Geothermal Energy and the Prospect of Bangladesh

Abstract

This thesis is Geothermal energy and the prospect of Bangladesh.We can not believe that electricity is central to our modern life without electricity.There is a wide gap between electricity generation an d demand in this country.With required statistical data,various sources of power such as gas,coal, wind,solar,hydro,biomass etc studied in this study.There has been comprehensive study onexisting p ower plants.Gas, coal, oil, power plant related, primarily power generation capability used fuels, present generation status have been considered.Geothermal powerplant technical characteristicsalong with protection, risks, radiation effects etc have been addressed.Geothermal powerplant feasibility in Bangladesh has also been studied by comparing power generation at different plant.I'm addressing various Bangladesh scenarios and the demand capacity generation of different powerplants in this re search paper.One of the essential sources of our power production could geothermal power plants. T he electricity demand be met by geothermal power plants.Most incidents oftenoccur in geothermal p ower plants,so ensuring safety and security is very necessary. Bangladesh is a developing country and she has to meet the huge energy demand for her massive population giving only 63% of total population the access to electricity. Due to her limited nonrenewable energy resources like coal, oil, and others, she needs to face the challenge looking forward to the scope for the renewable energy resources where geothermal energy can be a good choice. It has the potential to run long term and can provide base-load energy, at the same time it helps to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions. It is found almost everywhere on earth. The resources of geothermal energy range from shallow ground to hot water or hot rock, which can be found few kilometers below the surface and even deeper to magma where the temperature is extremely high. Since its discovery from the ancient times, many technologies have been developed to understand or use geothermal energy properly. In Bangladesh, by using low-temperature system with Organic Rankine Cycle method can be possible to generate electricity with a sufficient efficiency for a long term.