GEOTHERMAL ENERGY AND ITS APPLICATIONS

摘要

Energy consumption worldwide is increasing every year. A change in direction in energy policy is unavoidable considering the limited availability of fossil fuels, which are not regenerative energy carriers, and the irreversible environmental damage that ensues from the use of these fossil fuels. As a result, a new source of energy is needed. Geothermal energy - literally, heat from the earth - is a clean, abundant, and versatile natural resource ready to meet an ever greater share of the world's steadily escalating energy needs.