The Iceland Deep Drilling Project ( ID ) will drill the hottest hole in the world by the end of 2016 with temperatures reaching as high as 1,000 degrees Celsius . NatureWorldNews.com All rights reserved. The project should generate 10 times more electricity than traditional geothermal sources . Iceland is attempting to tap into the potential energy found in molten magma , using the IDPP rig , the “ Thor ” , to drill 5 km into the earth ’s crust in the northern Reykjanes region of the country . The IDPP project aims to create “ 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 ( ID ) will drill the hottest hole in the world by the end of 2016 with temperatures reaching as high as 1,000 degrees Celsius . The project should generate 10 times more electricity than traditional geothermal sources . Iceland is attempting to tap into the potential energy found in molten magma , using the IDPP rig , the “ Thor ” , to drill 5 km into the earth ’s crust in the northern Reykjanes region of the country . The IDPP project aims to create “ supercritical steam ” , water in a state between liquid and gas that holds enough heat energy to create 50 MW of power .