The long awaited breakthrough for geothermal energy could be upon us. Demand for energy security, renewable baseload electricity and dramatic improvements in technology could mean the long-awaited Earth energy revolution is here. This is our complete guide to geothermal energy, from shallow geoexchange systems that heat our homes to utility-scale projects that produce heat and electricity for entire towns.
How does a heat pump work and how can it help me heat and cool my home and save money? Expert Jean-Marie Robert takes us on a Heat Pumps 101 Magical Mystery Tour.
Jacob Komar is shaking up the energy efficient building world by resorting to an age-old technology: geothermal energy. He says you can save lots of money and use much less insulation and get to net-zero for half the price if you use geothermal to heat and cool your home or building.
La Maison Simons just opened the first net-zero major retail store in Canada. It’s solar powered, geothermal heated and cooled and energy efficient.
If you own a fridge you own the same technology used in a geothermal heating system. It’s called a heat pump and its job is to pump heat from one place to another. In the fridge’s case it pumps the heat out of the fridge to keep it cool. In a ground source heat pump’s case it pumps the latent heat in the ground into your home.
Get a more detailed explanation and check out both a residential and a commercial scale example of this energy efficient technology that takes advantage of the Earth’s constant temperature.
