Geothermal: Energy from the Earth
¥Heat in the upper 6 miles of
earthÕs crust contains 50,000 times the energy found in global oil and gas reserves
¥Plan B goal: increase geothermal
heating 5-fold to 500,000 thermal MW and geothermal electricity production
19-fold to 200,000 MW by 2020
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World
Cumulative Installed Geothermal Power Capacity, 1950-2010