Geothermy refers to the extraction of thermal energy stored in the Earth's crust. In utility-scale applications, engineers drill deep wells to access high-pressure steam or hot water reservoirs, which are then used to drive turbines and generate electricity. It provides a highly reliable baseload power source, unlike intermittent renewables like wind or solar, but is geographically limited to areas with high tectonic activity or accessible thermal gradients.
Heard on the job
The new plant relies on deep geothermy, pumping fluid down 3000 meters to fracture the hot dry rock.
Also heard as
- geothermal energy