17 February 2012
The geothermal industry is seeing many water well and truck mounted drills being repurposed for geothermal installations. These larger units can be difficult to maneuver through residential sites and can be costly to transport and maintain. RigKits LLC, however has produced a line of dedicated geothermal drilling rigs. Their rigs are compact, and are powerful [...]
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17 February 2012
Spending by large UK firms on energy, environment and sustainability initiatives will grow at an average of 16% a year between 2012 and 2015, according to a new market forecast from independent analyst firm Verdantix. The growth in sustainable business spending in 2012 will be 12%, which is twenty times faster than the forecasted growth [...]
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17 February 2012
China is the world’s largest refrigeration and air conditioning market and the biggest supplier of room air conditioners. In 2009, the country was responsible for over 58 % of HCFC consumption in developing countries. Its industrial and commercial refrigeration is one of the largest users of HCFC. China faces the challenge to freeze HCFC consumption [...]
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09 February 2012
Colt, Europe’s leading information delivery platform, today announced plans to extend its European network into Iceland with a new Point-of-Presence (PoP) located in Verne Global’s new dual-sourced 100 per cent renewably powered data centre campus in Keflavik. The new PoP will connect Colt’s extensive pan-European access and backbone network with the Verne’s data centre site, [...]
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02 February 2012
Renewable Solution Provided: reliable, cost-effective heating and hot water solution for off-gas property in remote area. RENOWNED ARTIST SCULPTS ENERGY EFFICIENT FUTURE Artist and sculptor Keith Maddison and his wife Christine live in a 4 bedroom, stone built bungalow, which nestles in the historical and picturesque village of Elsdon in the heart of the Northumberland [...]
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31 January 2012
When it comes to drilling through overburden, nothing buzzes through sand, silt and gravel like a sonic. But, on one recent occasion, the drilling speed surprised even the company who manufacture the sonic drill rig. Drilling a test hole for a future geothermal project, a Sonic Drill Corporation rig was able to bore past 300 [...]
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31 January 2012
Case Study Project New Building – Sammy Ofer Wing – National Maritime Museum Location London, Greenwich Heat Source ATES (Aquifer Thermo Energy Store) Pipe 6800m of 20×3.4mm W.T.H Tube Manifolds RUW-K with heat exchanger for separate heating & cooling function. Project A £35 million refurbishment and extension at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. The project [...]
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11 January 2012
This short article is an invitation to the ground source heat pump community to engage with brown field practitioners involved in remediation of soil or groundwater to enhance the ef ciency of both energy exchange and remediation. Brown field sites have been affected by former uses of the site or surrounding land; are derelict or underused; are [...]
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03 January 2012
ESI is a leading consultancy for Ground Source Energy, including training and software support solutions. We have a proven track record of successfully delivering comprehensive projects across the UK and Italy. With a technical understanding of the issues faced in both open and closed loop ground source heating and cooling systems. ESI is the ideal [...]
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22 December 2011
Since the announcement of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) Premium Payment Scheme , the profile of technologies which qualify for the scheme has increased, as has the number of manufacturers offering the technologies to the UK homeowner. Here, Martyn Bridges, director of marketing and technical support at Worcester, Bosch Group, explains the advantages of turning [...]
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07 December 2011
The sign says it all. At the very top of a list of lifestyle features, the sign for a new community lists geothermal heating and cooling as its main attraction. For many, it’s a sure indicator of what the future holds in new home construction. Located within the thriving community of Sooke, BC, Canada, phase [...]
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22 November 2011
London’s greenest private hire service now offers chip-fat-fuelled executive and MPV (multi-purpose vehicle) options. Reacting to customer demand, greentomatocars has expanded its fleet of environmentally-friendly private hire vehicles with the addition of biodiesel-fuelled 8-passenger MPVs and executive cars. Head of Innovation at greentomatocars, Hamish Phillips, comments “Since we launched five-and-a-half years ago, our fleet has [...]
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11 November 2011
With the help of advances in intelligent controls and a shift in design mindset, these systems can steer buildings toward smaller equipment sizes and associated savings. Review three projects and consider the benefits of keeping an upcoming project in the loop. BY STEPHEN HAMSTRA, P.E., ASHRAE HBDP, LEED® AP, CGD For several decades, our industry [...]
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09 November 2011
The National Ground Water Association (NGWA) has announced plans to develop an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) third-party accredited standard for the construction of vertical boreholes used in closed loop ground source heat pump systems. The decision was reached by the NGWA Board of Directors earlier this month. “This effort will use our now nearly [...]
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Added on 18 May 2011
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