Category Archives: Geothermal Energy

American Dream Geothermal: Environmentally Friendly & Economically Sound

The American Dream ground source heat exchange system bears no harm to mother earth. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. Our unit teams with nature and harnesses the very wheel-work that sustains the earth. Tweet

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Geothermal Heat Pumps & Home Efficiency – Radio

Host Monica Poole and Home builder Clay Maready discuss geothermal heating/cooling and how homes handle these temperatures. Geothermal Heat Pumps – Home Efficiency – SEER Ratings – Energy Efficiency Truth Listen Here Email Monica with your questions: Monica@Dropyourenergybillradio.com Source: www.DropYourEnergyBillRadio.com … Continue reading

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Useful Energy Glossary

If you’re looking for a list of energy related terms, look no further. Here you will find anything from air changes per hour to weatherstripping. This is a very handy list.. Tweet

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Sonnenschiff: Solar City Produces 4X the Energy it Consumes

Although net-zero projects have been creating a lot of buzz lately in the field of green building, the Sonnenschiff solar city in Freiburg, Germany is very much net positive. The self-sustaining city accomplishes this feat through smart solar design and … Continue reading

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Residential Geothermal Heat Pumps for radiant heating!

Radiant floor heating has been used for centuries. The Romans channeled hot air under the floors of their villas. The Koreans channeled hot flue gases under their floors before venting them up the chimney. In the 1930s, architect Frank Lloyd … Continue reading

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Process heating system efficiency

Reduce Air Infiltration in Furnaces Fuel-fired furnaces discharge combustion products through a stack or a chimney. Hot furnace gases are less dense and more buoyant than ambient air, so they rise, creating a differential pressure between the top and the … Continue reading

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Don’t buy energy, MAKE IT!

Did you ever wonder what would happen if your electricity went off for weeks at a time, or maybe even permanently? Did you ever wonder what you would do if gasoline went to $5.00 per gallon or we ran out … Continue reading

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The anatomy of a “heat pump”

You already have a heat pump in your home – your refrigerator. But this heat pump works in only one mode – cooling. If you put your hand behind it, you’ll feel the heat that’s being pumped from the inside. … Continue reading

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