Do they use energy coming from volcanoes? And if no, why?
In: Earth Science
We can not build a giant radiator in a volcano as it would likely just melt the pipes or they get destroyed when the land moves. However if we stay just outside the range of the volcano itself and drill down it is fairly hot and not that dangerous. Currently there are 77 such power plants in the US. In some countries this is even the biggest source of electricity. The issue with these geothermal power plants is that they are very limited in where they can be built. So even though they can provide electricity to their nearby areas there is no reason to build more of them in the same place unless you also upgrade the transmission lines out of there or relocate industry to the area. Both of these are being done but it takes time and money, especially as it is cheaper to just build a gas power plant where you need the power.
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