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Using heat from the earths core water is heated until it boils and produces steam. The steam is then used to turn turbines which crank generators and thus producing electricity.
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How can geothermal energy be converted to electrical energy?
The same way that burning fossil fuel is used to produce steam to turn an electrical generator. Geothermal heat from far beneath the ground is captured and used to turn a dynamo or turbine to generate electricity.
Why do hydro power plants produce only about 3 percent of the electrical energy in the world today?
Because now we can produce electricity from other sources like wind, geothermal energy etc.
What type of energy does an iPod produce?
geothermal energy and solar energy
What kind of energy source transforms heat energy from the Earth into mechanical and electrical energy?
geothermal
Turbines spin generators which produce what kind of energy?
Turbines spin generators that produce electrical energy.
Is there anything that uses geothermal energy to produce geothermal energy?
No. Geothermal energy comes from the earth's core!
How can geothermal energy be converted to electrical energy?
The same way that burning fossil fuel is used to produce steam to turn an electrical generator. Geothermal heat from far beneath the ground is captured and used to turn a dynamo or turbine to generate electricity.
In europe which countries produce geothermal energy?
The following European countries produce geothermal energy (2010):AustriaFranceGermanyIcelandItalyPortugalTurkey
Does geothermal energy produce air pollution?
no geothermal energy is usally under ground
Does the sun produce geothermal energy?
No, the sun does not produce geothermal energy because geothermal energy is produced is from rock formations and liquid filled inside these rock formations inside the earth.
Why do hydro power plants produce only about 3 percent of the electrical energy in the world today?
Because now we can produce electricity from other sources like wind, geothermal energy etc.
How can geothermal energy be used?
geothermal energy is used to rotate turbines which in turn produce electricity
What type of energy does an iPod produce?
geothermal energy and solar energy
What does a Geothermal Engineer Do?
Geothermal engineers work to transform thermal energy from within the earth into electrical energy. Currently there are about 130 of these geothermal projects in the United States.
Does geothermal energy generate waste?
Geothermal energy does produce waste, 122kg of C02 per megawatt-hour.
How are geothermal and wind power similar?
They both convert kinetic energy to electrical energy.
Is geothermal energy use wind to produce energy?
no it uses volcanoes
