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Geothermal
Energy Campaign
Presented By: Nicole Soria
Presented to: Ma’am Eneri Castañeda
Introduction : What is Geothermal Power Plant ?

Geothermal power plants convert

naturally-occurring heat below the
earth's surface into electricity. A
geothermal power plant is used to
generate electricity using the heat
that occurs naturally below the
surface of the Earth.
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Introduction : What is Geothermal Power Plant ?

It is a (flash steam, combined cycle) in

Iceland. Geothermal power plants are
used in order to generate electricity by
the use of geothermal energy (the
Earth's internal thermal energy ). They
essentially work the same as a coal or
nuclear power plant, the main difference
being the heat source.
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How does
Geothermal
Power Plants
works ?
?
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 Geothermal power plants convert
naturally-occurring heat below the
earth's surface into electricity. A
geothermal power plant is used to
generate electricity using the heat
that occurs naturally below the
surface of the Earth.

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The Three Types of
Geothermal Power Plants
Definitions and Example
Dry steam plants

• use steam directly from a

geothermal reservoir to
turn generator turbines.
The first geothermal power
plant was built in 1904 in
Tuscany, Italy, where
natural steam erupted
from the earth.
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Flash steam plants

• take high-pressure hot water

from deep inside the earth and
convert it to steam to drive
generator turbines. When the
steam cools, it condenses to
water and is injected back into
the ground to be used again.
Most geothermal power plants
are flash steam plants.
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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.

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How does
Geothermal
Power Plants
works ?
?
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 Most power plants—whether fueled
by coal, gas, nuclear power, or
geothermal energy—have one feature
in common: they convert heat to
electricity. Heat from the Earth, or
geothermal — Geo (Earth) + thermal
(heat) — energy is accessed by
drilling water or steam wells in a
process similar to drilling for oil.

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Geothermal power plants have much
in common with traditional power-
generating stations. They use many
of the same components, including
turbines, generators, transformers,
and other standard power generating
equipment.

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How are
geothermal
power plants
used?
?
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 Geothermal power plants are
used in order to generate
electricity by the use of
geothermal energy (the
Earth's internal thermal
energy).

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Because geothermal plants remove
water and steam from reservoirs
within the earth, the land above those
reservoirs can sometimes sink slowly
over time. However, most geothermal
plants re-inject used water into the
earth via an injection well to reduce
the risk of land subsidence.

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These are the examples of
Geothermal Power Plant:
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Thank You
Presented by: Nicole Soria
Presented to: Ma’am Eneri Castañeda