Geothermal Energy

What is so great about renewable energy? Well, because its renewable. Renewable energy will last forever and it cost close to nothing to get it. But it will always be their, unlike coal that once its gone, its gone. I think that the best process to get renewable energy is through geothermal plants. Some scientists think that the amount of geothermal energy stored in the earth will outlast our energy consumption and it may even outlast the sun. (Energy Informative) Geothermal is the most cost effective way to get energy, with one of the least amount of risk of damaging the environment. How do Geothermal energy plants work? Dry steam, Flash steam, and Binary cycle are just 3 of several different types of geothermal systems. These three are the ones that are mainly used in bigger plants, not as personal ones for your house. They work by drilling deep into the earth until they find what they call a “geothermal reservoir” where superheated water stays. They pump out the water, which when it becomes less pressurized, it turns into steam which turns a turbine which generates electricity. Once the water or a different heating liquid is cooled down enough, it is pumped back into the reservoir The temperature of the water that comes out is from 220-600 degrees Fahrenheit. A type of geothermal heating or cooling system that you would normally put in fro your house is dramatically different. The different types are Closed Loop: horizontal ground, vertical ground, and lake or pond. Open Loop: groundwater and hybrid (a combination of any of the types). A geothermal heat pump does not rely on high temperatures. That makes them very economical in far more places than geothermal power plants, which need high-temperature water or steam to generate electricity. So you could put a geothermal heating and cooling systems practically anywhere. At Just about 10 feet below the surface, stable temperatures of around 50 °F are found. The ground acts as energy storage for sunlight and