The typical total annual energy used in a North American single-family home is 1.2 x 104 kWh. If the heat energy generated from the interior of the earth amounts to 0.087 W/m2 (see pg. 461), what fraction of a 160 m2 footprint home’s energy needs could be met by the average geothermal heat flow from the earth’s interior?
The typical total annual energy used in a North American single-family home is 1.2 x 104 kWh. If the heat energy generated from the interior of the earth amounts to 0.087 W/m2 (see pg. 461), what frac...