Did you know... one of the world’s largest hot springs is in New Zealand? Located in the Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley near Rotorua, Frying Pan Lake is one of the world’s largest hot springs! It is also one of the youngest, with a precise birthdate of April 3, 1917,...
Did you know... there’s a financial institution that’s banking on geothermal energy? Located in Las Tablas, Madrid, Spain, the headquarters of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.(BBVA), La Vela “The Sail”, is 93 m (~305 ft) high and has 19 floors. It resides in a...
Did you know... there is a place where the bath water never gets cold? Something you might not know about Bath, England is that it was named for the thermal hot springs used as Roman baths. The natural springs were first discovered by Prince Bladud and his pigs around...
Did you know… three of the largest geothermal power plants in the world are found in Indonesia? Indonesia is home to beautiful tropical islands, a rich and vibrant culture, and geothermal power plants! The first exploration geothermal wells were drilled in the 1920s,...
Did you know… Italy is home to the oldest geothermal plant in the world? The first geothermal plant in the world is located in Tuscany, Italy. The Larderello geothermal plant was constructed in the early twentieth century thanks to Prince Piero Ginori Conti of...
Did you know... Mount Erebus is the southernmost volcano in the world? Located on the western half of Ross Island stands Mount Erebus – the tallest active volcano in Antarctica. Mt Erebus is the largest and only active center of the four volcanic peaks (Mt. Bird, Mt....
Did you know… there is a submarine volcano in Antarctica? Deception Island, Antarctica is home to an active submarine volcano which has created a large volcanic crater in the middle of the South Shetland Islands. The total land area of the island is 98.5 km2(~38.0...
Did you know… Alaska uses geothermal energy to produce electricity? It might seem highly unlikely that geothermal energy could be harnessed in the Arctic climate of Alaska considering HOT water is required. However, this is not the case! Geothermal reservoirs can be...
Did you know... there is a geyser on one of Saturn's moons? And not just one, but over 100 huge water-vapor geysers occur at the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. They are believed to come from an ocean beneath the moon’s outer ice crust in which water comes to...
Did you know... Pamukkale is a travel HOT spot? Pamukkale is a western Turkish town known for the mineral-rich thermal waters that cascade over steep, white terraces that reach over 100 meters (~330 feet) high. Across the terraces, there are a total of 17 hot springs,...
Did you know... that Paris has used geothermal energy to heat the homes of more than 2 million people? You might not think that Paris, the city of love, would be a major producer of geothermal energy – but it is! Paris has been using geothermal energy to heat houses...
Did you know... geothermal wells can be highly deviated too? Just as in the oil industry, the first geothermal wells were all vertical, which remains common practice mainly because it is cost-effective. The maximum depth is typically about 10,000 feet (3 km). Deviated...