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Geothermal Power in Tuscany’s Valle del Diavolo

Thought to have inspired Dante’s inferno, the valley is now tangled with steel tubes, threading through forests and leaping over roads. The scene may echo views of fossil fuel extraction, but this is actually the site of the world’s first geothermal power plant, an increasingly important zero-carbon energy solution. In the same geothermal system, centuries-old thermal bathing spots maintain enormous popularity

For Icarus Complex in January 2026

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