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The United States is home to the world’s biggest geothermal complex, known as the Geysers, which comprises 22 geothermal plants at its base in which of its 50 states?
What is California?
The constant and predictable availability of geothermal energy, along with its relatively low _____ and small carbon footprint make it an attractive power source for the future, as part of the green energy transition.
What is cost?
Fill in the blank:
"A very visible problem with the production of geothermal energy is that it is very _____ specific."
What is location specific?
This method of geothermal energy production is literally defined as "relating to, composed of, or involving two things."
What is Binary?
The first geothermal generated electricity was produced in this Italian city in 1904.
What is Lardarello, Italy?
In 2018, this countries geothermal capacity stood at 1,005MW – making it the final country to currently boast an installed capacity above a gigawatt.
What is New Zealand?
The production of geothermal energy, unlike other methods of generating renewable forms of energy, does not depend on these uncontrollable factors.
What are the weather conditions?
One of the only disadvantages of using geothermal energy involves the release of this gas that smells like rotten eggs at low concentrations.
What is hydrogen sulfide?
Fill in the blank:
"There are three types of geothermal power plants Dry Steam,_____, and Binary.
What is Flash?
This Scandinavian country is home to at least 25 active volcanoes and many hot springs and geysers that are used to generate geothermal electricity.
What is Iceland?
Analysts have estimated that this country, which currently produces 1948MW of geothermal energy a year, will overtake the US in terms of geothermal capacity by 2027.
What is Indonesia?
These types of production plants of geothermal energy release essentially no emissions.
What are binary plants?
The disposal of these is another concern regarding the production of geothermal energy because they may contain low levels of toxic materials.
What are geothermal fluids?
This method of producing geothermal energy takes steam out of fractures in the ground and uses it to directly drive a turbine.
What is dry steam geothermal energy production?
Geothermal energy produces more than 90% of the heating demand in this Scandinavian country.
What is Iceland?
In 2018, this countries geothermal capacity stood at 1,005MW – making it the final country to currently boast an installed capacity above a gigawatt.
What is New Zealand?
Geothermal energy has massive potential, upper estimates show a worldwide potential of how many terawatts?
What is 2 terawatts?
This issue with the creation of geothermal power plants is one of the few things that discourages people from creating more and more geothermal energy plants.
What is the cost?
This relatively new method of geothermal energy production involves applying small forces to stimulate rock layers to slip; Once that happens, fractures in the rock are opened and water can flow through.
What is is EGS (Enhanced Geothermal System)?
In an EGS, fluid is injected into the subsurface under carefully controlled conditions, which cause pre-existing fractures to re-open, creating permeability. The first EGS was made in this European country.
What is France.
This Central American nation had a geothermal power capacity of 951MW by the end of 2018 – driven largely by the Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station complex which has a capacity of roughly 820MW.
What is Mexico?
Geothermal power plants have average availabilities of ___ or higher, compared to about 75% for coal plants.
What is 90%?
Newer methods of geothermal energy production like EGS' are being used to overcome this well known obstacle with producing geothermal energy.
What is low variability of locations?
The cooled rock in the enhanced geothermal system process undergo this process which causes the rock to shrink and allows cracks to open.
What is "thermal contraction"?
On March 11, 2011, Japan was hit with a devastating 9.1 magnitude earthquake which led to chaos after a meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant complex in Fukushima, Japan. While that was happening what major geothermal power plant continued to produce electricity even after the destructive tsunami?
What is the Yanaizu-Nishiyama geothermal power plant also in Fukushima?