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Posted Wed Apr 29 2009: from New Scientist: Geothermal explosion rocks green energy hopes http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1241011375 The bid to produce green power on a commercial scale using heat mined from subterranean rocks -- or "hot rocks" -- has suffered a major setback, with the breach of a four-kilometre-deep well on Friday in the Cooper Basin in South Australia.... The company was in the final stages of commissioning a demonstration one-megawatt power plant for Innamincka when the rupture occurred, and steam started to escape from the well. Drilling deep wells into hot rocks and circulating water to mine heat is technically challenging, and the cause of the breach is still unknown. [Read more stories about: alternative energy] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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