la production d'électricité EDF

Low-temperature energy is used to heat greenhouses or flats. High-temperature geothermal energy is used to generate electricity. Since 1996, the EDF Group has operated the first and only geothermal power plant in the world to generate electricity on a commercial basis. The power plant is located at Bouillante in Guadeloupe.

EDF also supports experimentations, such as the Soultz-sous-Forêt geothermal power plant which makes use of the fractured rock technique.

the fractured rock technology in Soultz-sous-Forêt

The fractured rock technique involves recovering heat from hot dry deep rock by pumping
water toward the surface. This technology is being tested in Soultz-sous-Forêts in Alsace, France.
See the video report
(French version)

renewable energies files

EDF- Observ’ER inventory
Worldwide electricity production from renewable energy sources
Stats and figures series.

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