Geothermal is a source of heat originating from within the earth. Geothermal energy is a flexible energy resource that can be used for purposes in many conditions (Glassley, 2010). Geothermal energy can be utilized, directly or indirectly. Direct use such as for heating, tourism, health, fisheries and agriculture. Utilization indirectly is for the power plant (Manyoe, 2019). Indonesia's geothermal potential is one of the largest in the world. Indonesia's large geothermal potential is indicated by the concentration of high temperature geothermal resources. Indonesia's geothermal energy potential is estimated at 28,617 MW. Indonesia's geothermal energy potential is around 40% of the world's geothermal potential (Bina et al, 2018). Indonesia is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 29% by 2030. One of the efforts is to accelerate the development of renewable energy (Direktorat Panas Bumi, 2017). Geothermal utilization in Indonesia is carried out directly or indirectly. Geothermal utilization or geothermal development in Indonesia is supported by exploration studies and further research. Exploratory research is carried out by means of a geological survey (Manyoe and Bahutalaa, 2017; Tolodo et al., 2019), geophysics survey (Manyoe, 2016; Manyoe et al., 2018, 2015a, 2015b; Manyoe and Hutagalung, 2020), and geochemistry survey (Suleman and Angsari, 2005). Geothermal, besides having the potential that can be developed for direct and indirect use, has other potentials contained in it, namely disasters. This shows that there is a need for efforts to increase community knowledge regarding potential geothermal resources and potential disasters in geothermal areas.

Manyoe, I. N. (2021). Increasing Community Knowledge of Geothermal Potential and Development dalam Community Service in The Midst of the COVID-19, Rahmat A. & Manurung, R.T. (Eds) (Novateur Publication, India). 

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