Same science project… I need advantages and Disadvantages of geothermal energy and oh yeah it is a renewable source right…?
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No it is not a renewable energy source, because once you used it, you cannot use it again. An advantage is that it’s easy to dig up if you find where it is. A disadvantage is that it’s rare. there aren’t a lot of hot rocks on the earths surface.
The advantages are it is relatively clean does and not use polluting fuels to generate energy.
The disadvantage are it is relatively expensive, geothermal vents are not always where you want them to be, and geothermal vents produce some very corrosive chemicals.
Now for the fun part you can use geothermal energy just about everywhere using a heat pump. The basic idea is that the earths temperature just a few feet below the surface is relatively constant. You can use that temperature difference to drive a compressor to heat/cool a structure with relatively low energy consumption.
Renewable well technically no once you use the heat it is gone, but the sun is the source of energy and unless someone extinguishes the sun….
México produces some geothermal energy, hera are some figures
http://www.cfe.gob.mx/es/LaEmpresa/generacionelectricidad/