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Geothermal
Geothermal gradient is the rate of increasing temperature with respect to increasing depth in the Earth's interior. Away from tectonic plate boundaries, it is 22.1°C per km of depth (1°F per 70 feet of depth) in most of the world. Strictly speaking, geo-thermal necessarily refers to the Earth but the concept may be applied to other planets.
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dry steam geothermal plant
Energy; Geothermal
A type of geothermal power plant that uses the steam produced by underground heat to provide power to a generator.
enhanced geothermal system
Energy; Geothermal
Also known by its acronym EGS, enhanced geothermal systems use rock and water technologies deep within the earth to produce energy; this system makes use of hot dry rocks with little or no water ...
geothermal energy
Energy; Geothermal
When natural, internal heat resources of the Earth are used to produce or generate energy, this energy is called geothermal energy.
flash steam power plant
Energy; Geothermal
Type of geothermal power plant that moves high pressure geothermal liquid to lower-pressure tanks and utilizes the steam producef to run turbines and generate electricity.
geyser
Energy; Geothermal
Land formation that consists of a hot spring that periodically releases and sprays hot water and steam into the air.
geothermal heat pump system
Energy; Geothermal
Also called ground-source heat pump, a geothermal heat pump heats or cools an indoor environment by extracting natural heat from the ground, rock or water or transferring heat to these regions.
