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Sustainability and Renewability of Geothermal Power Capacity

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Glossary

Discharge:

A measure of the flow rate of steam, water, or heat discharged at or near the ground surface from a subsurface geothermal reservoir.

Geothermal:

The naturally occurring heat found beneath the surface of the Earth, ultimately originating from the internal magmatic processes of the Earth’s core. A geothermal energy project utilizes the hot water or steam found within certain large bodies of rock, referred to as a geothermal reservoir.

Power capacity:

The amount of energy produced per unit time, or the amount of the electric power capacity that a power generation facility is designed to produce.

Recharge:

Natural influx of hot fluids into a geothermal system.

Renewable:

A natural energy resource that is inexhaustible or can replenish itself over time.

Specific heat:

The amount of heat required, in calories, to raise the temperature of 1 g of a substance by 1 °C.

Sustainable:

A natural energy resource which, if managed carefully, will provide the needs of a community or...

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    Subir K. Sanyal

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Sanyal, S.K. (2018). Sustainability and Renewability of Geothermal Power Capacity. In: Bronicki, L. (eds) Power Stations Using Locally Available Energy Sources. Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7510-5_229

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