Yet, there are serious questions about geothermal energy development. It has been named the ‘poor cousin’ of renewable energy: likely because it is mining a finite resource and there is the little issue of causing earthquakes . Geothermal energy provides significant benefits in terms of improved air quality, increased diversity in electric energy sources, local and state revenues, and employment. Still, geothermal energy development in California faces a number of impediments. Finally, innovative development methods of solar energy in deep geothermal energy will be discussed and examples and experiences from the field will also be presented.
Reyka Vodka is the only distillery in the world that uses Geothermal Energy (a 100% clean energy), the steam drawn from local Icelandic hot springs. All the houses in the village of Borgarnes where the distillery is located are heated with geothermal water, and the CO2 levels in the area are actually falling. Put simply, geothermal energy is using the internal heat of earth energy to derive usable energy to create electricity, generate hot water or heat buildings. With an increasing public awareness about the US dependence on foreign oil, the potential of global warming caused by carbon dioxide emissions, and tightening environmental regulations, geothermal energy may have a prominent place in the energy future of this country. In future, the geothermal energy would be efficiently used instead of other forms of energy. The reason is it is a renewable form of energy that is not only clean but also could supply continuous electrical power.
Geothermal energy is considered to be a clean, reliable source of energy. While the overall costs of accessing geothermal power are higher than many fossil fuels, the costs continue to decline as the technology improves. The current production of geothermal energy from all uses places third among renewables, following hydroelectricity and biomass, and ahead of solar and wind. Despite these impressive statistics, the current level of geothermal use pales in comparison to its potential wind energy. Geothermal energy involves the use of heat from beneath the surface of the Earth for energy — for applications ranging from heating and cooling, to the generation of electric power. Although the country of Iceland is well known for its use of geothermal energy, the state of California is actually the planet’s biggest geothermal power producer — with 13,000 gigawatt-hours of electricity generated last year.
Montana has the potential to develop significant new sources of geothermal energy. As President Bush recently noted, increasing the domestic sources of clean energy is one of the most critical problems facing our nation. Geothermal energy is considered a renewable energy resource. Per capita figures expressed per 100,000 population. I set out to try to learn a little bit more about geothermal energy . After compiling some statistics I wasn’t sure what to do next.
