Still Waters Posted December 16, 2009 #1 Share Posted December 16, 2009 A geologist has gone on trial in Switzerland for allegedly causing earthquakes while drilling for hot rocks to produce clean energy. Markus Haering, who designed the geothermal project, rejected allegations that he deliberately damaged properties and said local people knew the risks. The deep drilling underground caused a series of earthquakes in 2006, including one of 3.4 magnitude, rattling residents of the north-western city of Basel. Geopower Basel, the project leader, has already paid around 9 million Swiss francs (£5.3 million) in compensation for cracked walls and other damage on properties near the experiment. The project was suspended at the time and shut down last week after a risk analysis concluded that more quakes could follow if the drilling continued. The experiment aimed to be the world's first to generate power commercially by boiling water on naturally occurring rocks 3 miles underground. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacherman76 Posted December 16, 2009 #2 Share Posted December 16, 2009 I bet anything he's being shut down cause he is trying to find a ligit green energy solution. They dont want solutions, they want taxes and more power over us. Who ever heard of earth quakes from drilling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARAB0D Posted December 16, 2009 #3 Share Posted December 16, 2009 I bet anything he's being shut down cause he is trying to find a ligit green energy solution. They dont want solutions, they want taxes and more power over us. Who ever heard of earth quakes from drilling? It was not just "drilling" but "hot rock drilling", we are talking different depth horizons. However I doubt this may cause the earthquakes, rather it can trigger the earthquakes which would otherwise happening later. In fact this seems to be a new method of preventing the major earthquakes! If you drill they may happen prematurely and at weaker magnitudes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquatus1 Posted December 17, 2009 #4 Share Posted December 17, 2009 I bet anything he's being shut down cause he is trying to find a ligit green energy solution. They dont want solutions, they want taxes and more power over us. Who ever heard of earth quakes from drilling? Switzerland is part of the Oil Conspiracy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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