Iberian Peninsula’s geothermal power can generate current electrical capacity five times over
Friday, June 13, 2014 - 11:40
in Physics & Chemistry
About 500 power stations around the world use geothermal power to generate electricity, although there are yet to be any in Spain. The temperature increases by 30 ºC for every kilometer further underground. This thermal gradient, generated by the flow of heat from the inside of the Earth and the breakdown of radioactive elements in the crust, produces geothermal power.