<\/a><\/p>\nAn amazing spectacle to come across unexpectedly in the dead of night in remote Outback South Australia.<\/p>\n
It’s a giant 54 metre high drill rig that will eventually put a shaft about four kilometres into the earth’s crust. <\/p>\n
It’s out near Lake Frome. A vast sum of money is being invested in a project to produce electricity generated by water that’s super-heated from hot rock the drillers hope to find way down there.<\/p>\n
If successful, it will be a vast resource of environmentally friendly, renewable energy.<\/p>\n
While the drilling goes on 24 hours a day, it’s a landmark that can be seen from afar, night or day.<\/p>\n
Sorry about the ‘awful’ heading<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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The 'Eyeful' Tower - Peter MacDonald Photo<\/title>\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n