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There is only one geothermal energy plant on Kilauea. I believe that enough electricity could be generated by an additional generator to support an efficient gasoline refinery. That refinery would be within reach of the most lucritive (North America) and the most inefficient (Chinese) consuming markets.
Energy consumption of oil refining(kgce/t)
Nation China 21.94
United States 19.46
The cost saving would be significant and an exploitable and renewable resouce would be online. The reason this island's energy is not already online is religious qualms about disturbing an iconic element -- Earth's heat. I say, we've already established what happens when a much larger religion is allowed to foolishly live in the 11th century; hence, dispensing with the oceanic myths should be of lesser effort than wooing the near east and of greater immediate benefit to, say, national interest.
Questions about Geothermal Energy on Hawaii
http://volcano.und....p5/question514.html
[dpsyplc, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]
Iceland's Hydrogen Generation Plant
http://ask.slashdot...20227.shtml?tid=126
Iceland is moving in this direction. [dpsyplc, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]
Fenton Hill, New Mexico
http://www.dhm.ch/imagF00Fenton.html
Hot dry rock technology --- "99% of the earth mass is hotter than 1'000°C and less than 1% is cooler than 100°C." [dpsyplc, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]
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Although that sounds like a good idea if you had extra energy, but your link says the geothermal plant only provides 20-25%. |
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Besides that, you're proposing to steal a resource from people that don't want you to have it. Because it's a religious reason isn't your business. People in our world do quite a lot of silly things for religion, but it's generally their right to. I'd argue that your perceived need for this refined oil is a religion, and one more harmfull to the earth and our future than theirs. |
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I do like the title though. |
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Yo. I only mentioned the religious issue to save you the trouble of finding out on your own, like I'm sure you did with your religion. |
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