#Frack to the future? #Geothermal energy pitched as #datacenter savior
An independent research body claims that geothermal power generation could provide an answer to the growing energy requirements of #datacenters.
But there's a catch. It focuses on techniques that employ hydraulic fracturing, or #fracking, to avoid being restricted to areas with naturally available geothermal energy, and depends on operators being prepared to pay a "green premium."
https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/13/geothermal_datacenters/

#Fracking wastewater has “shocking” amount of clean-energy mineral #lithium
40% of #US need for lithium could be covered by #Pennsylvania's fracking byproduct.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/fracking-wastewater-has-shocking-amount-of-clean-energy-mineral-lithium/

Not a good reason to #frack, but if we can divert the already produced wastewater for good that is a win.

Forgot to post this one last week... not a favorite, but part of the "30 prints in 30 days" project so here it is.

On day one, #Ohio gets eight applications to #frack on state lands
https://www.cleveland.com/open/2023/05/on-day-one-ohio-gets-eight-applications-to-frack-on-state-lands.html
So much for CONSERVING, "#conservatives"

Don’t #frack our #stateparks to fund #taxcuts for the rich
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/04/13/commentary-dont-frack-our-state-parks-to-fund-tax-cuts-for-the-rich/
#Ohio

Slightly peeved I have to go looking at an American company’s ASX announcements to discover there’s a leaking gas/oil well upstream near the river. Plans to #frack should be put in the bin Gas companies never tell the communities what’s going on.