Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Video: Intro to Enhanced Geothermal Systems




The energy from the heat beneath the earth's surface is essentially an unlimited resource. What if it could be developed to help solve our energy challenges and fight global warming? Enhanced Geothermal Systems, or EGS, attempts to do just that. EGS produces heat and electricity by harnessing the energy from hot rock deep below the earth's surface, expanding the potential of traditional geothermal energy by orders of magnitude. EGS is a big challenge, but with the potential to power the world many times over, it demands our immediate attention. At Google we've launched an effort to advance EGS through R&D, investment, policy and information.

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3D Model and Animation of the Cooper Basin EGS Projec

Video: An animation of the 50 MW Habanero EGS system, under development in Australia's Cooper Basin. The 3-D models featured are available for download below and can be viewed in Google SketchUp:

Temperature at 4.5 km

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Found some data about how deep we need to drill to make steam.

Temperature at 3.5 km

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