The diagram below shows how geothermal energy is used to produce electricity.

The diagram illustrates various steps in which

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is generated using geothermal energy.

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, there are five distinct stages in the process of

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production from geothermal power, starting with the pumping down of cold

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and ending with the production of

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by a generator.

At the first stage

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of the process, cold

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travels down a 4.5km long pipe into an injection well. After that, the

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goes through an area called the geothermal zone, which contains a lot of hot rocks used to increase the temperature of the

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. At the next step, the hot

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is transferred into another well called the production well where it is pumped up to a condenser, ready for the next stage. In the condenser, the

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transforms into steam and is used to power a turbine, which activates a generator to produce

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. The resulting

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is distributed for different purposes via various

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grids.