Geothermal energy system vs. ground source heat pump
March 2nd, 2010
Over the past year, I and other people as well (Treehugger) have noticed the growing confusion over geothermal energy systems and ground source heat pumps. Googling for one gives results about the other and then there is the trouble of non-standard names. People refer to the GSHP as geothermal heat pumps which is NOT the same as a geothermal energy system.
Philip Proefrock at Green Building Elements has cleared up the confusion by writing an article showing the distinct differences between the two systems.
To summerize, as Treehugger puts it:
Geothermal systems use heat directly from natural sources like hot springs, geysers and volcanic hot spots.
Ground source heat pumps are air conditioners that use groundwater or simply soil to cool the condenser instead of an outside coil and fan. It uses electricity to move heat energy from one place to the other. Run it backwards and it provides heat, more efficiently than using the electricity directly.
The article can be viewed here: Green Building Elements
Tags: geothermal, ground source heat pump, gshp
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I’ve had it all my life. When I was about 6-7 years old I had an allergy scratch test on my back. I would suggest going with something like this to begin with, you can then identify which food item you may be allergic to. Depending on several variables you may outgrow it eventually, I know mine is 70% better since I reached 50. I found grass and weeds aggravate it a lot.
We use this ground loop system to heat and cool our home. works great and is cheap!
-Jessie, the flow center girl