Geothermal Energy

• Primary sources of heat for geothermal energy production

  • Sun
  • Earth's core
  • Fossil fuels
  • Wind
• Geological features associated with geothermal energy

  • Glaciers
  • Mountains
  • Fault lines
  • Deserts
• Locations

  • Bacon-Manito, Sorsogon
  • Albay
  • Negros Occidental
  • Plinpinon, Negros Oriental
  • Davao
  • Mt. Labo, Camarines Province
  • Tiwi, Albay
  • Tongonan, Leyte
  • Mount Cabalian, Southern Leyte
• Environmental problems of geothermal energy

  • Release of hydrogen sulfide
  • Disposal of geothermal fluids containing toxic materials
  • Cooling down of specific locations over time
• Pros or Cons of geothermal energy

  • Geothermal is a reliable source of renewable energy
  • Environmental concerns about greenhouse emissions
  • Possibility of depletion of geothermal sources
  • Geothermal power as a relatively green energy source
  • High investment costs for geothermal
• Facility Information

  • MAKBAN
  • BACMAN
  • Tiwi
  • MANITO-Lowland
  • MAIBARARA
  • Palinppinon GPP
  • Leyte
  • Unified Leyte
  • Nasulo GPP
  • Mt. Apo