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Thermal Structure of the Earth

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The term “renewable energy” is used for a source of energy from a reservoir that can be restored on a “short time scale” (in human time scales). Renewable energy includes geothermal energy and several forms of solar energy such as bio-energy (bio-fuel), hydroelectric, wind-energy, photovoltaic and solar-thermal energy. These sources of energy are converted to heat or electricity for utilization.

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Correspondence to Ingrid Stober .

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Stober, I., Bucher, K. (2013). Thermal Structure of the Earth. In: Geothermal Energy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13352-7_1

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