GEOTHERMAL

ENERGY
with teacher Shane
 what is geothermal
Energy?
is the energy derived from the center of the earth.
The heat is captured and harnessed for electrical
power generation.
 what is geothermal
Energy?
Geothermal comes from the greek word “geo”,
which means Earth and “thermal”, which means
heat.
 PACIFIC
RING OF
FIRE
it is also known as Circum Pacific Belt. It is
where 75% of the world’s active volcano. It
is a major area where most frequent
volcanic activities and earthquakes occur
 In conventional Geothermal energy, steam from
natural resources such as geysers or high pressure
depths are used to drive electric turbines whereas in
volcanic geothermal energy, the scientist and
researchers are using the heat from supercritical
water.
how geothermal
energy works?
 how energy
transformed to generate
electricity in
geothermal power plant
 energy transformed to generate electricity in
geothermal power plant

Thermal energy from Mechanical Energy Mechanical Energy

Electrical Energy
inside the earth from the turbine from the generator
GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS
IN THE PHILIPPINES

Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant Mak-ban Geothermal Power Plant

GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS
IN THE PHILIPPINES

Tongonan Geothermal Power Plant Palinpinon Geothermal Power Plant

GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS
IN THE PHILIPPINES

Bacan-Manito Geothermal Power Plant Mindanao Geothermal Power Plant

 advantages and
disadvantages of geothermal
energy
advantages of geothermal
energy
• More environment friendly than coal
and fossil fuels resources
• A renewable resource
• No fuel required
• Rapid evolution(more improvements
are done to mitigate its disadvantages)
disadvantages of geothermal
energy
• May trigger earthquakes (a result of digging)
• Located - restricted (power plants must be built where
geothermal energy is accessible )
• Environmental concerns about greenhouse emissions
• High investment cost for geothermal systems
• Building of geothermal power plants may affect the
stability of a land
Any questions?