WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

Geothermal heat has advantages, not only compared to other resources as oil and gas but also compared to other renewable energy:

• Resources that are mainly in use today for generating energy will be no more available in the near future and pricing will increase dramatically. Plus, oil and gas have become a very controversial aspect in all kind of political discussions. Nuclear power still suffers from the unsolved problem of long-term storage of its waste. Geothermal power does raise of these problems since it is available in all countries, without any harm to the environment and it is seemingly unlimited.
  
  

• Only 4% of the world’s energy demand is generated out of renewable resources. Increasing the amount of geothermal power will boost this share and therefore decreases the waste of other resources.
  
  

• Other than wind or solar power generation geothermal energy is available twenty-four hours a day. It is independent from daytime, seasons and climatic changes. Therefore geothermal energy fulfils all aspects on behalf of electric base load. There is no need for energy storage and a permanent power supply is guaranteed.
  
  

• Geothermal power generation is a substantial contribution for the climate protection, as there are nearly no CO2 emissions.

All these features make geothermal energy a future oriented and sustainable electrical and heat supply.