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The use of geothermal energy: A reliable, cheap, and environmentally friendly method for generating electricity and heat

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The economical and environmental aspects of generating electricity at traditional thermal power stations and at geothermal power stations are considered. The dynamics of prices for fossil fuel and results from an analysis of the electricity net cost structure are presented, and the advantages of geothermal power stations for generating electricity and heat over cogeneration stations in Kamchatka are demonstrated.

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  1. Moscow Power Institute, Krasnokazarmennaya ul. 14, Moscow, 111250, Russia

    O. A. Povarov

  2. OAO RAO Unified Energy Systems of Russia, prosp. Vernadskogo 101, korp. 3, Moscow, 119526, Russia

    O. M. Dubnov

  3. ZAO Nauka, Krasnokazarmennaya ul. 9, str. 1, Moscow, 111250, Russia

    A. I. Nikol’skii

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Original Russian Text © O.A. Povarov, O.M. Dubnov, A.I. Nikol’skii, 2007, published in Teploenergetika.

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Povarov, O.A., Dubnov, O.M. & Nikol’skii, A.I. The use of geothermal energy: A reliable, cheap, and environmentally friendly method for generating electricity and heat. Therm. Eng. 54, 602–606 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0040601507080022

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