GET UNDER MY LAWN: Drill rigs like this one can operate at 8 feet and — paired with an operator trained specifically for the job — can suffice for many residential geothermal direct exchange projects.

GEO HOOD: Large, planned developments, like the 600-acre Norton Commons (pictured), can sustain the upfront costs of geothermal through economies of scale. “The large-scale guys have it figured out; ...

Dear Jim: I should replace my old heating/cooling system with a more efficient one. With gas prices going up, shortages of propane, etc., is installing a geothermal heat pump wise and what types are ...

Comparatively, What are Open Loop Systems? Open loop systems refer to another type of geothermal system where water is pumped out of the ground, run, through the geothermal heat pump, and then dumped ...

More than a decade after West Union, Iowa, tapped geothermal energy, the town’s heating and cooling network is a “celebrity” ...

Geothermal can slash HVAC energy use while also saving ... In the winter, it absorbs heat to warm it. Installing the ground ...

“The geothermal ground loop bore field permitting process has been described as a regulatory quagmire. This law changes the way the CEC interacts with the geothermal industry and is intended to ...

Millions of US citizens still use oil and natural gas to heat their homes during the winter. Many would like to switch to geothermal, a cleaner and ultimately cheaper system that leverages the natural ...

A geothermal company has landed a USD 38 million investment to deploy its new giant underground heat pump to harvest clean ...

Knowing that your installation is likely different than anyone else’s geothermal cooling and heating system is important. Like a custom-tailored suit, or a master bedroom closet organizer, you have ...

SALISBURY — Residents and visitors to the area may be wondering what the construction project is at Catawba College along West Innes Street. Did something break they need to repair? Is it a new ...

On a rainy spring day, a drill rig punched hundreds of feet into the earth, spilling muddy water out onto a dirt lot at the University of Louisville, where a new engineering school will soon stand.