Geothermal

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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TDS

Energy; Geothermal

Acronym that stands for total dissolved solids, these are the solid matter and residue that have dissolved in a liquid but still remain after evaporation.

EGS

Energy; Geothermal

Acronym that stands for enhanced geothermal system, EGSs 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 source ...

HDR

Energy; Geothermal

Acronym for hot dry rock, which are geological formations of very high-temperature rocks found kilometers below the ground.

base-load plants

Energy; Geothermal

Plants which are the main source of electricity production within a certain area, striving to produce a consistent amount of electricity while meeting the minimum requirement demanded of ...

binary cycle geothermal plant

Energy; Geothermal

Geothermal power plants that extracts the heat from hot liquid and transfers it to another liquid via a heat exchanger device. The second liquid, holding a lower boiling point, is able to heat up ...