Category Archives: Geothermal Energy

Environmental Impacts of Renewable Energy Technologies

To combat global warming and the other problems associated with fossil fuels, the United States must switch to renewable energy sources like sunlight, wind, and biomass. All renewable energy technologies are not appropriate to all applications or locations, however. As … Continue reading

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Guidance to Heat & Cool Efficiently

As much as half of the energy used in your home goes to heating and cooling. So making smart decisions about your home’s heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system can have a big effect on your utility bills — … Continue reading

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American Dream Ultra Performance GeoThermal™

MANY advantages exist in the AMERICAN DREAM ULTRA PROFORMANCE technology that are superior to conventional geothermal systems both the “open loop” and “closed loop” variety. Tweet

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Enhanced geothermal systems (EGS)

Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) are a new type of geothermal power technologies that do not require natural convective hydrothermal resources. Until recently, geothermal power systems have only exploited resources where naturally occurring heat, water and rock permeability is sufficient to allow … Continue reading

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DOE to Invest $70 Million to Advance Technology and Reduce Cost of Geothermal Energy

In support of President Obama’s goal of generating 80% of the country’s electricity from clean energy sources by 2035, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the availability of up to $70 million in new funding over three … Continue reading

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What the Geothermal Heat Pump Industry Can Learn From the Solar Pros

While geothermal is the most efficient HVAC system to operate, it’s a reliable and proven technology, provides solid financial returns, and directly decreases our country’s use of imported oil, the solar photovoltaic industry has succeeded in being the fastest growing … Continue reading

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The Business Energy Investment Tax Credit

The latest installment of the Business Energy Investment Tax Credit (ITC) was adopted by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The ITC has close relation to the Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) in respect to businesses that will … Continue reading

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Interesting Facts about Renewable Energy (Wind, Solar, Water, Geothermal, Bio)

This article provides interesting facts related to sources of renewable energy like wind, solar water, geothermal and bio-energy. The potential of renewable energy is phenomenal. Tweet

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