 20's percent. Where Iceland does really well is using the geothermal resources for space and process heating, to total energy use is heavily influenced by geothermal - and that's a good place to be in regard to not needing so much imported fuels.

[@champagne_tankie]

Once the prices for drilling equipment go down (which will happen with the growing adoption of renewable energy sources) it will be a viable option in most places. You just gotta drill deep enough.

[@alberthartl8885]

geothermal electric generation has been conducted in this location for decades. This project is just using fracking to enhance the output. 3rd generation geothermal (AGS) can be built almost anywhere. Deep boreholes (5 to 10 km deep) go down to rock which is 250 to 500°C. A fluid is then circulated in a closed loop which runs a turbine. Canadian company Eavor and Massachusetts company Quaise Energy are the leaders in this field. While geothermal is more expensive than wind or solar, it is 24/7 and a fraction of the cost of nuclear.

[@Leontestedevorant]

Please think for the rest of the world too and add the metric units of measurement there. Thanks in advance.