Lava can destroy and create. Magma is another story, as America has done what no one has dared to do in history: Finding the ...

Scientists in Iceland have come up with an ambitious plan to drill into a volcano's magma chamber to source an abundant amount of clean, super-hot geothermal energy. Primary Menu Sections.

In 2013, the same team that made the discovery, led by Bjarni Pálsson at Landsvirkjun, launched the Krafla Magma Testbed (KMT) project to repeat their success.

The project, helmed by the Krafla Magma Testbed (KMT) organization, is set to start drilling into a magma chamber by 2026, in the hopes of using the magma to heat up water and generate electricity.

Scientists in Iceland want to drill straight into an underground magma chamber. The project could offer clues about how volcanoes work, as well as create geothermal energy. The biggest hurdles are ...

In Iceland, where geothermal is a major source of power and heating, the researchers from the Krafla Magma Testbed (KMT) will be looking to revolutionize geothermal energy. KMT, which aims to ...

According to Canary Media, the nonprofit research initiative Krafla Magma Testbed plans to drill two holes over the next four years to test the feasibility and efficiency of harnessing geothermal ...

The magma project, called Krafla Magma Testbed, will involve drilling a hole 2.1 kilometres deep directly into a magma chamber below the Krafla volcano in northern Iceland.

Such research is already being done near the Krafla volcano in the north of Iceland. If the architects could use similar equipment, they could drill even farther down and hit pockets of magma that ...