Scientists in Iceland are aiming to drill 1.3 miles into the earth's crust to a volcano's magma chamber in order to source huge amounts of geothermal energy.

Scientists in Iceland have come up with an ambitious plan to drill into a volcano’s magma chamber to source an abundant amount of clean, super-hot geothermal energy.. The project, which would be ...

The Krafla Magma Testbed is redefining geothermal energy by exploring magma-based power. This groundbreaking Iceland project aims to support global decarbonization and clean energy goals.

The Krafla Magma Testbed (KMT) ... KMT has the potential to increase the energy output of the Krafla Geothermal Station, which currently produces 500 GWh of electricity per year.

Since the late 1970s there's been a geothermal plant at Krafla run by Landsvirkjun, Iceland's main power company. It has 33 bore holes that tap geothermal energy at the site, but none go down to ...

According to Canary Media, the nonprofit research initiative Krafla Magma Testbed plans to drill two holes over the next four years to test the feasibility and efficiency of harnessing geothermal ...

Through the Horizon 2020-funded IMPROVE project, European scientists are deploying cutting-edge tools to reveal the Earth's ...

KMT aims to revolutionise the geothermal industry by improving geothermal power economics up to an order of magnitude, which was showed to be the difference between a conventional well in Krafla ...

Scientists in Iceland want to drill straight into an underground magma chamber. The project could offer clues about how volcanoes work, as well as create geothermal energy. The biggest hurdles are ...

Geothermal wells are usually constructed with carbon steel, she explains, but that quickly loses strength when temperatures exceed 200°C. “We’re focusing on high grade nickel alloys and also ...