Journey to the centre of the Earth: Scientists reveal ambitious plans to drill a tunnel into a volcano's magma chamber - and claim it could unleash UNLIMITED energy
Daily MailProject at Krafla volcano in Iceland's north-east will tap into a magma chamber It may sound like the beginning of a disaster movie, but Iceland could make scientific history by becoming the first country to drill into a volcano's magma chamber. In 2026, Iceland's Krafla Magma Testbed project will construct a borehole to the magma chamber at a volcano called Krafla in the country's north-east. In 2026, the Krafla Magma Testbed project will start constructing a borehole to the magma chamber at a volcano called Krafla in the country's north-east. The chamber, which is 1.3 miles below the surface, will unleash unlimited geothermal energy to power Iceland's homes French volcanologists Katia Krafft wearing an aluminized suit standing near a lava burst at Krafla volcano How does geothermal energy work? Since the late 1970s there's been a geothermal plant at Krafla run by Landsvirkjun, Iceland's main power company In 2026, the KMT project will break ground close to this original borehole as it starts the journey to the chamber – but it could take two months to get there.
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