Editing Energy development (section)

====Geothermal====
{{Main article|Geothermal energy}}

Deep within the  Earth, is an extreme heat producing layer of molten rock called magma.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How Geothermal Energy Works {{!}} Union of Concerned Scientists|url=https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/how-geothermal-energy-works|access-date=2020-12-14|website=www.ucsusa.org|language=en}}</ref> The very high temperatures from the magma heats nearby groundwater. There are various technologies that have been developed in order to benefit from such heat, such as using different types of power plants (dry, flash or binary), heat pumps, or wells.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-11-20|title=Geothermal Energy|url=https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/geothermal-energy/|access-date=2020-12-14|website=National Geographic Society|language=en}}</ref> These processes of harnessing the heat incorporate an infrastructure which has in one form or another a turbine which is spun by either the hot water or the steam produced by it.<ref>{{Cite web|last=US EPA|first=OAR|title=Geothermal Energy|url=https://archive.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/solutions/technologies/geothermal.html|access-date=2020-12-14|website=archive.epa.gov|language=en}}</ref> The spinning turbine, being connected to a generator, produces energy. A more recent innovation involves the use of shallow closed-loop systems that pump heat to and from structures by taking advantage of the constant temperature of soil around 10 feet deep.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Where is Geothermal Energy Used?|url=https://www.greenfireenergy.com/where-is-geothermal-energy-used/|access-date=2020-12-14|website=GreenFire Energy Inc.|language=en-US}}</ref>