Steam produced by the Earth's internal heat has been used to drive generators and produce electricity since the early years of the 20th century. Consequently there has been a tendency for people to believe that generating electricity is the only application of geothermal resources. Spurred by the ever-increasing costs of petroleum, renewed efforts have been launched to bring geothermal and other energy resources into greater use.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/315206 |
Date | January 1979 |
Creators | University of Arizona. Water Resources Research Center. |
Publisher | Water Resources Research Center, College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) |
Source Sets | University of Arizona |
Language | en_US |
Detected Language | English |
Type | text, Newsletter |
Source | Water Resources Research Center. The University of Arizona. |
Rights | Copyright © Arizona Board of Regents. The University of Arizona. |
Relation | https://wrrc.arizona.edu/publications/awr |
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