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Trip around the world in 63 days, 2003
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New Zealand is one of the very few countries able to exploit geothermic energy. Just tab off the heat in the ground and transform it to electricity. Is it that simple? Yes, the heat is transformed to electricity. And how do you get that heat? We saw a huge pipeline system set up in the “steam fields” which transported the steam to the power station. It looked difficult to maintain as the steam must be very corrosive. And the power station had an output of only 108 megawatts. So, fans for renewable energy, this is not the ultimate solution for the electricity requirements of the world.