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GEOTHERMAL "The Mind-Blowing Thing we Get WRONG About Energy" - DW Planet A (May 31, 2024) "The Genius of Small Hydro Turbines" - Undecided with Matt Ferrell (March 2024) "In-Pipe Energy: The Hydro Power Nobody is Talking About - DW Planet A (June 2023) "Why Google Is Spending Billions To Build A Geothermal Power Plant" - The Impossible Build (2024) "Tidal Energy Could be Huge - Why Isn't It?" - DW Planet A - (November 26, 2021) "The Enhanced Geothermal Shot" - U.S. Department of Energy "Energy Earthshots Initiative" - United States Department of Energy "Geothermal Technologies Office" - U.S. Department of Energy "Geothermal Energy" - California Energy Commission "This Overlooked Energy Source Could Supply 50% Of Electricity" - CNBC (May 6, 2021) UNDER CONSTRUCTION Jazz Instrumental
"The Water Song" - "Sesame Street" "Hydroelectric Power Song" - Amaris Gonzalez "Hydroelectric Power Plant" - Tutor Vista "The Land of Fire and Ice," Iceland, Chile, Japan, Patagonia, East Africa, and New Zealand are leaders:
"Beautiful landscapes draw tourists to volcanos and geysers, contributing to an internationally renowned clean energy model
that derives 99% of power from clean energy through a combination of geothermal and hydropower sources.
Efficient natural geothermal energy extraction requires the concentrated occurrence of three factors: 1) permeable land, 2)
underground heat, and 3) water. This manifests as active volcanoes, geothermal vents, hot springs, and geysers. The geological
activity keeps the temperature inside the Earth high, allowing extractable energy to be accessed from the planet's surface."
"Geothermal Explained: Use of Geothermal Energy" - U.S. Energy Information Administration Digging Deeper into Direct Use of Geothermal Energy - NREL (2021) Chilean Center for Geothermal Excellence "Ice formation on streets poses a major problem in terms of both the safety of drivers and the cost of damaged pavement. In
addition, dangerous conditions due to ice can lead to road closures, massive traffic jams and ultra-long commutes, state-wide
travel bans, delayed start times, declared state-of-emergencies, and business and school closures. All of this adds up to
considerable economic loss, up to hundreds of millions of dollars per day depending on the severity of the conditions. In
order to address the challenge of icy streets, millions of euros/dollars are spent every year by public and private institutions.
The most common de-icing technique in use today is the dispersion of salt or other chemical products, such as calcium chloride,
sodium chloride and potassium acetate, able to reduce ice formation on the street surface. However, this comes at a cost as
both salt and the other products cause structural damage to the street pavement, as well as other serious detrimental environmental
impacts, i.e. contamination of water, subsoil, and vegetation. Given the magnitude of the problem and the negative effects
and significant costs related to the available options, new solutions that are both economically and environmentally sound
are highly desirable. ....
Cost considerations: While a detailed cost analysis has not been carried out here, it is estimated that the up-front installation costs of the proposed low enthalpy geothermal based anti-icing system are lower than those corresponding to other technical solutions." "Many communities and businesses in the western United States are showing the way, saving large sums of energy and money while
using 'direct-use' geothermal resources.
Heat that Comes Directly from the Earth: Low-temperature geothermal resources exist throughout the western U.S., and there is tremendous potential for new direct-use applications. A recent survey of 16 western states identified almost 12,000 thermal wells and springs, more than 1,000 low-to moderate-temperature (68° to 302°F, or 20° to 150°C) geothermal resource areas, and hundreds of direct-use sites. Direct use of geothermal resources is the use of underground hot water to heat buildings, grow plants in greenhouses, dehydrate onions and garlic, heat water for fish farming, pasteurize milk, and for many other applications. Some cities pipe the hot water under roads and sidewalks to melt snow. District heating applications use networks of piped hot water to heat buildings in whole communities. Directly using geothermal energy in homes and commercial operations is much less expensive than using traditional fuels. Savings can be as much as 80 percent over fossil fuels. It is also very clean; producing only a small percentage (and in many cases none) of the air pollutants emitted by burning fossil fuels." An artistic depiction experience of geothermal
There are three main types of geothermal energy systems:
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution "Why We Can't Ignore Green Hydrogen in the Clean Energy Mix" - World Economic Forum (2023) "Flying Without Emissions: How Hydrogen is Greening Aviation" - Radio Davos (2023) "Geothermal Energy in Iceland" - Suffolk University (2015) INDUSTRY Indonesia and Japan teaming up to use geothermal energy to produce electricity, green hydrogen, and ammonia.
"The joint study conducted by the two entities received support from NEDO, Japan's national research and development institute, which encourages technological development to build a sustainable society. 'Clean hydrogen is one of Pertamina's future businesses. We are also developing a green hydrogen pilot project in the Ulubelu geothermal area with a production target of 100 kg/day. We are excited about our collaboration with TEPCO HD and NEDO for the green hydrogen and green ammonia development. We believe this collaboration will create high value, especially in energy transition and decarbonization efforts,' said Dannif Danusaputro. Indonesia is a country with the largest geothermal potential in the world. This potential can be used {for} electricity generation development and the production of green hydrogen and ammonia."
