Project Proposal Geothermal Power Plant - GROUP 6

GROUP 6
PROJECT PROPOSAL:
GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Submitted by:
Castillo, Kate
Perez, Diane
Pabia, Glarifel
Flores, Ronne
Javier, Audrin
Livelo, Matthew
Delatado, Mathhew
Project Proposal Page 2
The photosynthetic energy conversion forms the

basis for all the existing life today. The photosynthetic
energy is being harnessed in many ways using
modern technologies for the production of fuels using
photosynthetic organisms, generation of direct
electricity using photosystems/photosynthetic
organisms in photo-bioelectrochemical cells or
through photovoltaic systems. A new kind of
geothermal power plant that will lock away unwanted
carbon dioxide (CO₂) underground and use it as a
tool to boost electric power generation by at least 10
times compared to existing geothermal energy
approaches.
Geothermal energy provides a reliable source of

energy as compared to other renewable resources
such as wind and solar power. This is because the
resource is always available to be tapped into, unlike
the wind and solar energy. Geothermal energy is more
environmentally friendly than conventional fuel
sources such as coal and other fossil fuels.
Furthermore, the carbon footprint of a geothermal
power plant is low. While there is some pollution
associated with geothermal energy, this is relatively
minimal when compared to fossil fuels.
STRUCTURE USED
AND HOW THEY
CORRELATE WITH
STRUCTURES WITHIN
A CHLOROPLAST
The structure that we used is the Geothermal Power Plant.

Much like the chloroplast, a geothermal power plant would
be converting a kind of energy into chemical energy that can
be utilized by all homes. Instead of converting light energy
into food like the chloroplast, the power plant will be
converting the excess carbon dioxide found within most
homes into clean and sustainable energy.
Geothermal power plants utilize heat from deep inside the

Earth to create steam, which is then used to generate
electricity. With this statement, not only we can give houses
with electricity, but also in big infrastructures if we can
acquire the desired amount of heat. This is congruent to
plants since all plants are capable of making food from a
certain amount of light.
Relationship between energy resources
used before and after implementation
The new power plant design resembles a typical
geothermal power plant. It features a series of concentric
rings of horizontal wells deep underground. Inside those
rings, CO₂, nitrogen, and water circulate separately to draw
heat from below ground up to the surface, where the heat
can be used to turn turbines and generate electricity.
Typical geothermal power plants use steam to produce

electricity. The steam comes from hot water reservoirs found
below the earth's surface. The steam rotates a turbine that
activates a generator, which produces electricity. Unlike
other typical geothermal power plants, here the water is
partly replaced with Carbon dioxide or another fluid or a
combination of fluids.
Geothermal power plants can meet the most stringent

clean air standards. They emit little carbon dioxide, very low
amounts of sulfur dioxide, and no nitrogen oxides. The small
quantities of gases emitted from geothermal power plants
are not created during the power production because there
is no combustion. These gases are natural, minor
constituents of all geothermal reservoirs.

Relationship between energy resources
used before and after implementation
The CCS or Carbon Capture and Storage is the process

of capturing carbon dioxide and subsequent storage. It
serves above all to avoid greenhouse gas emissions from
sectors where these emissions are difficult to eliminate.
CO₂ plume geothermal CPG technology mainly uses
carbon dioxide captured by thermal power plants. The
CO₂ is injected into saline aquifers that take it 1.5-5 km
underground where it heats up because of the
geothermal heat. The extracted ‘hot’ CO₂ sets a turbine in
motion to produce electricity.
There is a great deal of exploration into geothermal

energy at the moment, meaning that new technologies
are being created to improve the energy process. There
are an increasing number of projects to improve and
grow this area of industry. With this rapid evolution many
of the current cons of geothermal energy will be
mitigated against.

THE PROCESS ON HOW THE STRUCTURE
WORKS
Geothermal power plants are massive systems that are mainly

installed and operated by utilities. Power plants involve drilling
wells several miles deep into the earth where temperatures are
very high. Steam produced by underground water reservoirs at
these great depths is brought to the earth’s surface where it spins
turbines that generate electricity. Heat trapped deep in the center
of the earth radiates outward towards the planet’s surface slowly
over time. The center of the earth is similar in temperature to the
sun’s surface, and as some of that heat escapes outwards, you can
harness it for energy. During warm months the ground
temperature is cooler than the air, and a fluid can be cycled
through pipes in the ground to transfer heat from your home into
the surrounding earth. The reverse process occurs in colder
months when the air is colder than the ground: fluid is cycled
through the geothermal system and captures heat from the
ground to then dispersed into different homes.
First, high-pressure water is pumped from deep underground

through a well under high pressure. When the water reaches the
surface, the pressure is dropped, which causes the water to
convert into steam. The steam spins and rotates the turbine which
is connected to a generator that produces electricity or an energy
generator. The steam cools off in a cooling tower and condenses
back to water. The cooled water is pumped back into the Earth to
begin the process again.
GEOTHERMAL
POWER PLANT
DIGITAL MODEL
OF THE PROPOSED
STRUCTURE
REFERENCES:
https://cse.umn.edu/college/feature-stories/can-we-turn-unwanted-
carbon-dioxide-electricity
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https://archive.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/solutions/technologies/ge
othermal.html
https://news.energysage.com/comparing-solar-energy-and-
geothermal-energy/
https://www.twi-global.com/technical-knowledge/faqs/geothermal-
energy/pros-and-cons
https://www.energy.gov/eere/geothermal/geothermal-power-plants-
meeting-clean-air-standards

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GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT

The photosynthetic energy conversion forms the

Geothermal energy provides a reliable source of

AND HOW THEY

The structure that we used is the Geothermal Power Plant.

Geothermal power plants utilize heat from deep inside the

Typical geothermal power plants use steam to produce

Geothermal power plants can meet the most stringent

Project Proposal Page 4

The CCS or Carbon Capture and Storage is the process

There is a great deal of exploration into geothermal

Project Proposal Page 5

THE PROCESS ON HOW THE STRUCTURE

Geothermal power plants are massive systems that are mainly

First, high-pressure water is pumped from deep underground

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