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	<onlyinclude>'''Geothermal electricity''' is [[electricity]] ~~generated by~~ the ~~use of~~ [[geothermal energy]]. Not all countries can accomplish this efficiently, as the [[temperature]]s beneath the surface of the Earth vary from place to place.</onlyinclude> Countries located on geothermal ~~hotspots~~, shown in Figure 2, have the benefit of high temperatures near the surface resulting in a higher [[thermal efficiency]] of [[heat transfer]].<ref name=wolf>R. Wolfson, "The Geothermal Resource" in ''Energy, Environment, and Climate'', 2nd ed., New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012, ch. 8, pp. 204-218</ref>		<onlyinclude>'''Geothermal electricity''' is [[electricity]] created from the Earth's natural heating energy [[geothermal energy]]. Not all countries can accomplish this efficiently, as the [[temperature]]s beneath the surface of the Earth vary from place to place.</onlyinclude> Countries located on geothermal hot spots, shown in Figure 2, have the benefit of high temperatures near the Earth's surface resulting in a higher [[thermal efficiency]] of [[heat transfer]].<ref name=wolf>R. Wolfson, "The Geothermal Resource" in ''Energy, Environment, and Climate'', 2nd ed., New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012, ch. 8, pp. 204-218</ref>

	The [[thermal energy]] beneath the surface of the Earth naturally produces [[steam]] - which can escape in geysers. This steam can be used to spin a [[turbine]] connected to a [[generator]], ~~thereby~~ producing electricity. ~~These natural~~ steam systems are fairly rare however, so it is more common to use a system consisting of [[liquid]] water, which converts to steam as it approaches the surface.		The [[thermal energy]] beneath the surface of the Earth naturally produces [[steam]] - which can escape in geysers. This steam can be used to spin a [[turbine]] connected to a [[generator]], producing electricity. Natural steam systems are fairly rare however, so it is more common to use a system consisting of [[liquid]] water, which converts to steam as it approaches the surface.

	<center>'''[[Geothermal power plants\|Click here to learn about different types of geothermal power plants]]'''.</center>		<center>'''[[Geothermal power plants\|Click here to learn about different types of geothermal power plants]]'''.</center>

	==Worldwide Production==		==Worldwide Production==
	~~Worldwide as~~ of ~~2015~~ there are 24 countries (visible in Figure 3) ~~currently producing~~ [[watt\|~~12.8 GWe~~]] (12.8 billion watts) of electricity, with a growth rate of 5% from ~~2012~~ to ~~2015~~. Global power capacity is expected to reach 14.5 - 17.6 GWe by 2020.<ref>Geothermal Energy Association. (August 11, 2015). ''The International Geothermal Market At A Glance'' [Online], Available: http://geo-energy.org/reports/2015/Int'lMarketataGlanceMay2015Final5_14_15.pdf</ref> The current power capacity from geothermal is only estimated to be at 6.5% of its potential, meaning that another 200 GWe or more could be used in the future.		As of 2017, there are 28 countries (visible in Figure 3) with a cumulative installed geothermal power capacity of [[watt\|14305 MW]] (14.3 billion watts) of electricity from geothermal energy, with a growth rate of 3.3% from 2006 to 2016, and a growth rate of 4.0% for 2017.<ref>Geothermal Energy Association. (June, 2018). ''BP Statistical Review of World Energy'' [Online], Available: https://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/en/corporate/pdf/energy-economics/statistical-review/bp-stats-review-2018-full-report.pdf</ref>. Global power capacity is expected to reach 14.5 - 17.6 GWe by 2020.<ref>Geothermal Energy Association. (August 11, 2015). ''The International Geothermal Market At A Glance'' [Online], Available: http://geo-energy.org/reports/2015/Int'lMarketataGlanceMay2015Final5_14_15.pdf</ref> The current power capacity from geothermal is only estimated to be at 6.5% of its potential, meaning that another 200 GWe or more could be used in the future.

	~~Along with coming from~~ a [[renewable energy]] source~~, geothermal electricity also comes along with~~ relatively low [[carbon dioxide]] [[emissions]] in electricity production: 45 [[gram]]s of CO<sub>2</sub> are emitted per [[kilowatt-hour]], which is less than 5% of the CO<sub>2</sub> emitted by a typical [[coal-fired power plant]], and about 10% that of [[natural gas power plant]]s.<ref>IPCC SRREN. (August 11, 2015). pp. 982 of ''Methodology'' [Online], Available: http://geo-energy.org/reports/2015/Int'lMarketataGlanceMay2015Final5_14_15.pdf</ref>		Geothermal electricity is a [[renewable energy]] source and has relatively low [[carbon dioxide]] [[emissions]] in electricity production: 45 [[gram]]s of CO<sub>2</sub> are emitted per [[kilowatt-hour]], which is less than 5% of the CO<sub>2</sub> emitted by a typical [[coal-fired power plant]], and about 10% that of [[natural gas power plant]]s.<ref>IPCC SRREN. (August 11, 2015). pp. 982 of ''Methodology'' [Online], Available: http://geo-energy.org/reports/2015/Int'lMarketataGlanceMay2015Final5_14_15.pdf</ref>

	Geothermal electricity plants can also be used for [[cogeneration]] - heating houses with excess energy.		Geothermal electricity plants can also be used for [[cogeneration]] - heating houses with excess energy.

