The diagram below shows how geothermal energy is used to produce electricity. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

The diagram illustrates the production of electricity using geothermal energy.

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, the power plant has 5 stages divided into overground and underground stages, yet the process starts and ends over the earth. In the first stage, cold water from the large containers on the ground is pumped into the injection wall which is placed in 4.5 kms beneath the soil.

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H2O, in the next stage, is processed into the “geothermal zone” between the underground hot rocks to change its temperature. Hot water is

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sent into the condenser which is placed just above these pumps, converting it into steam, on the earth level. In the next stages, steam passes through the initial process of the fifth stage where it powers the turbines to rotate and produce current.

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electricity passes through tubes and is collected by the generator.

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, once all the energy is collected, the generator generates the energy for the power plant.