UNIVERSITI KUALA LUMPUR

Malaysian Institute of Chemical & Bioengineering Technology

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
NAME: MOHD RIDHUAN BIN RAMADZAN MUNIRAH BT KAMARUDDIN MOHD FAIZ BIN NASIR SECTION: 7 BCP A 2012 LECTURE: MDM NAJWA DELAILA BT TUMIN

INTRODUCTION TO RENEWABLE ENERGY CPB 40002

(55201209232) (55201209328) (55201209152)

CONTENT

1. ABOUT GEOTHERMAL ENERGY 2. HOW DOES GOETHERMAL POWER PRODUCED

3. IMPACT OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

4. QUESTION AND ANSWER

ABOUT GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

- Definition : The heat that generated/derived & stored from the interior of earth. - "Geo" means earth and "thermal" means heat - The Earth has four main layers, each layer has different compositions, functions and temperatures - The heat of the earth radiates outward and sometimes melts the mantle at temperatures of 300 F- 700F - The heat come from - Hot water and hot rock found a few miles beneath the Earth's surface - Molten rock called magma.

ABOUT GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

ABOUT GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

Types of Geothermal Energy

Dry Steam Geothermal

Steam from earth direct spin the turbine

Flash Steam Plant

High-pressure hot water from earth, then transfer to low pressure tank and turn to steam

Binary Circle

Hot water from earth turn to steam by hot fluid

ABOUT GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

Renewable and Sustainability - Geothermal power is considered to be renewable because any projected heat extraction is small compared to the Earth's

heat content.
- 20% from planetary accretion, the rest from radioactive decay existed in the past. - Extraction process must be monitored to avoid local depletion.

LOCATION OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

-Geothermal energy is generally harnessed in areas of volcanic activity.

-Located where tectonic plates collide and generate volcanic activity.

- Largest producers : - United States

- Philippines
- Italy - Mexico -Indonesia - Japan

ABOUT GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

How does Geothermal Power is Produced?

Resource Natural heat of the earth. Heat comes from molten rock called magma Magma located at earths core

Magma heats water at high temperature superheated fluid Superheated fluid -> Steam -> Energy

Process Flow
Rain Water seeps through earth cracks
1 Magma heats water superheated fluid 2 Production Wells

3
Wellhead Separator (Fluid + Steam)

Electrical Generator 6

Turbine

Step-up transformer

Injection Well (reheat the fluid)

Wellhead Separator

TURBINE

Wellhead Separator
The pressure of fluid is reduced - Result in rapidly vaporize of fluid and flash into high pressure steam Any fluid not flash into steam will moves to standard pressure crystallizer produce standard pressure steam Remaining steam will flash at a lower pressure to create low pressure steam All steam created by the plant will be send to turbine

How it works?

Impact of Geothermal Energy

Advantage Significant Cost Saving(Maintenance) Disadvantage Not well known(because unavailable eq. & less skilled man power)

Reduce dependability on Fossil Fuels

Zero pollution and environmental friendy Direct usability Job opportunity Renewable source of energy

High in Installation Cost

Possible to run out of steam Only suit to particular region(geological) Possibility to purge harmful gases The distance from source to user must not far (transport) The energy obtained is too small

No waste(residue) built in as no generation occured Weather independent condition

Possibility in volcano eruption