Tapping the Earth's Heat: Geothermal Energy 577
A. Introduction
B. Origin & Nature of Geothermal Energy
C. Hydrothermal Exploration & Resources
E. Low-Temperature Geothermal Resources
F. Environmental Impacts
G. Summary
geothermal energy
heat energy available in rocks, hot water, and steam beneath the earth’s surface.
hydrothermal
the type of geothermal energy in which water heated within the earth flows to the surface as hot water or steam.
magma
hot material under the earth’s crust and mantle.
California Energy Commission’s Geothermal Program
http://www.energy.ca.gov/geothermal
Geothermal Resources Council
http://www.geothermal.org
United States Department of Energy – Geothermal Energy Program
http://www.eere.energy.gov/geothermal
United States Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory
http://geothermal.id.doe.gov