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Akutan Volcano's Geothermal Energy Potential Higher than Previously Thought (Alaska Dispatch)

Burke Mees/Alaska Volcano Observatory photo

The geothermal energy venting from hot springs and a fumarole field at Akutan Volcano is much better than previously estimated, according to a new study that could boost a Southwest Alaska village’s plans to power homes and the continent’s largest seafood plant with the earth’s natural warmth.

The U.S. Geological Survey in 2012 measured 29 megawatts of heat steaming from a series of hot springs near sea level near Akutan, a fishing-based island community.

Converted into electricity, the heat could produce several megawatts of electricity to power the village’s 44 homes as well as other buildings, including the Trident Seafood processing plant where 1,100 employees turn 3 million pounds of fish daily into goodies like frozen pollock fillets.

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