Geothermal Energy Presentation

Geothermal energy. Content. What is Geothermal Energy? Types of Geothermal Resources. Types of Reservoirs. History of Geothermal Energy. Basic Types of Geothermal Reservoirs. The Geothermal Heat Pump. Heat Pump Components. Heat Pump Uses. Geothermal heat pumps do they work? Types of geothermal power plants. Dry Steam Geothermal Plants. Flash Steam Geothermal Power Plants. Flash Steam Plants. Binary Cycle Geothermal Power Plants. Binary Cycle Plants. Benefits of Geothermal Power Generation. Benefits of Geothermal Power. Disadvantages of Geothermal Energy. Past Growth of Geothermal Usage. References. Questions?

What is Geothermal Energy? Types of Geothermal Resources? History of Geothermal Energy Geothermal Heat Pumps Dry Steam Geothermal Plants Types of Geothermal Power Plants Benefits of Geothermal Power Generation Disadvantages of Geothermal Energy References.

Crust have constant temperature (13 24°C).

Earth’s crust have 4 main layers. Temperature (17 30°C / km) Basic geothermal systems take advantage of: Earth as a natural heat source – power plants.

Primary classification is resource temperature: Low temperature reservoir: (10 94 °C) High temperature reservoir: >94 °C.

Predominantly space heating / cooling Over 300,000 buildings in U.S. Homes, schools, commercial complexes, and industrial Water Heating Second heat exchanger dedicated to hot water.

Hot water (<175 °C) passed through heat exchanger Heat transferred to secondary fluid (i.e., propane or isobutane) which is vaporized.

Huge Potential Geographical limitations exist when it comes to geothermal energy technologies, this power source has massive potential. A recent study by the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) estimated that just 6.5% of global geothermal energy potential has been tapped so far. GEA have even estimated total global geothermal power potential to be in the range of 35 gigawatts (GW) to 2 terawatts (TW.) Job Creation Geothermal energy not only provides a source of clean and renewable electricity, it can also provide numerous benefits to the economy of country, some aspects such as job creation.