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Geothermal Energy

  • 1.  Geothermal Energy

    Posted 17 days ago
    "Geothermal Energy"
    A Renewable and Sustainable Source to Heat and Cool the Building's Envelope
    Advantages of geothermal energy
    Always available
    Does not require large spaces
    Silent Energy
    Provides more energy for the same nominal power
    Allows double recycling
    The plants are long-lasting, safe, and reliable
    Requires truly little maintenance
    The Earth's heat can also cool
    More advantages for the home

    Below our feet lies enough energy to meet all of humanity's requirements potentially. It is the energy of the Earth's heat. While it still plays a marginal role in the world energy scene, it may yet become one of the characters of the energy transition to green sources
    Geothermal energy shares many of the advantages of most other renewables, compared to traditional thermoelectric stations powered by fossil fuels like coal, it produces less carbon dioxide, particulate matter, and other toxic substances that create the greenhouse effect, which contributes to climate change, using this underground energy allows us to reduce our use of fossil fuels and help us achieve energy self-sufficiency
    Unlike the sources we have encountered thus far, geothermal energy has certain characteristics that set it apart from other renewables such as wind, solar, and hydroelectric power
    Outline why the natural heat underneath the Earth's surface still has massive potential to become one of the characters of the energy source of the future
    Constantly available
    Aside from being unlimited like many other renewables, geothermal energy is always available It is not impacted by whether it is day or night like solar energy, and does not depend on season, climate, or weather conditions like wind and solar power
    No large spaces
    Different from the expanses of large wind turbines and photovoltaic panels, geothermal power plants only require an extent of space, nevertheless, whether it is a domestic system or a large-scale plant, most of the components are buried underground, with very little remaining above ground. In homes, the heat pump is about the size of a household appliance, while in larger plants, the biggest components are the cooling towers, followed by turbines.
    Quiet Energy
    Geothermal power plants produce insignificant noise levels, during the construction phase of the plants, but once construction is complete, all is silent, this applies to both domestic systems and outside larger power stations that have at most several turbines spinning
    Provides more energy for the same nominal power
    Because delivery is constant, geothermal energy can work at full capacity non-stop, which means that the resulting amount of energy will be the equivalent of the power multiplied by the hours of use. This is very different from photovoltaic, hydroelectric, and wind systems, which only rarely work at full capacity. So more energy is produced for the same nominal power
    Allows double recycling
    Optimizes resources, plants have components that can be reused by end of installation lifecycle


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    Akram Saad
    Sr. Project Manager
    akram.saad@gmail.com
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