[HN Gopher] Geothermal Power, Cheap and Clean, Could Help Run Ja...
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       Geothermal Power, Cheap and Clean, Could Help Run Japan. So Why
       Doesn't It?
        
       Author : doener
       Score  : 38 points
       Date   : 2023-03-28 16:24 UTC (6 hours ago)
        
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       | pstuart wrote:
       | Seems like with advances in drilling from fracking that they
       | could site these plants "far away" from existing hot springs and
       | still get viable heat.
        
       | galaxytachyon wrote:
       | Archive link: https://archive.ph/498OL
        
       | AlbertCory wrote:
       | > an ordinance last year that would place the onus on developers
       | seeking the town's approval to prove that a geothermal project
       | wouldn't affect local hot springs
       | 
       | So they have to prove a negative? A tough one. NIMBY'ism is not
       | just a Western phenomenon.
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       | In New Zealand (North Island) I went on a river kayak trip up a
       | river that came out of a hot zone. It had a waterfall that was
       | the perfect temp for a hot shower, so you could lean back and
       | have _way_ more water rushing over your head than any house would
       | ever have.
        
       | voisin wrote:
       | > For decades, inns like his have resisted geothermal projects
       | out of fears that they will damage their mineral-rich hot
       | springs.
       | 
       | Why hasn't the government simply run large scale testing and
       | looked at countries like Iceland to determine if there is any
       | truth to this? You've got one guy installing his own "monitoring
       | equipment" who also has a clear bias against geothermal.
        
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