Advantages and disadvantages geothermal energy

Advantages of geothermal energy

• The cost of the land build a geothermal power plant is usually less expensive.
• The plant occupies less space.
• No fuel is used for power, rate the power, reducing the running costs for the plants.
• Geothermal energy is simple, cheap and renewable in nature.
• Geothermal energy is almost inexhaustible as earth’s interior will continue to cool.

Disadvantages of geothermal energy

• It may cause air pollution if the steam containing SO₂ escapes in the atmosphere.
• Hot steam and water coming to the surface of the earth contain salt and sulfur compounds, hence is corrosive.
• To the turbine and other equipment.
• Hot water when released in surface water may be ecologically hazardous.
• Source of heat is unlimited but groundwater is not.
• Drilling operations are noisy and costly (as the wells are deep)