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Geothermal Resources

Just as solar panels, wind turbines, and hydropower gather energy from naturally occurring events such as light wavelengths, atmospheric pressure, and gravitational force for conversion to electricity , geothermal does the same by funneling underground steam (or injecting water which is then boiled) into a turbine. As pressure builds, the turbine spins rotating a connected shaft within an electric generator ultimately yielding usable energy. Despite its shared similarities, geothermal differs such that it can be used in severa l ways with majority of serv ices us ing direct applications such as pool , spa , pond , and residential structure heating in addition to household cooking and industrial efforts [1] . While net usage is far from its potential*, recent advancements have allowed for further integration . Currently, consumer heat pumps work in a sealed cycle such that a central unit extends piping underground and eventually returns it to a secondary port. Dur...
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Wind Energy

To meet the needs of increasing energy demands around the world, people of various fields including environmental conservationists, engineers, material scientists, and aspiring innovators have worked collaboratively to achieve countless breakthroughs in renewable capturer s (semiconductors, electrical generators, etc.) efficiency, density, and waste-material reduction. R esult antly , solar panels, wind turbines, geothermal exchanges, and other renewable systems have become increasingly available to consumers as well as substantially decreased in price.   Although its first generation of global e lectric ity didn’t occur until 1978 and initial adoption was slow , wind h as become one of the fastest growing forms of energy throughout the 21 st century [1 ] . In 2000, 15276.96 total t erawatt- h ours of usable e nergy was generated with 5,809.34 TWh being derived from coal, 2,745.09 TWh from natural gas, 2,629.08 TWh from hydropower, 2,540.46 TWh from nuclear, 1,323....
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