GEOTHERMAL

Keywords

 Arsenic- is a chemical element with symbol as and atomic number 33, arsenic
occurs in many minerals, usually in combination with sulfur and metals but also
as a pure elemental crystal.
 Radon- the chemical element of atomic number 86, 9 rare radioactive gas
belonging to the noble gas series.
 Greenhouse gases- is a gas that absorbs and emits radiant energy within the
thermal infrared range.
 Methane- a colorless, odorless flammable gas that is the main constituent of
natural gas, it is the simplest member of the alkane series of hydrocarbons.
 Binary power plant- a binary cycle power plant is a type of geothermal power
plant that allows cooler geothermal. Reservoirs to be used than is necessary for
dry.
 Turbine- a machine for producing continuous power in which a wheel or rotor,
typically fitted with vanes , is made to revolve by a fast moving.
Renewable resource

Why is geothermal energy a renewable

resource?
Because its source is the almost unlimited
amount of the heat generated by earths core.
Even in geothermal areas dependent of a
reservoir of hot water the volume taken out can
be re-injected, making it a sustainable energy
source.
Types of geothermal power plants

 Dry steam plants- use steam directly from a geothermal

reservoir to turn generator turbines.
 Flash steam plants- take high-pressure hot water from
deep inside the earth and convert it to steam to drive
generator turbines.
 Binary cycle power plants- transfer the heat from
geothermal hot water to another liquid. The heat causes
the second liquid to turn to steam, which is used to drive
a generator turbine.
Mechanism
 Geothermal energy- includes understanding what existing inside the
earth. In simplest terms, the earth is composed of its inner core,
surrounded by its outer core, surrounded by the mantle and finally
the crust.
 Geothermal energy involves the temperature
condition hat exist below the earth’s surface to;

 Generate electricity
 heat something up
 Cool something down

 The basic mechanism for generating electricity from

geothermal resources is quite simple.
 This involves using heat from below the earths surface to
heat water, which is then used to drive an turbine that
connects to a generator that generates electricity.
 Several variations to this system exist, including pumping
up pre-existing heated water or steam from below the
earths surface as the source of water, as well as
pumping surface water down to a heated area below
the earths surface where it becomes heated and then
pumped up again.
 Advantage and disadvantage of
geothermal power plant station.
Advantage Disadvantage
They are relatively They can’t be built
environment. just anywhere.
They produce large They can be
amounts of energy. expensive to build.
They result to stable They can cause
prices . environmental
damage.
Application
 Early statistics from the institute for green resources and environment stated
that Philippines geothermal energy provides 16 percent of the country
electricity.
 By 2005, geothermal energy accounted for 17.5 percent of the country
electricity production.
 More recent statistics from iga show that combined energy from the
nations six geothermal fields, located in the island of Luzon, leyte, negros,
and Mindanao, still accounts for approximately 17 percent of the country’s
electricity generation.
 Larger-scale commercial production of geothermal power began in 1979
with the commissioning of 110-megawatt, plants at tiwi field in albay
province.
 As the December 2009 show the nations installed geothermal capacity
stands at 1904 megawatts-hrs for all of 2009, representing 17 percent of the
nations total power generations mix