Husband Pieter captured me standing near the Geothermal Activity at Dieng, Indonesia
They inject water under high pressure into the volcano and catch the steam for powering the turbines.
In a previous post I've mentioned the morning that we could not get passed a hooked off defect trailer from one of the Pertamina trucks. They had to transport the long pipes up the narrow mountain road, including hair pin bends. So this is WHY... see previous post below this one.
Said pipes for Pertamina were used for drilling wells...
The above info is from: Brief History of Dieng Geothermal Field just click link.
To me this photo was quite striking, showing a Javanese farmer carrying a heavy load on his yoke and then the geothermal activity in the back...
An informative video Visit Geothermal Dieng shows nicely from above how things look. Video goes on with a walk by the students, from Indonesian university Gadjah Mada and Dutch Technical University of Twente, walking to the Dieng Plateau where still ancient Hindu Temples are.
Hope this will help in understanding what this is about.
Previous posts:
HIGH in Mountains Hole in Road and Driving over Planks in Indonesia | post about Pertamina's defect trailer that needed to be hooked off from truck...
{Dieng Plateau Indonesia - Where We Worked} | post from 2012 about the Dieng Mountains
Hand On The Hip, Hot Stuff - Thats A 1970's Disco Reference There - But Still , Fabulous Photo - Stay Strong
ReplyDeleteCheers
Dearest Travis,
DeleteWell, guess I'm not scared near the 'Devil's cooking pot'... haha!
Hugs,
Mariette
I say it again, you are very brave to go so near such a place.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Dearest Victor,
DeleteThink about the engineers working with that daily... Never crossed my mind for being scared.
Hugs,
Mariette
Buenas fotografías de la zona, son bastante interesantes.
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Querida Antónia,
DeleteFue una actividad muy interesante. Nunca un día aburrido en nuestras vidas...
Abrazos,
Mariette
What an impressive place, Mariette. Geothermal energy is a wonderful source for power.
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Dearest Martha Jane,
DeleteThank you and yes it sure is a great source for power.
Hugs,
Mariette
Hello Mariette, I don't think you even hinted before at these natural wonderlands you worked among. Such beautiful landscapes, and contrast among the old and new ways of doing things. There are lots of alternative energy sources, but I do find injecting water into a volcano or deep spot somewhat scary and dangerous, even if there have been no issues to date. One interesting energy source I haven't head too much about lately is the constantly changing barometric pressure. This universal energy can be captured--in fact, it has been used to power clocks, as long ago as the 18th century.
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Dearest Jim,
DeleteOnly in the 2012 post which I linked below this post I've ever shown the Dieng area where we went to work for almost three years.
Indonesia is right behind the USA in producing geothermal energy and as you mention, to date there are no known issues. Guess that nowadays they can pretty sure predict and measure any volcanic activity developing.
One indeed does not hear about barometric or atmospheric pressure. Most people might not even realize that air has its own weight. Pieter often encountered surprised students when he started to explain the physics about mushroom growing where the growers must understand air movement and pressure to run the fans correctly.
Hugs,
Mariette
An ingenious way of harvesting power! Nicely documented here Mariette ✨
ReplyDeleteDearest Grace,
DeleteYes, it is quite a science in order to harvest power that way.
We learned so much from living and working there.
Hugs,
Mariette
Energia pulita, un bene per tutti. Ho notato anche io quel signore che porta quei due enormi sacchi.
ReplyDeleteBuona serata.
Caro Giancarlo,
DeleteSì, l'energia pulita è ottima per tutti. Utilizzato apposta quella foto con l'uomo che porta un carico così pesante, per mostrare i contrasti del moderno e del solito... Noi nel mondo occidentale siamo tutti così viziati!
Abbracci,
Mariette
Great photos my beautiful friend
ReplyDeleteDearest Regine,
DeleteThank you! Husband Pieter always managed to make great photos.
Hugs,
Mariette
Looking so good
ReplyDeleteDearest Jo-Anne,
DeleteThis way you can see what is happening at your country's neighbors.
Hugs,
Mariette
The way found to take advantage of the volcano is incredible.
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Coisas de Feltro
Dearest Christina,
DeleteYes, it is an ingenious way for having clean energy!
Hugs,
Mariette