An MIT spinout aims to use X-rays to melt rock and repurpose coal and gas plants into deep geothermal wells - effectively transforming dirty fossil-fuel plants into clean ones.
Since it is continuously created within our planet's crust, it is a renewable energy source. However, even though other renewable energy sources have risen in recent decades, geothermal energy has plateaued owing to the fact that harvesting is no easy feat. In fact, geothermal facilities only exist in regions where circumstances allow for energy extraction at relatively shallow depths of up to 400 feet beneath the Earth's surface.
That novel solution might be a microwave-emitting device called a gyrotron. Quaise's drilling systems are centered around this device, which has been utilized for decades in research and manufacture for purposes such as heating material in nuclear fusion experiements. While the company has not yet addressed all of the associated engineering hurdles, it has set an ambitious goal of harnessing energy from a pilot well by 2026.
The problem with all these technologies is the steam you use to spin the generators. It is the main source of global warming. There is a cold way of continuous rotation from permanent magnets and without CO2 emissions.
You what now?
This is ominous in that indications of the start of a crack in the planet may result. Not immediately although multiple fissures could join together. More importantly, where deep oceans, if breeched meet molten core, the planet will begin to split, fracture, or become unlivable.
All fine and dandy until Earth's core temperature drops too low and you have to travel to the 'Core' in a special vessel that bores it's way to the Core and sets off nuclear bombs and you barely escape.....!!!!, lol