MakeHeat » geothermal http://makeheat.com Make Heat, Make Energy! Make it Yourself! Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:27:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Geothermal, the Unkempt Sister of the Renewable Energy Family http://makeheat.com/2009/03/21/geothermal-the-unkempt-sister-of-the-renewable-energy-family/ http://makeheat.com/2009/03/21/geothermal-the-unkempt-sister-of-the-renewable-energy-family/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:12:59 +0000 Andrew http://makeheat.com/?p=388 Like Cinderalla, this may be our princess – okay, so not a good analogy.  Still, geothermal  has it’s merits: it’s constant – no cloudy days or nasty nightfall to stop your nee3ds being met; it’s everywhere – some places more accessible than others, but if you dig deep enough you can find it.

“…lthough the United States is the world leader in geothermal, with 69 plants currently generating about 2,960 MW, other countries such as Iceland and the Philippines are getting a healthy portion of their power from the resource. The Philippines generates 27 percent of its electricity (about 1,350 MW) from geothermal power. Geothermal plants in Iceland generate about 25 percent of that country’s electrical power; perhaps more impressive is that an estimated 87 percent of Iceland’s buildings are heated with water cycled from geothermal wells through building pipes and heat radiators — one example of what is called “geothermal direct heat.” …”

via - Miller-McCune

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