Problems with Geothermal Energy
Geothermal energy is generally seen as a clean, renewable source of energy but it appears that in fact it may be neither.
In 2006, the Hellisheidi geothermal plant about 30km from Reykjavik, Iceland, came online. Since then, several problems have appeared.
Firstly, local residents found that they had to clean their silverware every couple of days as it was covered in black soot. Before the plant had come along, cleaning would be every couple of months.
Truck drivers in the area found that the rubber in their suspension and steering become hard and prone to breaking – an occurrence that would normally take a lot longer.