	[[File:geohotspot.png\|800px\|thumb\|center\|Figure 2. Geothermal hot spots around the world.<ref>Adapted from: R. Wolfson, "Energy from Earth and Moon" in ''Energy, Environment, and Climate'', 2nd ed., New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012, ch. 8, pp. 204-224</ref>]]		[[File:geohotspot.png\|800px\|thumb\|center\|Figure 2. Geothermal hot spots around the world.<ref>Adapted from: R. Wolfson, "Energy from Earth and Moon" in ''Energy, Environment, and Climate'', 2nd ed., New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012, ch. 8, pp. 204-224</ref>]]
	[[File:~~geoelectricithy~~.png\|800px\|thumb\|center\|Figure 3. All countries currently generating electricity ~~by use of~~ geothermal energy are in green.<ref>Information from ~~R. Bertani~~, ~~''Geothermal Power Generation in the World 2010-2014 Update Report'' [Online]~~, ~~Available~~: https://~~pangea~~.~~stanford~~.~~edu~~/~~ERE~~/db/~~WGC~~/~~papers~~/~~WGC~~/~~2015~~/~~01001~~.pdf</ref>]]		[[File:geothermal_countries.png\|800px\|thumb\|center\|Figure 3. All countries currently generating electricity from geothermal energy are in green.<ref>Information from BP Statistical Review of World Energy, June 2018 (67th edition) Accessed Oct 6th, 2018: https://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/en/corporate/pdf/energy-economics/statistical-review/bp-stats-review-2018-full-report.pdf</ref>]]

			==For Further Reading==
			*[[Heat]]
			*[[Geothermal energy]]
			*[[Electricity]]
			*[[Heat transfer]]
			*[[Renewable energy]]
			*Or explore a [[Special:Random\|random page]]

	== References ==		== References ==
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[[File:icelandgeoplant.jpeg|300px|thumb|Figure 1. Geothermal power plant in Iceland.<ref>Wikimedia Commons [Online], Available: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NesjavellirPowerPlant_edit2.jpg#/media/File:NesjavellirPowerPlant_edit2.jpg</ref>]]

<onlyinclude>'''Geothermal electricity''' is [[electricity]] generated by the use of [[geothermal energy]]. Not all countries can accomplish this efficiently, as the [[temperature]]s beneath the surface of the Earth vary from place to place.</onlyinclude> Countries located on geothermal hotspots, shown in Figure 2, have the benefit of high temperatures near the surface resulting in a higher [[thermal efficiency]] of [[heat transfer]].<ref name=wolf>R. Wolfson, "The Geothermal Resource" in ''Energy, Environment, and Climate'', 2nd ed., New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012, ch. 8, pp. 204-218</ref>

The [[thermal energy]] beneath the surface of the Earth naturally produces [[steam]] - which can escape in geysers. This steam can be used to spin a [[turbine]] connected to a [[generator]], thereby producing electricity. These natural steam systems are fairly rare however, so it is more common to use a system consisting of [[liquid]] water, which converts to steam as it approaches the surface.

<center>'''[[Geothermal power plants|Click here to learn about different types of geothermal power plants]]'''.</center>

==Worldwide Production==
Worldwide as of 2015 there are 24 countries (visible in Figure 3) currently producing [[watt|12.8 GWe]] (12.8 billion watts) of electricity, with a growth rate of 5% from 2012 to 2015. Global power capacity is expected to reach 14.5 - 17.6 GWe by 2020.<ref>Geothermal Energy Association. (August 11, 2015). ''The International Geothermal Market At A Glance'' [Online], Available: http://geo-energy.org/reports/2015/Int'lMarketataGlanceMay2015Final5_14_15.pdf</ref> The current power capacity from geothermal is only estimated to be at 6.5% of its potential, meaning that another 200 GWe or more could be used in the future.

Along with coming from a [[renewable energy]] source, geothermal electricity also comes along with relatively low [[carbon dioxide]] [[emissions]] in electricity production: 45 [[gram]]s of CO<sub>2</sub> are emitted per [[kilowatt-hour]], which is less than 5% of the CO<sub>2</sub> emitted by a typical [[coal-fired power plant]], and about 10% that of [[natural gas power plant]]s.<ref>IPCC SRREN. (August 11, 2015). pp. 982 of ''Methodology'' [Online], Available: http://geo-energy.org/reports/2015/Int'lMarketataGlanceMay2015Final5_14_15.pdf</ref>

Geothermal electricity plants can also be used for [[cogeneration]] - heating houses with excess energy.

[[File:geohotspot.png|800px|thumb|center|Figure 2. Geothermal hot spots around the world.<ref>Adapted from: R. Wolfson, "Energy from Earth and Moon" in ''Energy, Environment, and Climate'', 2nd ed., New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012, ch. 8, pp. 204-224</ref>]]
[[File:geoelectricithy.png|800px|thumb|center|Figure 3. All countries currently generating electricity by use of geothermal energy are in green.<ref>Information from R. Bertani, ''Geothermal Power Generation in the World 2010-2014 Update Report'' [Online], Available: https://pangea.stanford.edu/ERE/db/WGC/papers/WGC/2015/01001.pdf</ref>]]

== References ==
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