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Google is Now Largest Investor In Geothermal Research

ecogeek.org — Google, which has an interest in affordable power to run its growing numbers of server farms, is heavily investing (through Google.org) in research into the development of geothermal power.

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  • inactive, on 08/31/2008, -0/+35ahem, title slightly misleading Google is the *largest *US investor in geothermal research, the Australian govt is investing 4times as much.
  • SVOboy, on 08/31/2008, -1/+28Hopefully google can work their magic with geothermal...Love them or hate them they seem to get ***** done.
  • Dylson, on 08/31/2008, -1/+10Basically.
  • jman583, on 08/31/2008, -0/+8CAN YOU SPEEK UP!?! I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!!
  • GregFD3S, on 08/31/2008, -1/+8Another good example of how Silicon Valley will save the planet.
  • Myztry, on 08/31/2008, -0/+7Geothermal energy. It's not quite renewable energy, as the core isn't going to reheating any time soon.
    But next to the Sun, that's the largest most sustainable (over time) source of energy we are likely to have access too.
    The Sun will engulf the Earth before we can get to the cold dead rock stage.
  • Dylson, on 08/31/2008, -1/+6Praise lord gooogle!!!
  • zemkacz, on 08/31/2008, -1/+6Yes, I fully agree with you.
  • waynehoggett, on 08/31/2008, -2/+7Good on Kevin Rudd!
  • netdroid9, on 08/31/2008, -0/+4In the unlikely case anyone needed a translation:

    De Wikipedia - la enciclopedia libre
    La versión actual (no verificado)
    Saltar a navegación, búsqueda

    Zhanazhol - Temirskom de gas condensado de campo en Aktyubinsk la región de Kazajistán sobre el terreno. Pertenece al petróleo del Caspio y del gas provincia.

    Abierto en 1978. Yacimientos de hidrocarburos se encuentran a una profundidad de 1,9 - 3,6 km.

    Debe aceite de 2 a 281 toneladas por día. Débitos 219 tys.m3/sut gas.

    La densidad de aceite de 809-827 kg / m ³, malovyazkie, azufre (0,7 - 1,11%), parafinistye (4,9-7,1%). Sumario silikagelevyh resinas 4,23 - 6,8%, asfaltenov 0,43 -1,78%.

    Gas gas tapas pesadas etansoderzhaschy, la proporción de hidrocarburos pesados en que llega a 18,5%, el metano contenido de 73,24%, 2,94% de sulfuro de hidrógeno, el nitrógeno hasta el 1,93%.

    Contenido de estable condensado 614 g/m3. La densidad de 770 kg/m3, en presencia de parafina al 3,6%, 0,41% y 0,55% de azufre silikagelevyh resinas. Sobre la composición del hidrocarburo condensado tiene una base de parafina. Total de parafina-fracción nafténica base de hidrocarburos que el 86%.

    Centro de producción - u-a Zhanazhol.
  • Meocross, on 08/31/2008, -2/+6bury me up
  • LokitheComplex, on 08/31/2008, -0/+3Hmmn If Google invests I'd invest. I would think the people that know what everyone else is thinking know something everyone else doesn't.
  • GregFD3S, on 08/31/2008, -1/+4'Tis true, it's quite misleading.
  • mr5150, on 08/31/2008, -0/+3Google is smart enough to know that eventually it can become self sufficient by investing now and eventually forgoing being at the mercy of the power industries to run it's operations....google is well on track to becoming skynet/umbrella corporation in the next couple of decades the foundations are being laid as we read each business exploit they delve into.
  • HMTKSteve, on 08/31/2008, -0/+3Woot for private enterprise! I'd much rather see Google do it than have the government spend taxpayer money to do it.
  • Myztry, on 08/31/2008, -0/+2LOL. Translation from Russian to Spanish? Thanks a lot mate :)
  • ortucis, on 08/31/2008, -0/+2Great, this will be applied to the Gmail beta directly.
  • th3heretic, on 08/31/2008, -0/+2Darn, looks like we will run out of energy within a short time span of 4 billion years......
  • sering, on 11/22/2008, -0/+1that's nice
    http://ekkei.com
    http://forexposed.com
    http://tembol.freehostia.com/
  • inactive, on 09/01/2008, -0/+1Actually, lots of people see the Iraq War as a neccessary war including the Democratic Congress who gave Bush permission to invade.
  • ShredZ, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1In Russia, Non-sense writes you!
  • Estaris, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1From Russian to English it reads according to Google:
    From Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia
    The current version (not verified)
    Jump to: navigation, search

    Zhanazhol - Temirskom gas condensate field in the Aktyubinsk region of Kazakhstan field. It belongs to the Caspian oil and gas province.

    Open in 1978. Hydrocarbon deposits are located at a depth of 1.9 - 3.6 km.

    Debe oil 2 to 281 tonnes per day. Debits gas 219 tys.m3/sut.

