Comments on: Solar Thermal Housing Development: Drake Landing

By: Stig Ram

Stig Ram — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:32:05 +0000

In Sweden there is a residental area (anneberg outside Stockholm) with size and technology very similar to the Drakes Landing project, but some years older. We now have accumulated some experience and a savibg of heating and tap warmwater of some 60% is obtained. Actually some 5 years ago we had a visit of a Canadian studygroup.

By: Stig Ram

Stig Ram — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:32:00 +0000

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By: Carol Gulyas

Carol Gulyas — Tue, 27 May 2008 14:14:13 +0000

Thanks for the photos. This will be an important proving ground for large-scale solar thermal.

By: Carol Gulyas

Carol Gulyas — Tue, 27 May 2008 14:14:00 +0000

Thanks for the photos. This will be an important proving ground for large-scale solar thermal.

By: dirk

dirk — Tue, 27 May 2008 02:01:09 +0000

i have a few illustrations from thw drake landing website showing the borehole configuration, here:

http://picasaweb.google.com/vizpix/EcodesignAndCommentary/photo#5092337161056956562“>

By: dirk

dirk — Tue, 27 May 2008 02:01:00 +0000

i have a few illustrations from thw drake landing website showing the borehole configuration, here:

http://picasaweb.google.com/vizpix/EcodesignAndCommentary/photo#5092337161056956562“>

By: dirk

dirk — Mon, 26 May 2008 22:35:42 +0000

I am still waiting for new data from this interesting project.

they store summer heat in some 50 deep boreholes to heat thousands of cubic metres of soil deep down.

They figure ir will take years to accumulate enough heat to serve the whole development all winter.

Excellent idea, depends a lot on the geology, wqatertable and such, have been following this and visited there, but recent data are hard to come by…

By: dirk

dirk — Mon, 26 May 2008 22:35:00 +0000

I am still waiting for new data from this interesting project.

they store summer heat in some 50 deep boreholes to heat thousands of cubic metres of soil deep down.

They figure ir will take years to accumulate enough heat to serve the whole development all winter.

Excellent idea, depends a lot on the geology, wqatertable and such, have been following this and visited there, but recent data are hard to come by…

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