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• Geothermal Energy


  A renewable energy source coming from the Earth's Interior
• Geothermal Energy


  • Renewable - repeatedly and naturally replaced
  • Comes from natural source coming that can be used
  • Considerably safer than most other energy sources
• Top 10 producers of geothermal energy

  • US
  • Mexico
  • Indonesia
  • Kenya
  • Philippines
  • Italy
  • Turkey
  • New Zealand
  • Other countries
• Generating geothermal energy


  1. Magma - a heat source located deep beneath the earth's crust

  2. Reservoir - made of permeable rock for holding water

  3. Caprock serves as a seal and prevents water and steam from escaping

  4. Water serves as a medium for transporting the heat to the surface
• The Philippines is one of the world's top producers of geothermal energy
• Geothermal energy production sites in the Philippines

  • Tiwi (Albay)
  • Calaca (Laguna)
  • Kidapawan (North Cotabato)
  • Tongonan (Leyte)
  • Bago City (Negros Occidental)
  • Valencia (Negros Oriental)
  • Bacon (Sorsogon)
• The Philippines has more than a hundred volcanoes, which contributes to its high geothermal energy production