Geothermal Features
Halifax, Canada Jumps Into Geothermal
August 26, 2010 by geodirectory · Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Government Purse Strings Loosen in British Columbia Canada
April 13, 2010 by geodirectory · Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Terasen Expanding Into Geothermal Heating
March 9, 2010 by geodirectory · Leave a Comment
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 expanding its range [...]
About Geothermal Technology
February 9, 2010 by geodirectory · Leave a Comment
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 [...]
The Old Geothermal Directory
February 9, 2010 by geodirectory · 1 Comment
SAVE MONEY ON HEATING
February 9, 2010 by geodirectory · 1 Comment
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 [...]
Geothermal Heating And Cooling
January 17, 2010 by geodirectory · Leave a Comment
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.
Geoexchange: “A Guy Thing”?
April 21, 2008 by geodirectory · Leave a Comment
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 [...]
