Essay On Geothermal Energy

During the 21st century our country and our planet as a whole is in energy crisis. We have used too many oils and fossil fuel that our non-renewable resources are running out. Oil is limited and is at outrageous prices, this result is making our economy suffering. With fossil fuel and oil as the main source of energy the people of this planet need to start looking for an alternative energy source because our fossil fuel will not last forever and fossil fuel also polluted our planet. This is where a renewable energy comes in. I will start talking about one of the oldest renewable energy know to man, one of the many renewable energy we have today are Geothermal Energy. Geothermal energy is one of the many different ways we can preserve our fossil fuel. It is one of the oldest energy resources out there. During the ancient time, the people back then uses geothermal energy in form of hot water from the nearby hot springs. They used the hot water, to bathe, heat their home and also produce electricity. The first industrial uses for geothermal energy occur near Italy in the 18th century, according to (Geothermal Energy History, 2014). In 1904, Italian scientist Piero Ginori Conti invented the first geothermal electric power plant in which steam was used to generate the power, according (Geothermal Energy History, 2014). Geothermal Energy is also better for the environment because it does not involve burning and polluting our ozone layer. You may ask what is geothermal energy? The definition of geothermal energy derived from its name. Geo means earth and thermal means heat, so geothermal is earth’s natural heat. Geothermal energy uses the earth heat and by adding rain, you have created steam. The steams are then creating heat and electri...

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...rse you choose solar. If your environment have a lot of wind, you will have to choose wind energy and for geothermal, well you have to be near the volcanic activity or lives near the Ring of Fire.

Conclusion:

Even though geothermal energy is a highly renewable energy source, it is not taken highly today. It is ranks the fourth on the renewable energy list behind nuclear, biomass and compress natural gas and also ahead of solar and wind energy, according (Top 10 Renewable Energy Sources - Listverse. 2014). Despite this awesome statistic by the Listverse, the levels of geothermal use are still margin compare to its potential. The key to solving to this problem is the public awareness, technical support and of course, more research and development to make geothermal energy easier to install, and hopefully become the modern renewable energy for the future generation.