Researched
Geothermal Electricity
At Larderello in Italy (1904) natural steam from the ground first drives a generator: the Earth's own heat becomes electricity.
Open in the interactive tree →Prince Piero Ginori Conti ran a dynamo on volcanic steam at Larderello in 1904 and a commercial plant followed in 1913. Geothermal plants give steady power day and night, unlike sun or wind.
Prerequisites
- Thermodynamics1824
- Dynamo & Electric Motor1831-1866
Unlocks
- Enhanced Geothermal (EGS)2026Enhanced geothermal extends conventional geothermal power to dry rock