Geothermal or ground-source heat pumps, which use stable temperatures underground to heat homes in winter and cool them in summer, don’t need extreme depths or temperatures to work.

The drill rig is drilling an 800-ft. borehole for the joint geothermal energy system with ground source pumps for heating and cooling. Credit: Courtesy of Mike Fleming, superintendent, Phoenix ...

Ishan Thakore/CPR News An Olympic-sized swimming pool at Colorado Mesa University is heated, in part, by excess heat from the school’s geothermal energy network. September 19, 2024.

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The Boiler Upgrade Scheme has been designed to shoulder some of the cost of installing an air source or ground source heat pump. The scheme, which runs until the end of March 2028, currently offers a ...

A ground source heat pump system will help to lower your carbon footprint as it uses a renewable, natural source of heat – the ground. According to the Energy Saving Trust, a heat pump with mid-range ...

Image: Dandelion Energy Over the next two years, homebuilder Lennar is outfitting more than 1,500 new Colorado homes with Dandelion Energy’s geothermal systems in one of the largest residential ...

A 1-MW air-cooled data center and a 1-MW ground-source heat pump (GSHP)-cooled data center are compared. Assumptions include: Energy cost = 10¢/kWh, Carbon intensity = 0.4 kilograms CO2/kWh, and ...

Heat pumps are a popular choice for central air in the South. They both heat and cool—despite the somewhat misleading name—and can help save money on utilities. If you're wondering what a heat pump is ...

Heating and cooling heavily relies on planet-warming fossil fuels. But some energy companies are looking to an unlimited thermal energy source below their feet as a clean alternative.