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grambell789 t1_irx2pfv wrote

Reply to comment by El_Minadero in Geothermal May Beat Batteries for Energy Storage: Enhanced geothermal systems are well suited to store excess renewable power as heat. by filosoful

i wouldn't let the well water from a geothermal system anywhere close to something like a turbine that has precise moving parts. I will look into butane as intermediate.

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El_Minadero t1_irx40cb wrote

Lots of geothermal plants use a binary cycle. Look up Ormat or the FORGE project.

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