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Friday, January 3, 2014

Geothermal Energy vs. Solar Energy

Which one is better, geothermal energy or solar energy? Well, we can use both sources to give us power.

Geothermal energy is warmth from the earth. It can be used as an electricity source by acquiring energy below the earth'd crust. Solar energy however, is gathered from the sun with solar panels that generate electricity.

The cost for a miniature power plant is around $3,000-$5,000 and the price per Kilowatt is cheaper. While on the other hand solar sails, solar panels and a thermal collector could be 6 times the cost of buying energy from a power plant. "Solar Power states that most experts believe CSP energy will be 3 times more than fossil fuels."

Energy from the ground involves a cycle of water turning into steam which would lower the amount of water in the world." But Geothermal Power states, geothermal water can be used over and over again." Energy from the sun gives off no pollution, no green house gases, but solar panels have a chemical that has toxic in it.

Clearly both sources have benefits and disadvantage in production, distribution, cost and environmental impact. They are both good but geothermal energy is the better one in my opinion.

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