GEOTHERMAL &

HYDROTHERMAL
Group 10 reporter
TRISHIA KIT BELISARIO
DERALGEN CAMPOGAN
JONA MAE ESTRADA

Renewable or alternative energy

• Energy sources which are not based on the burning of fossil fuels or the splitting of atoms
WHAT IS GEOTHERMAL ENERGY?
• GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
• Utilizes heat energy
• from earth’s crust
Geothermal energy
• The heat from the earth coming from the geosphere
• Clean and sustainable.
• Geothermal energy resources:
• heat from shallow ground
• hot water and/or hot rock found a few miles beneath the earth’s surface
• even deeper to the extremely high temperatures of molten rock called magma.
• 1% of heat in the uppermost crust (5 kilometers) provides 250 more energy than that
stored in crude oil and natural gas combined.
• Used by 19m people in the Philippines
Geothermal energy
• Heat raises the temperature of rocks which in turn increase of nearby ground water;
• Some ground water turns into underground steam which is the tapped to turn turbines
to create electricity.
Geothermal energy
• 38% less of an environmental hazard compared
Geothermal energy to fossil fuels but still emits carbon dioxide, (Visayas
region) nitrous oxide, and sulfur dioxide.
Geothermal energy
• Reservoirs
• geysers, boiling mud pots, volcanoes, hot springs
• Users
• hot spring spas, water heating at fish farms, provide buildings with natural heating,
raising plants in greenhouses, dying crops.
How does a geothermal power plant work?
• 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.
Geothermal energy
• Pros
• available all year-round
• No combustion of fuel involved
• Independent of weather
• Clean resources
• Economically sound
• Cons
• not widespread
• high installation costs
• can run out of steam may release harmful gases possible high transportation cots
susceptibility to earthquakes
What is hydrothermal energy?
• Hydrothermal Energy refers to the electricity or heat energy produced from hydrothermal heat. In a
geothermal power plant hydrothermal heat is used to produce steam, which then drives turbines
connected to electricity generators. This is an example of converting hydrothermal heat into
hydrothermal energy.
What is an example of a hydrothermal system?
• Hydrothermal systems associated with volcanic activity are seen today at Geysir in
Iceland, Yellowstone National Park in the USA, and North Island, New Zealand
• How is hydrothermal used?
• Hydrothermal methods can transform a metal alloy into an ultrafine powder under
certain conditions and also react a solution containing various metal ions to form a
crystalline powder under high temperatures and high pressures. With the advancement
in technology, it is widely used in various fields.