- Auburn City Hall saves energy with geothermal system
AUBURN - A three-year-old geothermal project at Auburn City Hall has resulted in significant energy savings for the 77-year-old building. It has also boosted growth in the geothermal division at McQuay International, the project developer.
- From the earth: Geothermal heat pump systems challenge
conventional ideas about HVAC. (Strategies).
Installed in 650,000 commercial and residential facilities and 650 educational buildings, the installation of geothermal heat pump heating and cooling systems are rising in popularity. Since their introduction into the world of HVAC in the mid-1970s, these systems have been a key component in finding energy-efficient heating and cooling options ......
- Getting the most out of geothermal
power.
Commercial power plants are in service using vapor-dominated and liquid-dominated geothermal power. Meanwhile, research and development continue on hot dry rock resources. GEOTHERMAL ENERGY IS a naturally occurring renewable source of thermal energy. Thermal energy within the earth approaches the surface in many different geologic formations: volcanic eruptions, geysers, fumaroles, ......
- Geothermal energy goes universal.
Geothermal Energy Goes Universal Research into geothermal energy is heating up as scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratories (Albuquerque, N.M.) work to perfect a process that can be applied anywhere in the world. Previously, geothermal sites had to be located near geysers, which are rare. The new technique extracts energy ......
- Geothermal Heat is Becoming a Hot Commodity
With constantly rising energy costs, property owners are looking toward alternative and renewable energy sources, including geothermal, a proven technology that can eliminate the use of fossil fuels, save energy and money and reduce carbon gas emissions. Geothermal technology uses the earth's natural thermal energy to heat or cool a ......
- Geothermal Gets the Go-ahead
Despite higher first cost, continuing technology advances and increasing system efficiencies are making geothermal a serious contender in the HVAC market. CSE: What's the latest with geothermal technology? Do recent advances promise to make geothermal systems even more efficient and cost-effective? TOWNSEND : Increased geothermal unit efficiencies coupled with variable-speed ......
- Ormat
The Texas Land Office awarded Texas' first lease for geothermal energy production in early February to Nevada-based Ormat. Ormat paid $55,645 to lease the submerged land for an average of about $5 an acre, or more than twice the minimum bid of $2 an acre, according to the Texas Land ......