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U.S. geothermal infrastructure could support 7.2 million people | SmartPlanet - 0 views

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  • The U.S. could have as much as 10 gigawatts of geothermal power at its disposal if current projects under development are completed, according to a new report.
  • U.S. geothermal infrastructure manages 3,100 megawatts, the new projects could add an additional 7,100 megawatts, or 7 gigawatts, of energy output.
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Geothermal Energy - 3 views

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  • of geothermal energy range from the shallow ground to hot water and hot rock found a few miles beneath the Earth's surface, and down even deeper to the extremely hig
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HowStuffWorks "How Geothermal Energy Works" - 0 views

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  • t's called geothermal energy -- from the Greek words geo, or "earth," and therme, meaning "heat."
  • The core, about 4,000 miles (6,437 kilometers) beneath the surface, can reach temperatures of 7,600 degrees Fahrenheit
  • (4,204 degrees Celsius).
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  • Part of that heat is left over from the Earth's formation, about 4 billion years ago. The rest comes from the constant decay of radioactive isotopes inside the Earth.
  • ometimes that water escapes through cracks in the Earth to form pools of hot water (hot springs) or bursts of hot water and steam (geysers). The rest of the heated water remains in pools under the Earth's surface, called geothermal reservoirs.
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Geothermal Energy | A Student's Guide to Global Climate Change | US EPA - 0 views

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  • Geothermal power plants, which use heat from deep inside the Earth to generate steam to make electricity. Geothermal heat pumps, which tap into heat close to the Earth's surface to heat water or provide heat for buildings.
  • At a geothermal power plant, wells are drilled 1 or 2 miles deep into the Earth to pump steam or hot water to the surface.
  • hot springs, geysers, or volcanic activity, because these are places where the Earth is particularly hot just below the surface.
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  • Hot water is pumped from deep underground through a well under high pressure. When the water reaches the surface, the pressure is dropped, which causes the water to turn into steam. The steam spins a turbine, which is connected to a generator that produces electricity. The steam cools off in a cooling tower and condenses back to water. The cooled water is pumped back into the Earth to begin the process again.
  • Geothermal heat pumps can do all sorts of things—from heating and cooling homes to warming swimming pools.
  • heat by pumping water or a refrigerant (a special type of fluid) through pipes just below the Earth's surface, where the temperature is a constant 50 to 60°F.
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Geothermal Energy Use on the Rise in U.S. | Fox News - 1 views

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  • Geothermal energy is essentially free heat that comes from under your feet,
  • Additionally, the generation of geothermal energy in the U.S. is enough to power over two million homes.
  • "The industry is growing now, because over the past decade both the federal and state government have put in place laws and policies to really promote clean energy".
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