Geothermal power is experiencing a boom in Germany thanks to forward-thinking legislation there.  The new law has made it financially feasible to drill wells deep enough to hit the high temperature water in the earth’s crust necessary for this clean energy source.  

In 2004 less than 0.4 percent of Germany’s electricity supply came from geothermal energy.  But after a renewable energy law that went into effect that year set prices at .15 Euro/kilowatt hour a construction boom was set off from which several new power plants are beginning to come online.

Geothermal electricity production has the advantage of being available all day, every day in the locations where drilling for it is feasible.   In volcanic locations like Iceland the technology is already used extensively due to the closeness of heated pools of water to the earth’s surface and subsequent ease of accessibility.  

You can takepart in promoting the clean, renewable technology of geothermal energy by learning more about the International Geothermal Association, an advocacy group promoting and lobbying for greater usage of geothermal energy around the world.

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