Alternate Energy ?!!

Energy required to run this mechanical world of ours is generated in many ways. We burn carbon and produce carbon emissions which might melt the icecaps and drown all our cities! We use Nuclear power which might turn our whole dwelling place into a radiated no-man’s land (remember Chernobyl?!). Another option which we consider a great boon is the Bio-fuel, which could starve the developing countries and take down all our rain forests.

So here comes a great alternate form of energy just to help us. This domain had already become a market practice but still is not known to many. It’s called the Enhanced or Engineered GeoThermal Systems (EGS).

Juz go back to ur school lessons on Geography. We know that our noble Planet Earth is made of extremely heated layers of mantle and core underneath. The temperatures there could be twice the boiling point of water when you dig juz a couple of miles. And now its time for the great Human instinct. We Humans cant juz leave any single piece of earth unaltered, right? We juz wanna try all our little experiments on this land, either to help our kind or for mere money. So the idea here is to dig in some comfortable distance and…….well, juz add some water!!! The results are known as artificial hot springs. Oh yes! Remember having heard of the natural springs of Iceland. Also we have heard of lukewarm hot springs of Georgia, which were visited regularly by Mr. FDR, the ex-President of US. Hot springs are the place for many who wanna soothe themselves. That is called a Geothermal Spa!!! But now with our artificial ways of interception this becomes the “EGS”. Jus use the steam comin up to run a two or more electricity-generating turbines. So simple isn’t it?!

But, remember the very old lesson nature had been teachin us?!! Any intervention into Mother Nature’s business never goes unpaid. One important mode of Her payment would be ‘Catastrophic Earthquakes’. The chances may seem less, but have complete trust in the greedy businessmen who could go any depth to expand their business. They will sure dig into extreme depths and add up lots of water, just to bring up a huge earthquake which ultimately ends their business reign. I am not talking about our future. EGSs had already caused earthquakes. On Dec. 8, 2006, Geothermal Explorers International managed to set off an earthquake in Basel, Switzerland, damaging buildings and terrifying the population. And while it only measured a 3.4 on the Richter scale, the quake was followed by 60 aftershocks in the weeks to follow. The cause was easily identified and the geothermal operations there were ceased. Still that simple lesson cannot stop some other investors trying the same in California. After all, there’s lot of money you could reap by just digging a few miles!! Who could resist ?!!!