Over the next five years $18 million will be spent by an exploration company trying to find geothermal water wells in western Victoria.
Hot Rock has been granted a permit by the State Government to explore the area stretching from Casterton to Clear Lake in order to build a power plant on.
Drilling is expected to start halfway through next year however, no word yet on public reaction to this news.
Have your say: Do you believe geothermal systems are a valid solution to Australia’s water crisis?
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1 Daryl // Nov 28, 2008 at 11:42 am
This will help solve Australia’s Greenhouse gas emissions from coal fired power plants as geothermal produces next to no carbon emissions. In regards to water, it is re-injected back underground after transferring its heat, effectively creating no water loss. This style of geothermal system is in production in Landau and Unterhatching in Germany. Australia has massive energy resources of this type checkout Geodynamics and Petratherm for more info.
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