Geothermal Energy Options - How It Works

Geothermal Energy Options - How It Works

Geothermal Energy Options is a full service geothermal heating and cooling company. We engineer, design and install residential and commercial systems and specialize in direct exchange geothermal.

We are certified by BPI, IGSHPA, NYSERDA and part of Central Hudson's Trade Allies and The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund. All of our employees are trained and certified in every phase of the geothermal process.

It is our goal to supply our clients with well designed, well installed geothermal heating systems, sensible solar products, wind power as well as emerging energy saving technology. Use of this technology can help eliminate or reduce America's dependency on foreign oil, and fossil fuel products. With a range of equipment to suit as many needs as possible, we can accommodate nearly every type of new and retrofitted situation.

Geothermal Energy Options is committed to providing sound geothermal energy options and solutions for the residential and commercial building industries. Having over three decades experience in the construction and building energy industries, we offer complete turnkey services to our clients. As a consultant, we offer building modeling and energy auditing services that identify your building's energy consumption and the potential for improvement. Our company can engineer and design for your home or businesses complete building system solutions that improve the building's thermal performance, interior comfort level and indoor air qualities. The result is a healthier building, with reduced annual energy consumption.

[lujitsu]

Best explanation I have ever seen. Simple short and to the point, but surprisingly detailed and accurate. Great job.

[bashoce]

Thanks you helped me get an A on my Assingment!

[L.M]

I couldn’t work out how this system works, until I saw the illustration with the compressor.

Very efficient compressor, and environmentally friendly. Good for our future sustainability.

[pompedecaldura]

this is good explanation about heating pumps

[oshmunnies]

I work in the geothermal energy field, but on large-scale electricity generation operations. I have to say this is an excellent video, but the title is a little misleading. It's important to make the distinction between direct use/heat pump geothermal systems (which is the process that this video details) and geothermal power generation, to avoid confusion. In my community we refer to power generation as "geothermal energy, " and to heat pump systems as "direct use" geothermal.

[chineseredneck]

How do you address corrosion and leaks in the underground copper lines? What is the ground loop warranty for leaks?

[ChristnThms]

So, this IS a ground source heat pump. It just does away with the secondary loop that is normally filled with water or coolant. I question the 25% gains over the water loop variant. In a well designed water loop version, the only difference would be the power draw of the water circ pump, which is a tiny draw compared to the rest of the system. On the other side of it, the cost of that much copper tubing and the massive volume of coolant would be a significant increase in initial cost. If the copper in the ground ever corroded or was damaged, the repair costs would be massive as well. HDPE, on the other hand is extremely durable and will never corrode. If it did get damaged, it's cheap to replace and so is the coolant or water in the lines.

I've seen a lot of ground source systems put in over the years, and I've NEVER heard of burying copper. I'm thinking that if it were a good idea, and the gains were real, we'd be seeing more of it.

[bat]

is it possible for refrigerant to contaminate ground water...if pipes leaks?. leaks happen .

[sevaj]

So I’m wondering how the compressor gets it’s power? Through electricity ?

[mjg]

Solar Assisted A/C is great. No compressor needed, just a vacuum, solar collector, evap. pv panel. Let the thermal sun do the work of compressing gas in a solar collector and evaporate and cool

[geothermalenergyops]

I am checking with my manufacturer to see if there is a deal near you. I will keep you posted.

[renwickawapuhi]

I would love a system like this, but I can't seem to find a contractor here in Hawaii. Is there anyway to ballpark a cost for a system like this? I live in Volcano Village (Hawaii) and would love to have a system like this integrated into my 1920s home w/o losing it's character. Love my old fireplace (original wood fire burning) but would love to have a green solution like this for my water and heating as an option. Would be nice to have these for mold and sanitary prevention as well!

[altar]

are thos degres fahrenheit?
Also, do the pipes get clogged or less efficient with time?

[sunildl]

Could you please explain how the number of Wells required is determined?

[marcopeel]

What does the compressor run on? Which power ?

[richardfournier]

Frost line is only two feet I believe. I didn't understand this diagram example because different temperatures where used. If 20 degree liquid is going into the 52 degree ground shouldn't it come up at least 50 degrees and not 30 degrees. That is only a 10 degree saving and is it worth the cost??? Also wondering how long does copper pipe last before needing to be replaced in that warm moist rocky soil?

[justinsapo]

What does your electic bill look like on season vs off season?

[aspensplace]

Interesting and informative video. Can you tell me what program was used to created the moving graphics?

[geothermalenergyops]

The reason why the refrigerant needs to drop in temperature is due to the fact that it is liquid state after passing through the heat exchanger. So, by dropping the pressure and sending the low pressure liquid down to the earth, the liquid begins to boil in the ground and changes state back to a gas. During this process is when it absorbs the heat energy stored in the earth. Once this process is complete, the gas refrigerant can be compressed.

In short, I cant send a liquid to a compressor.

[zzzzzsleeping]

Do you still need AC power on the compressor?