# Earth's heat and Geothermal power plants

Energy flows from earth's heat to geothermal power plants.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/earth-s-heat-and-geothermal-power-plants/

[Earth's heat](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_geoheat/) (energy) and [Geothermal power plants](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_geo_power/) (energy): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Energy flow

*Physical flow · 77% of flow · Earth's heat → Geothermal power plants*

Hot steam or brine from deep reservoirs is piped up to turbines.

- **77%** of Earth's heat's energy goes this way

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