Geothermal EnergyGeothermal EnergyBy William FawcettBy William Fawcett

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Diagram of Geothermal Energy.Diagram of Geothermal Energy.

Development around the world.Development around the world.

What is Geothermal energy.What is Geothermal energy.

Why is it a renewable energy.Why is it a renewable energy.

Development around the Development around the worldworld

Capacity means how much they use in the Capacity means how much they use in the country . MW means country . MW means energy derived from energy derived from the heat in the interior of the earththe heat in the interior of the earth..

USA capacity (MW) USA capacity (MW) 3086.3086.Philippines capacity (MW) Philippines capacity (MW) 1904. 1904. Indonesia capacity (MW) Indonesia capacity (MW) 1197. 1197. Mexico capacity (MW) Mexico capacity (MW) 958. 958. Italy capacity (MW) Italy capacity (MW) 843. 843. New Zealand capacity (MW) New Zealand capacity (MW) 628. 628.

What is Geothermal energy?What is Geothermal energy?

Geothermal comes from the Greek Geothermal comes from the Greek words geo means Earth and therme words geo means Earth and therme means heat. So geothermal energy is means heat. So geothermal energy is heat from the Earth. We can recover heat from the Earth. We can recover this heat as steam or hot water and this heat as steam or hot water and use it to heat buildings and generate use it to heat buildings and generate electricity.electricity.

Why is it a renewable Why is it a renewable energy?energy?

Geothermal energy is a renewable Geothermal energy is a renewable energy because the heat is produced energy because the heat is produced inside the Earth. inside the Earth.

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What does Geothermal energy What does Geothermal energy mean?mean?

Geo means Earth and therme means Geo means Earth and therme means heatheat

Why is it a Renewable energy?Why is it a Renewable energy?

The heat is produced inside the The heat is produced inside the Earth.Earth.