Draft:Outline of geothermal power

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geothermal power:

Geothermal energy is thermal energy extracted from the Earth's crust. It combines energy from the formation of the planet and from radioactive decay. Geothermal energy has been exploited as a source of heat and/or electric power for millennia.

What type of thing is geothermal energy?

Geothermal energy can be described as all of the following:

• An energy resource –
  • A form of renewable energy – energy made from renewable natural resources that are replenished on a human timescale.
  • A form of sustainable energy –
• clean technology –

Geothermal technologies

• Geothermal energy and aquaculture
• Geothermal desalination
• Geothermal heat pump
• District heating
• Binary cycle
• Enhanced geothermal system
• Heat pump
• Hot dry rock geothermal energy

Geothermal heating

Geothermal heating

• Geothermal heat pump
• Ground-coupled heat exchanger

Geothermal power

Geothermal power

History of geothermal energy

History of geothermal energy

• History of geothermal power

General geothermal power concepts

• Base load power plant
• Capacity factor
• Energy storage
• Energy subsidies
• EROEI

See also

External links

• Geothermal Technologies Office: U.S. Department of Energy's office focused on geothermal technology development.
• Geothermal Resources Council: An organization promoting geothermal energy through education and research.
• International Geothermal Association: A global network for sharing information and promoting geothermal energy.
• Geothermal Energy Association: Advocacy group for geothermal energy development in the U.S.