EGEE 401
Energy in a Changing World

Geothermal

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Factories sitting on the side of a mountian with large columns of steam coming out of them
Figure 7.3: The Geysers - a dry steam geothermal field in California. From Power-Technology, "The Geysers is a geothermal field located in California's Mayacamas Mountains, approximately 115km north of San Francisco. It is the world's biggest single geothermal field, comprising of 22 geothermal power plants with an installed capacity of 1,517MW. The Geysers is also the area where the US's first geothermal power plant was put into commercial operation."
 

Reading Assignment

Visit Department of Energy, Energy Explained..

    Under “Renewable Sources," read "Geothermal" and all subpages.

Viewing Assignment

View Energy 101: Geothermal Heat Pumps, from the US Department of Energy