EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Geothermal power plants use steam to produce electricity. The steam comes from reservoirs of hot water found a few miles or more below the earth’s surface. The steam rotates a turbine that activates a generator, which produces electricity.

Detailed explanation-2: -All geothermal power plants use steam to turn large turbines, which run electrical generators. In the Geysers Geothermal area, dry steam from below ground is used directly in the steam turbines.

Detailed explanation-3: -Geothermal Power Plants Hot water is pumped from deep underground through a well under high pressure. When the water reaches the surface, the pressure is dropped, which causes the water to turn into steam. The steam spins a turbine, which is connected to a generator that produces electricity.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are two ways to produce geothermal energy inside existing oil and gas wells: the abandoned well process and co-production. In the abandoned well process, water is pumped into the well, where it is warmed by the earth and then drawn back to the surface to power a thermoelectric generator.

Detailed explanation-5: -Geothermal energy is the heat produced deep in the Earth’s core. Geothermal energy is a clean, renewable resource that can be harnessed for use as heat and electricity.