Is Geothermal Energy Renewable?
"RENEWABLE ENERGY IS ENERGY WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED BY NATURAL RESOURCES WHICH CAN BE CONSTANTLY REPLENISHED"
Geothermal energy is thermal energy or heat from the Earth. It is renewable and is:
Resources of geothermal energy include:
These resources contain heat from the Earth in which the heat can be recovered quickly. Heat energy flows through water and rocks from the centre of the Earth. The heat energy underneath the Earth's surface will continue to provide an almost infinite and limitless amount of heat resources for thousands of years to come.
Geothermal energy can play an important role in reducing air emissions. Experts generally agree that effects of climate change pose significant environmental dangers, including flood risks, drought, glacial melting, forest fires, rising sea levels, loss of biodiversity, and potential health dangers. It has among the smallest surface land footprint per kilowatt (kW) of any power generation technology.
Geothermal power plants are designed and constructed to minimise the potential effects on wildlife and vegetation in compliance with a host of state and federal regulations.
Geothermal energy is thermal energy or heat from the Earth. It is renewable and is:
- cost effective
- sustainable
- clean
- reliable
- environmentally friendly
Resources of geothermal energy include:
- hot water
- dry and wet steam (wet steam has water droplets)
- hot and molten rocks (called magma)
These resources contain heat from the Earth in which the heat can be recovered quickly. Heat energy flows through water and rocks from the centre of the Earth. The heat energy underneath the Earth's surface will continue to provide an almost infinite and limitless amount of heat resources for thousands of years to come.
Geothermal energy can play an important role in reducing air emissions. Experts generally agree that effects of climate change pose significant environmental dangers, including flood risks, drought, glacial melting, forest fires, rising sea levels, loss of biodiversity, and potential health dangers. It has among the smallest surface land footprint per kilowatt (kW) of any power generation technology.
Geothermal power plants are designed and constructed to minimise the potential effects on wildlife and vegetation in compliance with a host of state and federal regulations.