Thursday, January 10, 2013

India:

Soon, Power from Ancient Rocks (Times of India)

(Courtesy CIA.gov)

For the hill state of Himachal Pradesh looking for energy solutions, the future lies in the rocks buried beneath thousands of meters.

A drilling project in the cold desert of Ladakh in Chumathang area by the Geological Survey of India has warmed the prospect of harnessing energy from millions of years old molten rocks.

In the future, metros like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad too might be exploring the heat generated from the rocks buried in the earth to light up houses.

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