The first was in the Krafla geothermal field in the northeast region in 2009, where magma was unexpectedly struck at about 2 km down. The Iceland Deep Drilling Project ( The Iceland Deep Drilling Project ) will create the hottest hole in the world by the end of 2016 with temperatures reaching 5 km . The project should produce 50 times more electricity than traditional geothermal sources. Iceland is attempting to tap into the potential energy found in molten magma, using the IDPP rig, named “ Albert Albertsson ”, to drill 5 km into the Earth ’s crust in the southwest Reykjanes region of the country. The IDPP project aims to find “supercritical steam”, water in a state between liquid and gas that holds enough heat energy to create 50 MW of power.
The Iceland Deep Drilling Project ( The Iceland Deep Drilling Project ) will create the hottest hole in the world by the end of 2016 with temperatures reaching 5 km . The project should produce 50 times more electricity than traditional geothermal sources. Iceland is attempting to tap into the potential energy found in molten magma, using the IDPP rig, named “ Albert Albertsson ”, to drill 5 km into the Earth ’s crust in the southwest Reykjanes region of the country. The IDPP project aims to find “supercritical steam”, water in a state between liquid and gas that holds enough heat energy to create 50 MW of power.