Alternative energy - drilling to create electricity from geothermal?

Question

I recently read that it might be possible to drill a hole down into the earth to a depth where the rock is naturally very hot, pump water into the drill hole and then power a turbine with the steam that is created to generate energy. (It's like a DIY version of electricity generated from natural geysers). It's clean and can be done almost anywhere. Has anyone heard of this? Is this a viable alternative energy?

Answer 1

I heard that this types of taping of heat energy available in some of the African countries. There are so many possibility to tape the natural energy.Only thing we have to find which is cheap ,efficient and cost effective. Once we in India closed some gold mines.Because the cost of gold was cheaper than the extracting cost.Now it is reverse.We are again going to extract the gold from those closed mines because of the increase in gold cost.Same way scientists are not keeping quite.They are on their research in finding different types of alternate fuel. Just now while I attend my computer in my research room I use a different type of solar fan.Please see how it is different. Others are generating the electricity by solar panel and store it in battery cell .Again it is converted to A.c current to operate the fan. Every conversion reduces the efficiency .Ultimate end energy is much less than its input. In my fan I am directly operating this fan from D.C supply with a special motor. There by the efficiency is improved and the cost of battery and conversion equipments are saved.Only thing this fan will give air during day time only. It is running from morning 7 am to evening 5.30 p.m. It is more than sufficient to save the energy in normally day time working offices.

Answer 2

Not only is it likely viable, IMHO doing so within the 60 mile? wide caldera underlying Yellowstone National Park might remove enough thermal energy to help forestall a massive (repeated) volcanic eruption there.

Answer 3

yeah its alreay been done but its not diy.