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Geothermal energy can provide enough power to serve the current and future needs of some of the world ’ s megacities , according to new Keele research .
Philip Ball , a Senior Honorary Researcher at Keele University , collaborated with the National University of Colombia , and Friedrich-Alexander University in Germany , analysing three urban areas with a population of more than 10 million people , known as megacities – in this case , Bogota , Los Angeles and Jakarta .
The current energy crisis and reliance on gas imports makes the need for alternative and sustainable energy sources more critical than ever . Geothermal energy is heat derived below the earth ’ s surface , which can be harnessed to generate clean , renewable energy . The resource supplies renewable power around the clock , independent from weather conditions , and emits little or no greenhouse gases .
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