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what do you understand by geothermal power plant

Answer 1

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Geothermal power plants are used in order to generate electricity by the use of geothermal energy (the Earth's internal thermal energy). They essentially work the same as a coal or nuclear power plant, the main difference being the heat source. With geothermal, the Earth's heat replaces the boiler of a coal plant or the reactor of a nuclear plant. Click here to learn how this heat is produced.

Hot water or steam is extracted from the Earth through a series of wells and feeds the power plant. In most geothermal plants the water pulled up from the ground is returned back to the subsurface. The rate of water used is often larger than the rate of water returned, so make-up water supplies are generally needed.

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Answer 2

Geothermal energy is thermal energy generated and stored in the Earth. The adjective geothermal originates from the Greek roots geo, meaning earth, and thermos, meaning hot. Earth's internal heat is thermal energy generated from radioactive decay and continual heat loss from Earth's formation.