With global populations on the rise and the increasing threat associated with climate change, the need for the development of low emission energy resources is clear. Geothermal energy, which originates from the underground heat of the earth (Sankaran, 2002), has the advantage of being a low-emission, baseload energy resource. Unlike other alternative energy resources, geothermal energy production does not fluctuate with time of day or season. Furthermore, geothermal energy is an indigenous resource that cannot be exported easily and thus delivers energy security and jobs near its deployment. Humankind has been using geothermal energy for millennia for balneological purposes and.
