Iceland will tunnel into a volcano to tap into virtually unlimited geothermal power

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A drill can cross kilometers of volcanic rock until it reaches a region where there are so hot materials that part of them remains melted. In Iceland, the project Krafla Magma Testbed intends to access magma at about 2 km depth to study a possible new way to take advantage of geothermal energy. The initiative is still under development...

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The KMT project aims to study Icelandic magma closely and use its heat: the first dedicated well arrives in 2027. L'articolo The volcano as a faucet: Iceland wants the warmth of magma is taken from Future Next.

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What if it were possible to install scientific instruments next to melted rock a few kilometers from the surface? That's exactly what Iceland wants...