New Scientist Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:01:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Geothermal plants could consume CO2 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/geothermal-plants-could-consume-co2-20080308/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/geothermal-plants-could-consume-co2-20080308/#comments Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:01:09 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/01/30/geothermal-plants-could-consume-co2/ Pumping carbon dioxide through hot rocks could simultaneously generate power and mop up the greenhouse gases produced by fossil fuel power stations, according to a new study. Harnessing geothermal power involves extracting heat from beneath the surface of the Earth. Normally, this means pumping water down through hot rocks and extracting it again. But the […]

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