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Geothermal heating and cooling system to be built in Carbondale, Colorado

ThinkGeoEnergy

The design phase has started for a geothermal heating and cooling demonstration project in the municipality of Carbondale in Colorado, USA. Department of Energy (DOE) for the design and eventual deployment of community geothermal heating and cooling systems. Test drilling for the project is then likely to commence by November.

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Geothermal heating and cooling coming soon to Miami University, Ohio

ThinkGeoEnergy

The Miami University on Oxford, Ohio will soon begin drilling for a geothermal heating and cooling system that will replace the existing natural gas-powered system at the North Chiller Plant. Work is expected to being by the summer of 2024 and full operations is by the spring of 2026 is being targeted.

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This carbon challenge is bigger than cars, aviation and shipping combined

GreenBiz

To transform basic inputs into stuff we need, manufacturers constantly heat (and cool) minerals, ores and other raw materials to extreme temperatures. The options include biodiesel, renewable electricity, renewable natural gas, solar thermal, geothermal, thermal storage and hydrogen. Making natural gas renewable .

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Vail, Colorado explores geothermal heating for snowmelt system

ThinkGeoEnergy

Decarbonizing the snowmelt system The snowmelt system is currently running using natural gas boilers. This has made the snowmelt system the largest producer of greenhouse gas emission in Vail’s operations, annual emitting between 5,500 to 6,500 metric tons of carbon dioxide.

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Canadian military base taps Ameresco for energy efficiency upgrades

Smart Energy International

The energy conservation measures include the installation of LED lighting, boiler plant and heating system upgrades, converting fuel sources from natural gas to electric heat pump systems, upgrading electrical distribution systems and installing a geothermal ground source heat pump system.

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Drilling starts for Massachusetts pilot geothermal heating project

ThinkGeoEnergy

The first-of-its-kind network geothermal system in the City of Framingham will run through two full heating and cooling seasons and will help Eversource evaluate the viability of the technology as a means for clean energy transition in Massachusetts. We had first reported on the proposed Framingham geothermal heating project back in 2022.

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Egg Geo to evaluate geothermal network heating for community in Manhattan, NY

ThinkGeoEnergy

The community currently uses natural gas for heating and to produce electricity in its Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant. Penn South first engaged Egg Geo to explore strategies for building decarbonization in an urban environment that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help achieve compliance with Local Law 97.

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