Hydro & City Of Nelson, BC Canada Getting Into Geothermal Heating
Geothermal Heating System for Selkirk College, Nelson, BC Canada According to Alex Love of Nelson Hydro: “A partnership was developed between the City of Nelson and Selkirk College where Nelson Hydro partnered with the city and undertook a project to install a geoexchange [TM] heating system for the dormitory.” The City of Nelson and Nelson Hydro are looking at creating district heating, an efficient,... [Read more of this article...]
Attention Geothermal Contractors: GTI Training Sessions Coming Up
The Geothermal Training Institute has some interesting upcoming web training seminars if you would like to learn more about Loopfields & Piping Design. Start dates are coming up SOON, so check out the website with all the details in this issue of their eNews by visiting www.geotrainers.com
Halifax, Canada Jumps Into Geothermal
GEOTHERMAL IN HALIFAX Halifax, with its age-old association with coal, has made a jump into geo! The Canadian province has been making great strides towards green goals in order to reduce demand for electricity (expensive and primarily supplied by coal). Nova Scotia received an award at the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009, recognizes the province for creating the first law in North America... [Read more of this article...]
Government Purse Strings Loosen in British Columbia Canada
Great GeoNews for British Columbia, Canada The Government of Canada and likewise the various Provincial Governments, seem to vacillate between offering generous programs and then seemingly rescinding them for the most part. With the recent financial free-for-all in Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics officially over and done, it is a nice surprise for those in the geothermal industry to see some... [Read more of this article...]
Terasen Expanding Into Geothermal Heating
The press release was to announce the British Columbia utility company, Terasen’s, move to local customer service call centres , but we’re interested in a paragraph halfway down about “geo-exchange heating systems” – presumably Terasen means heating and cooling (which is actually a *more* efficient system than heating-only). The article states: “Terasen is also... [Read more of this article...]
Incorporating Geo In His Zero Energy House – Three Cheers for Gary Poush –
3 Cheers For George Gary Poush Here’s a great article about Gary Poush an Energy Star builder who is incorporating geo into his zero energy project: Gary Poush has been building homes in the Grand Valley for 10 years, and has been an Energy Star builder since 2003. “You could see the way things were going, if you were paying attention at all,” says Poush, who has a passion for environmentalism.... [Read more of this article...]
About Geothermal Technology
A SHORT, SWEET, VISUAL EXPLANATION OF GEOTHERMAL This short video gives a quick explanation of how the technology works: GEOEXCHANGE: WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT’S NOT Geoexchange is a tried and true, proven technology which is widely misunderstood; t is usually referred to as “Geothermal Energy”. Geoexchange can, in fact, be used for both heating and cooling – using the stable temperature... [Read more of this article...]
The Old Geothermal Directory
Search the Business Directory: Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 132Dx2(920) 565-5031A Leechman Heating & Coolinghttp://www.algerleechman.com(515) 564-2665A Saylor Heating & Airhttp://www.asaylor.com(770) 321-0013A Saylor Heating & Airhttp://www.trane.com(770)... [Read more of this article...]
SAVE MONEY ON HEATING
What is a geoexchange system, anyway? You may have heard the term ‘geoexchange’ before and wondered what it is exactly – in short, a geoexchange heating system has 3 basic components: Water- (or water and refrigerant-) filled plastic pipes which run through underground trenches in the earth just outside the house. In winter, the Earth’s temperature is significantly warmer that the air and... [Read more of this article...]
Geothermal Heating And Cooling
Does it work? Does it cost a fortune? Geothermal heating and cooling does work and it costs a little more than a bottom-of-the-line heating system, but makes up for the initial capital outlay in a few years in amazing SAVINGS on your heating and cooling costs.
Find Geothermal Companies In Your Area
ENTER YOUR CITY, STATE, OR PROVINCE IN THE “Search…” BOX AT THE UPPER RIGHT TO FIND A LOCAL GEOEXCHANGE COMPANY. Please note: if you are considering having a geoexchange system installed for your heating or cooling needs, make sure the installer is either IGSHPA-certified or CGC-certified.. FIRST: WHAT IS GEOEXCHANGE? First of all: “Geoexchange” is not really the same... [Read more of this article...]
Find A Contractor
TO FIND A GEOTHERMAL COMPANY IN YOUR AREA, EITHER: (A) enter your city, state, or province in the “Search…” box at the upper right of this page OR (B) select your state or province from the list below ARKANSAS GEOTHERMAL COMPANIES CALIFORNIA GEOTHERMAL COMPANIES COLORADO GEOTHERMAL COMPANIES DELAWARE GEOTHERMAL COMPANIES FLORIDA GEOTHERMAL COMPANIES GEORGIA GEOTHERMAL COMPANIES IOWA GEOTHERMAL... [Read more of this article...]
Geoexchange: “A Guy Thing”?
It is interesting to read on the forums on geoexchange.org that the demographic for geoexchange systems is generally 55+ year old men (and some 18-35s also). This must fit in with accepted marketing wisdom that men are “early adopters” – and although geoexchange is not new, it is just now gaining acceptance. Let’s face it, the whole concept of heat exchange systems is not nearly... [Read more of this article...]
Geoexchange: To DIY or NOT to DIY
So you’re thinking about a do-it-yourself geoexchange / geothermal project… 1-Kudos to you for thinking outside the box, saving on fuel, and “going green” with your project! 2-A DIY system is a bold and ambitious idea BUT it is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to have an expert install a GSHP (ground source heat pump) system – with about $10,000 of equipment alone invested in such... [Read more of this article...]
