Here’s a really cool piece of news I came across earlier today, which is quite promising in showing that some people are actively trying to find viable alternatives to fossil-fuels.
The Eden Project in Cornwall is looking at powering its greenhouse using Geothermal energy. The idea is to dig shafts 3 to 4 Km deep to reach hot rocks, capture the heat and use it to generate electricity. Although this seems like a complicated system involving lots of digging and a complex infrastructure (well in my mind anyway since I’m no engineer), it’s at least another step towards trying a new method to wean us off coal and oil.
The plant is due to be operational by 2012.
