Geothermal Energy

From houses to schools to offices, we all need electricity in order to carry out activities
and in order for objects mentioned earlier to function. Electricity can be generated from different
sources, ranging from the sun to as far as underground seams and magma. In order to further
improve our everydays lives, scientists had been working hard to discover more renewable
energy sources, capable of providing us with sustainable energy. One of those many energies
includes geothermal energy. Geothermal energy, a thermal energy generated deep beneath the
Earths surface, was originated from the original formation of the planet along with radioactive
decay of materials. The magma, found deep below the earths crust, generates a very high heat
and is responsible for heating up the rainwater that was absorbed by the ground. The hot water
was then sucked up from the underground with the help of wells up to the surface of the earth.
Later from the surface, the stream, from the separator-machine, were used power turbines,
which would then generate electricity, sending electricity to homes and many other places in
need of electricity. The remaining water would be released back to the underground to be
heated and the cycle continues.
Apparently, geothermal energy is mainly applied in order to heat up homes, offices,
buildings, and in some cases, swimming pools. Geothermal energy does not only allow us,
humans, to extract heat and make use of the resources found deep beneath earth, but it also
enabled houses to cool down through extracting heat from within these infrastructures,
conducting a reverse effect. Magmas heating may result in many types of landforms such as
hot spring, water puddles, and geysers. These hot bodies of water could be beneficial to
mankind. In fact, they can be directly used to heat buildings, melt ice on roads, raise plants in
greenhouses, cook food (especially egg boiling in places like Japan and Chiang Mai, Thailand).
Ancient Romans, similarly, used hot mineral springs for bathing, signifying that these water has
natural healing powers. Not only the Romans but industries all around the world too use
geothermal energy to dehydrate food, mine gold, pasteurize milk, etc.
Certainly, there are many advantages regarding geothermal energy that enabled it to be
a significant energy source. Geothermal energy is a renewable resource therefore we do not
have to fear that the energy would soon run out. Water that had already cooled down could be
heated over and over again since earth generates heat whole year-round. Since this source of
energy does not add up pollution or destruction to the environment, we could therefore conclude
that geothermal energy is environmental-friendly, clean and is a source of energy that can
sustain our lives. With the use of geothermal energy, a significant amount of electricity is
generated. One of the many countries that use this type of energy source is Iceland, a country
with over 25 active volcanoes and numerous hot springs.

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