Geothermal Heat Pumps Improve Air Quality Similar to the more common air-source heat pumps, geothermal heat pumps use the natural heat storing properties of the ground or ground water instead of outdoor air to heat and cool your home. One of the most energy-efficient heating/cooling technologies on the market today, geothermal heat pumps are a clean, green technology that helps to prevent global warming and improve air quality by diminishing energy consumed by your heating/cooling system. Geothermal Heat Pumps Provide Hot Water at a Lower Cost In many installations geothermal heat pumps can also be used to provide your home with plenty of hot ...
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The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $6.3 million to two Indiana colleges to install environmentally friendly geothermal energy systems. Ball State University is getting $5 million to replace coal fired boilers with geothermal heat pump systems. And the Indiana Institute of Technology will receive $1.3 million to install geothermal heat pumps using carbon dioxide as the cooling medium. Geothermal systems use buried pipes to tap into the Earth's natural heat storage capacity to both heat and cool. Indiana Sen. Dick Lugar says geothermal technologies hold a tremendous potential for energy savings in the nation's buildings. He says a Department of Energy study found ...
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The World Bank will be granting a $500 million loan to Indonesian oil and gas company PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) for the development of nine geothermal power projects in the country, the Antara News reported last Monday (June 8). The loan would be released in the first quarter of 2010, according to PGE president Abadi Poernomo. The amount of $3 billion would be needed by PGE to complete all its geothermal power projects. Other companies are being sought by PGE for additional funding, such as the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and KfW Bankengruppe. JICA is one of the world’s largest bilateral development ...
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This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Careers in green HVAC U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently today announced nearly $50 million from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act to advance commercial deployment of the renewable heating and cooling systems , which use energy from below the Earth’s surface to move heat either into or away from the home or building. The expanded manufacture and installation of GHP s could aid in the creation of new green jobs while reducing the use of fossil fuels. Job seekers who are interested in working in the heating , ventilation and cooling industry (HVAC) ...
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ENER·G Ground Source Solutions Ltd has won official certification for its expertise in delivering renewable heat pump technology. The Approved Contractor certificate means ENER·G has been recognised for the quality of its design, supply, and installation of heat pumps , in line with the exacting technical standards set out by the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS). ENER·G acquired the ground source heat pump business from previous owners in April 2008 and has achieved the MCS certification as a result of strategic organisational changes and the recruitment of a specialist technical team. Commenting on the certificate award, Paul Burley, Managing Director of ENER·G Ground Source Solutions ...
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