
The untapped energy source that could power the planet | Jamie C. Beard
TED Tech
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Geothermal Hybrids Are Not Moon Shots
We are in the midst of a geo thermal renaissance. The oil and gas industry is perfectly positioned to take us from the few geo thermal power plants we have day to the hundreds of thousands that we need to meet demand. If even one of these start ups is successful at proving a scalable geothermal concept, we are rally off to the races with this massive, reliable, 24 seven, clean energy source anywhere in the world. We need scale. It's going to be cute if it works, but we've got to have global scale. Brings me my proposition. A global work force of millions, doesn't need to be re-trained. They can do what they already know how to
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