Birdsville Geothermal hotwater in outback Australia
One of the few low-temperature geothermal power stations in the world located in Birdsville, about 1,600km west of Brisbane, on the edge of the Simpson Desert. The energy comes from the near-boiling water taken from the Great Artesian Basin at a depth of 1,280 metres. Geothermal power provides approximately 30% of the annual electricity needs of Birdsville. A major advantage of geothermal energy
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