Volume 21 No 4 (2023)
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Obtaining Geothermal Energy (green energy), an environmentally friendly and selfsustainable energy source. A literature review for the feasibility of implementation in Ecuador
abian Vicente Medrano Allauca a ,Rodrigo Antonio Mayorga Avalo a , Diego Fernando Mayorga Péreza , Jennifer Orejuela Romero
Abstract
Geothermal energy is a clean and sustainable energy source that should be introduced gradually as
an eco-friendly alternative in Ecuadorian society in order to reduce pollution rates and the ecological
footprint caused in the Ecuadorian territory and globally is an energy source that has been growing
steadily in recent years, however, the recent energy crisis caused by the COVID 19 pandemic that hit
every corner of the planet and the collateral effects of the armed conflict in Europe has substantially
reduced its use, returning to the use of fossil fuels for momentary sustainability. This research article
is developed with the purpose of analyzing the feasibility of implementing geothermal energy as a
source of energy that is capable of supplying the energy consumption needs in communities far from
the main cities in the province of Chimborazo, In addition to considering the advantages and
disadvantages that are presented in the process of implementation of thermodynamic systems that
are capable of supplying the energy consumption of the area, focusing mainly on the energy
transformation to obtain electricity capable of feeding the household power grid that has a low
energy demand according to its population density. Using a descriptive methodology and nonexperimental design, among the results obtained it can be seen that in the province of Chimborazo,
despite having several sources that if exploited could supply not only the surrounding communities,
its scope could be extended to entire cantons if applied, however, the limitation is the economic
investment and the almost null knowledge of the sectional authorities in the implementation of
policies for the exploitation of clean and eco-friendly energies.
Keywords
Geothermal energy; sustainable; thermodynamic; Feasibility; Gas.
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