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How to power a dishwasher with a volcano

The 2010 Fimmvörðuháls eruption on Eyjafjallajökull volcano, Iceland. Photo: Wikimedia

While drilling a geothermal borehole in 2009, the Icelandic Deep Drilling Project accidentally struck magma. Instead of plugging the hole, the Icelandic Deep Drilling Project decided to try and utilize the heat. The IDDP and Iceland’s National Power Company, which operates the Krafla geothermal power plant nearby, decided to make a substantial investment to investigate the … [Read more...]

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