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Can geothermal plants only be built in places where very hot rocks are close to earth's surface?
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∙ 13y ago
No, but the deeper one has to drill the more expensive the installation will be.
Right now existing technology is strained drilling holes larger than are needed for oil and gas extraction down to the levels where hot rocks are found closer to the surface. Multiple companies are developing new drilling equipment which can create the needed holes at a good price.
Because it will be cheaper and quicker to drill where the hot rocks are closer to the surface that's where the first hot rock electricity plants will be located. But as the technology improves look for plants in other locales as well.
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What allowed lush plants to start growing on Earth's surface?
you suppose to answer it not leave it blank anyways the answer is heating of earths surface
How much do plants and animals depend on earths atmosphere?
If there were no atmosphere, there would be no plants and animals.
What produces oxygen on the planet?
Algae. Their net release of oxygen is greater than the amount produced by all land-based plants together. Most of the Earth's oxygen is produced by plants, both on surface and under water.
Do plants need to be by cold places or warm places?
Plants grow a lot better in warm places because this is one of the things that they need to grow. Photosynthesis takes a better effect in warm places so this helps the plants grow.
How is the greenhouse effect important to the earths ecosystem?
because plants grow in it i guess?
Mapping the earths surface?
Study of plants
How does ice change the earths surface?
frezze plants
Where does geothermal energy come from nuclear or power plants?
Geothermal energy comes from power plants that pump water underground near magma. Iceland uses a lot of geothermal energy as there is an abundance of geological activity near the surface.
The loose weathered material on earths surface in which plants can grow is?
soil
Where can you build geothermal power plants?
Geothermal power plants could be constructed anywhere there is an active thermal vent, or one near the surface. There are a number of places around the world where plants can be (or are) constructed. Iceland has geothermal power plants. Additionally, these plants could be built along the so-called "ring of fire." That's the great arc of interfaces between tectonic plates along the western Americas, up through Alaska. The arc continues on down through Japan and the Philippines, and further into the area around Indonesia. We know that Hawaii and New Zealand have active geothermal vents, too. It is possible to put in a plant in a few places in Europe and Africa as well. Anywhere that there is an active volcano, there is an active geothermal vent. Use the link below to see a map and the other one to learn more.
What is the source of energy used by geothermal power plants?
A thorough explanation of the geothermal energy would take a lot of discussion. Briefly; the Earth's core is molten rock (read very hot). The heat rises to the surface in multiple ways. Geothermal power plants make use of this heat (geothermal energy) to generate electrical power.
What 4 states have geothermal power plants?
what 4 states have geothermal power plants
What allowed lush plants to start growing on Earth's surface?
you suppose to answer it not leave it blank anyways the answer is heating of earths surface
Can geothermal energy plants be built anywhere in the world?
No. Geothermal energy plants can only be built at or near thermal vents.
What are 3 different types of geothermal power plants?
the three different types of geothermal power plants areflashdry steambinary
Where is geothermal energy being used the most?
Nevada has 21+ geothermal plants.
What is geothermal power plant?
All geothermal power plants use steam to turn large turbines, which run electrical generators. This steam comes from steam produced from reservoirs of hot water found a couple of miles or more below the Earth's surface. There are three types of geothermal power plants: dry steam, flash steam, and binary cycle.
