Archive · 26 Sep 2025
CSIR Open Day Highlights Geothermal Energy Applications in India
At a science open day, people visited a lab to see how we can use heat from the Earth.
Scientists explained that India has many hot springs, and some could be used to make electricity.
To make electricity, the ground needs to be really hot.
Scientists use a special process to turn hot water into power.
They also talked about using the ground's constant temperature for heating homes in cold places or cooling them in hot places.
This uses pipes and special pumps to control the temperature inside buildings.
NGRI hosted an open day to display scientific advancements.
Geothermal energy applications were a focus of the event.
India has numerous hot springs potentially usable for geothermal power.
Electricity can be generated using heat from geothermal sources.
Geothermal technology can be used for space heating and cooling.
- Who
- Scientists and visitors at NGRI, Dr. Nagaraju Podugu
- What
- Display of geothermal energy applications at CSIR Open Day.
- When
- During CSIR Open Day.
- Where
- NGRI in Hyderabad, India.
- Why
- To educate the public, especially students, on scientific advancements like geothermal energy.
- Event
- CSIR Open Day at NGRI, Hyderabad
- Attendance
- Approximately 2,500 people
- Focus
- Geothermal Energy Applications
- India's Hot Springs
- 381 identified
- Promising Sites
- Puga, Chumathang, Tattapani, Manuguru, Bakreshwar
- Temperature for Electricity
- Minimum 150°C required
- Pilot Plant at Manuguru
- Generated 20 kilowatts at 68°C
- Applications of geothermal
- Space heating and cooling