Geothermal Energy

http://www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/infenergysavers/femp/geothermal.html

This site is a useful source that provides you information on installing a geothermal system for your home. It explains the basics of the unit in your home and the best conditions for the application. There are benefits discussed about the product for your home.

 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/tech/geothermal-energy

In this site there is good background information on the areas that can be best used for geothermal energy, like Greenland for example. It gives the basics of the workings of a geothermal system. Also it gives further information on geothermal heat pumps, electricity production and the direct use from a geothermal system.

http://geoenergy.net/

This site is a useful source that provides you information on installing a geothermal system for your home. This site is home to a geothermal company. It explains the basics of the unit in your home and the best conditions for the application.

http://geothermal.marin.org/

This site is very interesting because it shows places on the earth graphically that would be better for the use of geothermal energy. It provides a slideshow and video that is informative about the topic and has links to “ask experts” about the topic if you have any questions.

http://www.clean-energy-ideas.com/articles/disadvantages_of_geothermal_energy.html

This site discusses the very few, but disadvantages of geothermal energy. It gives good insight on that it really depends on where you are located to get all of the benefits that geothermal energy offers. Lots of places that would be good for the energy source is un buildable.

Articles

Giardini, Domenico. "Geothermal Quakes Must Be Faced." Go.nature.com/rk5jgK. Macmillian

This is a very interesting article that describes the developments of geothermal systems being used in Europe, that once made will be the biggest and most efficient systems on the planet. It also describes the risks of seismic events when using a geothermal system, which is the biggest problem with the use of these systems. The author describes the story of Basel, Switzerland, and the problems that they are having.

http://www.ucsusa.org/cleanenergytechnologyandimpacts/energytechnologies/how-geothermal-energy-works.html

This article gives a great detailed introduction to the systems of geothermal and how they can be used as a clean alternative energy source. It brings you through the steps needed to set up the unit and how to capture the energy produced by this process. It shows great figures to help you learn the concept and also tells about the future of geothermal systems, like enhanced versions of the existing product.