Study Puts Costa Rica High In Global Geothermal

Costa Rica Ranks High In Geothermal Energy Production; Costa Rica ranked 3rd in America and 11th in the world for production of geothermal energy

August 15, 2016 (Costa Rica News)

"Costa Rica ranked third [among North and South America nations and eleventh globally on] production of energy using geothermal techniques [in a study by The International Geothermal Institution…[Costa Rica has] six geothermal plants located in two sites…Although many environmentalists maintain the belief that geothermal generation of energy in Costa Rica causes environmental harm in the country’s national parks, The Costa Rican Institute of Electricity has revived 19,398 hectares of jungle that were previously pasture deserts…The company hopes that by 2019 Costa Rica will open [another] new geothermal plant…[and by 2025] aspires to have built [up to nine]…” click here for more

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