Krafla Magma Testbed project will begin drilling in 2024. The team behind the project believe it could lead to huge discoveries in terms of energy production—but it could be risky business, as a rogue bit of drilling could accidentally trigger a new eruption.An eruption is something "one would naturally worry about," said John Eichelberger, one of the founders of the project.
But he says it is like "poking an elephant with a needle".Eichelberger added: "In total, a dozen holes have hit magma at three different places (in the world) and nothing bad happened."The project found its beginnings in 2009 when an energy company accidentally drilled into a shallow pocket of magma.
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