geothermal energy technology description is heat from within the earth hot water or steam are used to produce electricity applied directly for space heating and industrial processes this can offset emission of carbon dioxide conventional fossil powered generation building thermal systems other applications system concepts geophysical geochemical geological exploration locates resources drill including highly permeable reservoirs shallow warm groundwater impermeable rock masses pressured fluids well fields distribution allow move point use afterward back utilization may apply convert it another form such as representative technologies identify their fracture drilling reservoir testing modeling optimize production predict useful lifetime turbines natural flashed binary conversion not enough flash direct without pumps a source sink cooling coproduction
