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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Frack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Frack</span></a> to the future? <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Geothermal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geothermal</span></a> energy pitched as <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/datacenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>datacenter</span></a> savior<br>An independent research body claims that geothermal power generation could provide an answer to the growing energy requirements of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/datacenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>datacenters</span></a>.<br>But there's a catch. It focuses on techniques that employ hydraulic fracturing, or <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/fracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fracking</span></a>, to avoid being restricted to areas with naturally available geothermal energy, and depends on operators being prepared to pay a "green premium." <br><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/13/geothermal_datacenters/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/03/13/geo</span><span class="invisible">thermal_datacenters/</span></a></p>
Linknation<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@SocraticEthics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SocraticEthics</span></a></span> yes the problem is the last 10% of <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/gas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gas</span></a> 90% of gas is now coming from somewhere else (<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/frack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>frack</span></a> in the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/qatar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>qatar</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/norway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>norway</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a>?) <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> need MASSIVE investments into LONGTERM <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>storage</span></a> systems like this one check it out <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Linknation/113934400832640668" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.exchange/@Linknation/1</span><span class="invisible">13934400832640668</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SHELL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SHELL</span></a> got the money but they don't care so govs would HAVE to tell <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/shell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shell</span></a> either u invest into renewable + storage or we will have to tax you 50%</p>