#Geothermal energy in hospitals
Geothermal energy in hospitals could be useful when geothermal springs are located nearby them.
Earth’s temperature rises with depth from the surface to the core. This gradual change in temperature is known as the geothermal gradient. In most parts of the world, the geothermal gradient is about 25° C per 1 kilometer of depth. Magma heats nearby rocks and underground aquifers.
Hot water can be released through geysers, hot springs, steam vents, underwater hydrothermal vents, and mud pots.
#Geothermal energy
These are all sources of geothermal energy while their heat can be captured and used directly for heat, or their steam can be used to generate electricity.
Geothermal energy can be used to heat structures such as buildings, parking lots, and sidewalks. Most of the Earth’s geothermal energy does not bubble out as magma, water, or steam.
It remains in the mantle, emanating outward at a slow pace and collecting as pockets of high heat. This dry geothermal heat can be accessed by drilling, and enhanced with injected water to create steam. Many countries have developed methods of tapping into geothermal energy.
#Heat production from geothermal energy
This heat energy is called low temperature geothermal energy. Low-temperature geothermal energy is obtained from pockets of heat about 150°C. Specifically most pockets of low-temperature geothermal energy are found just a few meters below ground.
#Low enthalpy geothermal energy
Low temperature geothermal energy can be used for heating greenhouses, homes, various types of buildings including hospital buildings, fisheries, and industrial processes therefore geothermal energy is a renewable resource.
#Heating of geothermal fluid at 41oC for heating St. Mary’s hospital in South Dakota, USA
Geothermal energy in hospitals could be useful for heat generation.
#Geothermal energy generation and heating Taupo hospital in New Zealand
Geothermal energy is extracted from heat deep beneath the earth’s surface. New Zealand is particularly rich in geothermal energy, especially in the Taupo and Kawerau regions.
#Watch a short film
https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/5421/geothermal-heating-at-rotorua-hospital
#The geothermal heating system in Taupo hospital, New Zealand
https://coek.info/pdf-the-geothermal-heating-system-at-taupo-hospital-new-zealand-.html
