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The time has finally come for geothermal energy

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160 points riordan | 3 comments | 17 Nov 25 13:55 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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rconti ◴[17 Nov 25 18:39 UTC] No.45956511[source]▶
Iceland's hot water was a culture shock to me in 2 ways:

1. The host at our apartment encouraged us to leave the windows cracked and the heat on for good air circulation.

2. The hot water (at the taps) has a sulfer smell, because it's (also) piped geothermal water. My host explained they also had a water heater upstairs in their home because they preferred "heated cold water" over "hot water", which is a funny distinction to those of us who do not have the latter.

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euroderf ◴[17 Nov 25 21:09 UTC] No.45958329[source]▶
When heating is dirt (heh) cheap, it doesn't cost much to do things like put big hot tubs and heated pools outdoors, like they do in Reykjaviks swim halls. It's really nice.
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1. colechristensen ◴[18 Nov 25 00:15 UTC] No.45959976[source]▶
One of the benefits of over-provisioning solar is that fun "wasteful" things that use a lot of energy become practical and non-harmful.
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2. euroderf ◴[18 Nov 25 08:15 UTC] No.45962630[source]▶
Agreed. I myself have always wanted a hobby smelting bauxite.
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3. lstodd ◴[18 Nov 25 10:35 UTC] No.45963445[source]▶
Agreed. I like the smell of fluorides in the morning.