    The density of oil 809-827 kg / m ³, malovyazkie, sulphur (0.7 - 1.11%), parafinistye (4,9-7,1%). Contents silikagelevyh resins 4.23 - 6.8%, asfaltenov 0.43 -1.78%.

    Gas gas caps heavy etansoderzhaschy, the proportion of heavy hydrocarbons in it reaches 18.5%, the methane content of 73.24%, 2.94% hydrogen sulphide, nitrogen up to 1.93%.

    Contents of stable condensate 614 g/m3. The density of its 770 kg/m3, in the presence of paraffin to 3.6%, 0.41% and 0.55% sulphur silikagelevyh resins. On the composition of hydrocarbon condensate has a paraffin base. Total paraffin-naphthenic-base hydrocarbons than 86%.

    Center production - u-to Zhanazhol.
  • Estaris, on 08/31/2008, -1/+2Мы не понимаем, что вы сказали. Я извиняюсь.
    Пожалуйста, повторите в Английский.
    Я использую переводчика применения.


    Google :D
  • jukz, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1FTA: The Australian group estimates that just 1 percent of the country's geothermal capacity could provide 26,000 years worth of clean electricity.

    That's a lot of years.
  • Ramble, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1I imagine far more heat is lost to radiation, etc. from the core than could ever be taken by drilling holes.
  • Iztikeit, on 08/31/2008, -1/+2digg me buried
  • theOster, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1blah blah blah - get off the grid if you don't like it.
  • katagana, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1Geothermal is together with Solar heat and Wind the future of energy. Geothermal has huge potential!
  • ShredZ, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1Step 3: Profit?
  • Myztry, on 09/01/2008, -0/+1Good thing the two wouldn't be cumulative, and there is no difference between established natural cooling, and unbalanced concentrated effects...
    Their could be side effects but hopefully we won't notice them.
  • theOster, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1i think you mean w00t...
  • brodie7838, on 08/31/2008, -1/+1"The association estimated A$12 billion would need to be invested to develop the 2,200 megawatts of power, but added the cost of generating electricity would fall to acceptable levels by the time commercial projects were up and running."

    Oh, so $12 billion is a lot of money when it comes to funding alternative energy when our country is so willing to spend $7.1 billion a month (since the 2003 fiscal year) on the Iraq war, which no one wants
  • zatherus, on 08/31/2008, -1/+1for their servers?
  • mhmdkhamis, on 10/30/2008, -0/+0FTA: The Australian group estimates that just 1 percent of the country's geothermal capacity could provide 26,000 years worth of clean electricity

    http://xn----zmcprdkk4klo.xn----ymcae0df5a6fo.com/
    http://xn--mgbbfc7j2ap.xn----ymcae0df5a6fo.com/
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    http://xn----ymcaben0nsagdi7d.xn----ymcae0df5a6fo. ...
  • Estaris, on 08/31/2008, -1/+1He's a troll.
    He just makes random posts that have nothing to do with the subject.
    *eyes roll*
    Everyone has to have a hobby I guess...
  • barackpaul, on 09/01/2008, -0/+0This is why I love google. Keep it up! (and please don't turn evil on us)
  • kishosingh, on 08/31/2008, -2/+2"Praise lord gooogle!!!" Not only it here is also something new about Google : http://digg.com/tech_news/Web_2_0_Online_Marketing ...
  • Darand, on 08/31/2008, -1/+1Thank you. Your comment is both informative and funny.
  • inactive, on 08/31/2008, -1/+1IF YOU CAN"T HEAR HIM THEN HOW DO YOU KNOW HE IS SPEAKING??
    aLOLOLLO
  • inactive, on 08/31/2008, -2/+2lol McSame
  • nick9000, on 08/31/2008, -1/+0Oh Google! Is there anything you *can't* do?
  • inactive, on 08/31/2008, -2/+1Buried as inaccurate...title shld b-
    Google takes steps to take over the world
  • paraforce, on 08/31/2008, -2/+1Yeah, our great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great
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    grandkids are screwed.
  • mrjhmm, on 08/31/2008, -2/+1Doesn't Russia have a website like Digg that you can use?

    If you can read English, why are you posting in Russian?

    Are you feeling nationalistic?


  • harvydent, on 08/31/2008, -2/+1Maybe google should spend their money on solar instead.

    Sure, this 'research' may be helping, but google knows that investing in the solar industry now will only jump-start the energy thing, and maybe, help get those efficiency numbers up.
  • xxTazxx, on 08/31/2008, -2/+1Google is a sick man.
  • inactive, on 08/31/2008, -2/+0Geothermal is being investigated in Australia.We will spend big $ to develop it..sell the technology rights to overseas interests...then buy the equipment made overseas for our own use.
    Definition=the stupid country.
    http://goodavocado1.2gohere1.com/sitemap.html
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