geothermal heat pump technology News
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GEO Announces Cooperative Engagement Initiative
The Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO), a national non-profit trade association promoting the manufacture, design and installation of geothermal heating and cooling systems, announces a new effort to increase its involvement with rural electric cooperatives (RECs) to promote and support the installation of geothermal heat pumps. “Geothermal is the most energy efficient and ...
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REA statement on reports that the Heat and Buildings Strategy will be delayed again
REA express disappointment that the already delayed Heat and Building Strategy could be delayed further; The delay to publish the document, originally due last year, has seen the renewable heat sector’s routes to market limited and the sector stall when we need to be intensifying our efforts to decarbonise heat; REA’s ‘Strategy for Net Zero’ set the ambition ...
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The outlook of the geothermal sector looks positive, despite COVID-19 disruption, so the geothermal decade has definitively kicked off
2010-2020 was a decade of sustained growth disrupted at the end by the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the effects of the crisis should be short term, the growing interest for geothermal energy in Europe is expected to boost investment in the sector. These findings come from the European Geothermal Market Report 2020 published today by the European Geothermal Energy Council ...
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DOE Releases New Study Highlighting the Untapped Potential of Geothermal Energy in the United States
The U.S. Department of Energy released a groundbreaking analysis detailing how the United States can benefit from the vast potential of geothermal energy. The analysis culminated in a report, GeoVision: Harnessing the Heat Beneath Our Feet, which summarizes findings showing that geothermal electricity generation could increase more than 26-fold from today reaching 60 gigawatts (GW) of installed ...
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Geothermal Installation Showcased by MassCEC
Recently, one of our installations was showcased by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center as a geothermal success story. Before Geothermal Installation: The 3700 square foot home had an oil boiler, two hydro-air units, and two air conditioning condensers. Despite having the air conditioning evaluated by several HVAC companies, it never worked properly. Between 1997 and 2016, the average oil ...
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CleanEdison offers free webinar series in solar, bpi, commercial energy auditing, geothermal & auto-hybrid trainning
“Building America's Workforce and A Better World,” CleanEdison is our nation's premier green-collar job training company, and announced its new, job creation initiative today. In honor of Earth Day, the company will offer free online live and recorded webinars about its courses in solar, USGBC (US Green Building Council) LEED exam prep, BPI (Building Performance Institute) ...
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ECC Renewables Awarded First-of-Its-Kind $7 Billion US Army Geothermal Energy Contract
ECC Renewables, LLC (ECC) is one of five contractors selected for a $7 billion joint total acquisition value Unrestricted Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for geothermal energy by the US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville. Under the 10-year contract, ECC will compete for projects to develop, construct, finance, ...
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GRC 2016 Annual Meeting Announced - Call for Papers Issued
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) has issued a call for papers for the world’s biggest geothermal conference of the year taking place October 23-26, 2016, in Sacramento, California, USA at the Sacramento Convention Center. Themed “Geothermal Energy, Here and Now: Sustainable, Clean, Flexible” the 40th GRC Annual Meeting will reflect the world-wide availability of a ...
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Geothermal Heat Pump Installations Represent 1% of Heating and Cooling Market
Global Information, Inc. presents a new market research report, "Geothermal Heat Pumps and Direct Use" by Pike Research. Direct use of geothermal, primarily heat pumps, is on the rise as demand for electricity expands worldwide and energy prices increase. Geothermal heat pumps provide an efficient and reliable option for residential commercial and institutional building owners by exploiting ...
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GRC 2017 Annual Meeting Announced - Call for Papers Issued
The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) has issued a call for papers for the world’s biggest geothermal conference of the year taking place October 1-4, 2017, in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA at the Salt Palace Convention Center. Themed “Geothermal Energy - Power to do More” the 41st GRC Annual Meeting will reflect the world-wide availability of a clean, dependable renewable energy ...
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Geothermal: the dark horse of renewable energy
Geothermal energy is clean, quiet, virtually inexhaustible and able meet the world’s annual electricity and heating needs many times over with little impact on the climate or the environment. In many jurisdictions, geothermal energy is emerging as a reliable and affordable alternative to fossil fuels. This fourth article in the GLOBE-Net series on renewable energy discusses the dark horse of ...
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Consolar starts mass production of the PVT heat pump collector SOLINK
On April 16th this year Consolar began mass production of a new energy collector specifically designed for heat pumps. The 2m2 Photovoltaic module is combined with 20m2 surface area air heat exchanger on the underside to provide thermal energy, This makes SOLINK a highly efficient power and heat energy source that was awarded the 2017 Enviromental Technology Award for energy efficiency of the ...
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Bosch Contributions to Canada`s EcoPlusHome Generate Significant Energy Savings
Can a family of six live their everyday life without dependence on fossil fuels for an entire year? By integrating its leading efficient geothermal, solar and home appliance technologies, Bosch helped Canada's EcoPlusHome demonstrate that today's modern family can live a net zero existence without compromising comfort or cost. Through the use of both passive and active eco-friendly efforts, the ...
By Robert Bosch
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RAUGEO™ Ground Loop Heat Exchange System from REHAU Installed at Virginia Tech LUMENHAUS Exhibit on Farnsworth House Grounds
REHAU announces the installation of its RAUGEO™ground loop heat exchange system as part of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University’s (Virginia Tech) “LUMENHAUS,” now on display at the grounds of architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House in Plano, Ill. LUMENHAUS, originally developed as Virginia Tech’s ...
By REHAU Ltd
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