what is geothermal energy? How is geothermal energy used to produce electricity?
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THE GEOTHERMAL ENERGY IS MEANT FOR THAT THE ENERGY GENERATED FROM THE EARTH HEAT THAT CAN BE USED AS AN RENEWABLE RESOURC3 THE HEAT ENEGRY CAN BE CONVERTED IN ELECTRIC ENERGY
Heat energy obtained from the Earth is called geothermal energy. For several years, geothermal energy has been used for cooking, heating and bathing (hot springs). It is a clean and eco-friendly source of energy. The USA has the world's largest geothermal power plants, followed by New Zealand, Iceland, Philippines and Central America. Other countries are Italy, Russia, Japan and Turkey which produce electricity from geothermal energy. In India, geothermal power comes from geothermal springs. The Himalayan region, the Godavari Valley, and the Son-Narmada-Tapi rift zones have geothermal springs. Geothermal plants are located in Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh and Puga Valley in Ladakh.