There seems to be some confusion as to whether this is "true" geothermal energy or not. Conceptually anything that taps underground heat sources is geothermal e

There seems to be some confusion as to whether this is "true" geothermal energy or not. Conceptually anything that taps underground heat sources is geothermal energy [1], but the technology used and the possible applications depend significantly on whether we are talking about a geologically active part of the crust (higher than normal temperatures) such as those found near tectonic plates boundaries, volcanoes etc. The technical term is high enthalpy versus low enthalpy sources. [2] It would be really cool (pun) if the much more widely available low enthalpy option could produce electricity but it seems that this in not possible (yet?). High enthalpy plants have a range of complications as the fluid being used is full of chemicals. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geothermal_heating https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geothermal_heating [2] https://css.umich.edu/publications/factsheets/energy/geothermal-energy-factsheet https://css.umich.edu/publications/factsheets/energy/geother...