The Role Of Fossil Gas Utilities In The Era Of Clean Energy Gets Tested In…
Utility companies that deliver fossil gas are being encouraged to consider a transition to supplying fluids for ground source heat pumps.
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Adding Up The Benefits Of Geothermal
ORNL researchers have developed a free online tool for homeowners, equipment manufacturers, and installers to calculate the savings and energy efficiency of ground source heat pump systems compared to traditional heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. A tool developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers gives building owners and equipment … [continued]
Dandelion Energy Ready To Expand Ground Source Heat Pumps
There are two types of heat pumps — air source and ground source. Air source heat pumps have to be able to work with outside air temperatures that can vary between -20 degrees to +120 degrees F. Ground source heat pumps work with the temperature of the Earth hundreds of … [continued]
Heat Pumps — Clean Energy 101
Why heat pumps are a cost-effective and climate-friendly solution for extreme heat waves and frigid winters. Summer in the northern hemisphere is just a few weeks old, but temperature records have already toppled as heat waves baked regions from Scandinavia to Japan to the United States. The heat came early in India and … [continued]
Innovative Financing Helps Developers Meet Rising Demand for Residential Geothermal
With a recent $3.8-million refinancing of two district geothermal (also referred to as geoexchange) projects in British Columbia, Vancity Community Investment Bank (VCIB) has sealed its status as a leading Canadian financier for a technology that is ready to take the spotlight as industry and governments get serious about low- … [continued]
Heat Pumps & Efficiency — Other Key Solutions To Texas’ Electricity Woes
By Alejandra Mejia Cunningham & Pierre Delforge As Texans continue to grapple with the devastation from recent winter storms, it is becoming increasingly clear that the failure of the state’s electric system was caused as much by an exceptional surge in demand for power as it was by a failure of power plants that weren’t equipped to handle the severe weather. The … [continued]
Oil & Gas Drilling Technology Could Make District Heating Feasible
About 12% of all US greenhouse emissions come from heating and cooling buildings, according to Vox. Much of the energy used to heat large buildings — factories, office buildings, universities, schools, and so forth — could come from geothermal sources.
Air-Source Heat Pumps Versus Ground-Source Heat Pumps
Within the world of heat pumps, there are two major technologies that operate in similar ways but pull from very different sources. These two options are air-source heat pumps (ASHP) and ground-source heat pumps (GSHP). Dandelion Energy is breaking new ground that makes geothermal ground-source heat pumps more affordable and easier to put in place.
Dragon’s Guide to a 100% Renewable Home — Part 4 (Heat Pump)
Welcome back to our series of guides covering how to power your life with renewable electricity. If you’re new to this series, check out the introduction in Part 1. In Part 3, we covered cutting gasoline use. Now, on to heating your home with electricity!
Fuel Switching: An Essential Step Towards A Decarbonized Future
By Indradeep Ghosh, PhD Cupertino, CA About 80% of the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are a direct or indirect result of extraction and burning of fossil fuels – a process that needs to stop to put the brakes on global climate change. The concept of fuel switching is simply … [continued]
