A cleaner alternative: geoexchange systems reduce reliance on fossil fuels: what do the jockeys at Saratoga Race Course, at least 18 public schools in New York State, and an increasing number of Manhattanites have in common? They all use an alternative clean energy system known as "geoexchange" to keep warm in the winter or cool in the summer.(GEOEXCHANGE)(Technical report)
New York State Conservationist, June, 2007 by Sanford, Kathleen
Types of Geoexchange Systems
1. Buried Horizontal Closed-Loop
2. Standing Column Well
3. Closed-Loop Pond System
4. Buried Vertical Closed Loop
Colleges, hotels, museums, retail establishments and homes all across New York State have used geoexchange to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels and lower their air emissions. Staffers and visitors at some DEC facilities will also enjoy the benefits of these very efficient heating and cooling systems.
HOW IT WORKS
Geoexchange is the transfer of heat back and forth between the earth and an indoor space. More and more construction projects are applying this clean energy technology for heating and air conditioning. Also called "geothermal heat pump systems" or...
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