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geothermal

geothermal. by: kelly , taylor , jesenia , lenetta. energy. Greek Geo- earth Therm - heat Generated from the earth’s core found in reservoirs deep underground Generate economic opportunities Especially in rural areas Mostly found in the Pacific Ocean Where volcanoes are .

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  1. geothermal by: kelly, taylor, jesenia, lenetta

  2. energy • Greek • Geo- earth • Therm- heat • Generated from the earth’s core found in reservoirs deep underground • Generate economic opportunities • Especially in rural areas • Mostly found in the Pacific Ocean • Where volcanoes are

  3. used • Heating large buildings, pools, and resorts • Greenhouses • District heating and cooling • Have heat pumps under these to generate heat within the areas heated • Heat removed from the building can also be used as hot water • Helps states meet their renewable energy portfolio

  4. advantages • Power plant provide a steady baseload • Provide power for decades • Produces small amounts of pollution compared to fossil fuels • Heat about 150,000 homes by using only 600 thermal megawatts of energy

  5. disadvantages • Power plants are located in rural areas or in the state by cities • To get this all over this will cause an upgrade in the system • To discover more geothermal wells will increase to 80% • Cost to generate has dropped by 25%

  6. work cited • "What Is Geothermal?" Geothermal Resources Council. Geothermal Resources Council, 2003. Web. 11 Oct. 2011. <http://geothermal.org/what.html>. • "How Geothermal Energy Works." Clean Energy. Union of Concerned Scientists, 2010. Web. 11 Oct. 2011. <http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/technology_and_impacts/energy_technologies/how-geothermal-energy-works.html>. • U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Web. 17 Oct. 2011. <http://www.eia.gov/kids/enrgy/>. • "Geothermal Energy Geothermal Energy." Oregon.gov Home Page. Web. 17 Oct. 2011. <http://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/RENEW/Geothermal/geo_index.shtml>. • Benefits of Geothermal Energy. Web. <http://www.geocollaborative.org/publications/Benefits_of_Geothermal_Energy.>.

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