SPACE IMAGES REVEAL EARTH’S DEEP HEAT
Satellite maps show hidden geothermal energy sites around the world
Meagan Treacy, April 20, 2015 (TreeHugger)
“Geothermal energy is a renewable energy source that we don't get the chance to talk about as much as solar and wind and that's a shame since it's estimated that there is about 10 gigawatts of potential energy to be harnessed worldwide…Part of the reason that geothermal hasn't caught up to other renewable sources is that locating and measuring energy sites, which are underground and often in remote areas, can be painstaking and expensive work. Luckily a new tool has arrived to help scientists and engineers find geothermal energy sources without having to drill into the earth first…[Information from the GOCE gravity satellite] is now being used by scientists from ESA and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to create maps of geothermal energy around the world. The data shows well-known geothermal hot spots as well as some that were unknown before now…” click here for more
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