Conversation and abandoned Wells and Aquifers featured. This is solely for Australia, but offers possibilities for Maryland
and U.S.A.
"The current clean hydrogen production is not cost competitive within the market to drive a successful hydrogen economy in Australia. For this reason, using geothermal energy with lower operating costs might be an economically favourable option for the clean hydrogen strategy in Australia. This presentation comprises several focus points corresponding to geothermal energy’s potential for hydrogen production in Australia. Different geothermal-based routes for hydrogen production are investigated to explore the possibility of producing clean hydrogen in the Australian geothermal context. Overseas endeavours in terms of low to moderate geothermal sources using organic ranking cycles (ORCs) are reviewed to identify current international practices. The benefits of using a hybrid energy system that combines geothermal energy with other renewable technologies such as solar energy to increase efficiency and reduce the cost of renewable hydrogen production, are investigated. Furthermore, geothermal energy extraction from oilfields by retrofitting oil and gas are reviewed to identify essential and influencing factors in this domain. This research brings novel insights to unlocking the potential of geothermal energy in contributing to future low-carbon energy systems." "When the sun shines
They slip into the shade (when the sun shines down) ~ And sip their lemonade (when the sun shines down) When the sun shines When the sun shines" "The Little Things We Do" - "Schoolhouse Rock! - Earth" (2009) "Do the Circulation" - "Schoolhouse Rock! - ABC "Gravity" - "Schoolhouse Rock!" - ABC "Report from the North Pole - Schoolhouse Rock - Earth " (2009) "Solar Power to the People" - "Schoolhouse Rock - Earth" (2009) "You Oughta Be Saving Water" - "Schoolhouse Rock - Earth" (2009) "Fat Cat Blue: The Clean Rivers Song" - "Schoolhouse Rock - Earth" (2009) "Save the Ocean" - "Schoolhouse Rock - Earth" (2009) USING SEA LEVEL WATER RISING-FLOODING AND WATERWAY WATER ----> WAVES ---> DAMS, WAVE/WIND TURBINES, AND/OR WATERWAY TURBINES ----> TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY ----> AS NEEDED (ELECTRICITY MOVES TO WIRES) ---> TO MOVE WATER INTO THROUGH SMALL HOLES (NO SEA LIFE SWEEPS) TUNNELS ---> GEOTHERMAL HYDRO PIPES INSIDE GROUND, DEEP ENOUGH TO RECEIVE CONSTANT 50-53 DEGREE - THE EARTH TEMPERATURE ----> TRAVELS THROUGH PIPES, CISTERNS, AND TANKS FOR FURTHER DISTRIBUTION FROM UNDER STREETS ---> PIPES TO ALL BUILDINGS: HOUSES, BUSINESSES, HOSPITALS, INDUSTRY.... ----> WATER CIRCULATES AS NEEDED IN EACH BUILDING, PREFERABLY VIA HYDRONIC RADIANT FLOOR /CEILING PIPES ----> HEAT IN AUTUMN/WINTER, COOLING IN SPRING/SUMMER/AUTUMN AS NEEDED ----> AS WATER CIRCULATES IT TAKES WITH IT COLD IN AUTUMN/WINTER AND HEAT IN (INCREASING) HOT MONTHS, RETURNING ENERGY TO THE EARTH ----> WATER RETURNS TO THE WATERWAYS, JUST AS CLEAN AS IT ENTERED FACTS
ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM CONCEPT & EXECUTION HAVE BEEN AROUND A WHILE "Although most of this increase is projected to come from additional wind turbines and biomass combustion plants, geothermal
electricity generation is estimated to increase by 60% in the same time frame. However, the percentage increase
for geothermal generation could rise considerably higher if enhanced geothermal systems (EGSs)
ICELAND: NEARLY 100% ZERO EMISSIONS FOR DECADES ~ AND $$$$$$ LOVING IT! Island, the once poorest island nation in Europe, has made the greatest energy makeovers in history; casting off fossil fuels
through embracing geothermal power. Nearly 100 percent of Iceland's electricity comes from renewable sources. Today, its
approximately 375,318 people are some of the wealthiest in Europe. Well, when one's energy is pretty much free, why wouldn't
everyone be financially stable, happy, and wealthy!
For well over 12 years, Iceland is a mentor, working with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to spark a similar energy revolution in Eastern Africa. Iceland finances exploration projects to training future geothermal engineers. "Iceland: Geothermal Energy" - United Nations (2012) LOW ENTHALPY GEOTHERMAL CAN IDENTIFY AND REMOVE ARSENIC [Articles coming soon - New - April 5th, 2023]
Depicts using shallow horizontal digging - no drilling to utilize geothermal heating and cooling - anywhere.
"Geothermal Heating and Cooling" - Geothermal Technologies Office - U.S. Department of Energy (2011)
the Geothermal Technologies Office "Funding Opportunities" - The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy.gov
"The Story of Building my GEOTHERMAL Greenhouse" - Wineberry Hill (2023) |
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