Geothermal could replace almost half of the EU’s fossil fuel power

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By Matt SimonFeb 10, 2026, 4:30 am116 ptsTrending
If you’ve ever been to a hot spring or geyser or volcano, you’ve seen the future of energy. Earth’s innards are hot — really hot — and that heat sometimes bubbles to the surface. If engineers dig holes in these geologically active places, then pipe water through rock, they can tap into this geothermal…

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