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Geothermal power — (from the Greek roots geo , meaning earth, and therme , meaning heat) is energy generated by heat stored in the earth, or the collection of absorbed heat derived from underground, in the atmosphere and oceans. Prince Piero Ginori Conti tested the … Wikipedia
Geothermal power in New Zealand — is a small but significant part of the energy generation capacity of the country, providing approximately 7% of the country s electricity with installed capacity of over 400 MW. [http://www.nzgeothermal.org.nz/geothermal energy/electricity… … Wikipedia
Geothermal power in the United Kingdom — The potential for exploiting geothermal energy in the United Kingdom on a commercial basis was initially examined by the Department of Energy in the wake of the 1973 oil crisis. Several regions of the country were identified, but interest in… … Wikipedia
Geothermal energy in the United States — continues to be an area of considerable activity. The USA is the world leader in online capacity of geothermal energy and the generation of electricity from geothermal energy. [http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/partner/story?id=48465 6… … Wikipedia
Geothermal heating — has been used since the time of the Roman Empire as a way of heating buildings and spas by utilizing sources of hot water and steam that exist near the Earth s surface. [Climate.Org Renewable Energy: Geothermal,… … Wikipedia
Geothermal power in Iceland — Because of the special geological situation in Iceland, the high concentration of volcanoes and geothermal energy are very often used for heating and production of electricity. The energy is so inexpensive that in the wintertime, some pavements… … Wikipedia
Geothermal power in Kenya — Workers at Olkaria Geothermal Power Plant Geothermal power is very cost effective in the Rift area of Kenya, East Africa. Kenya was the first African country to build geothermal energy sources. Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has… … Wikipedia
Geothermal power in Turkey — Turkey currently has the 5th highest direct utilization and capacity of geothermal energy in the world. Turkey s capacity as of 2005 is 1495 MWt with a utilization of 24,839.9 TJ/year or 6900.5 GWh/year at a capacity factor of 0.53. Most of this… … Wikipedia
geothermal — ge|o|ther|mal [ˌdʒi:əuˈθə:məl US ouˈθə:r ] adj relating to or coming from the heat inside the earth ▪ a geothermal energy plant … Dictionary of contemporary English
Klaipėda Geothermal Demonstration Plant — The Klaipėda Geothermal Demonstration Plant in Klaipėda, Lithuania, constructed during the late 1990s and early 2000s, was the first geothermal heating plant in the Baltic Sea region.cite web title=Implementation Completion Report url=http://www… … Wikipedia
