Geothermal Solar Systems for Heating and Cooling
Geothermal solar systems comprised of passive solar and geothermal components work to increase energy efficiency in homes. With the passive solar …
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Pros and Cons of Geothermal Energy
Natural heat contained within the earth is called geothermal energy, and modern science has made it possible to utilize this energy for our daily life …
Continue ReadingHow to Generate Electricity From Heat, Explained Through Circuit Scematics
Scientists have always struggled finding a SOLID-STATE method of generating electricity from heat, and so far have not quite succeeded. Although a …
Continue ReadingMarshall System Uses Energy from Hydrothermal Vents to Generate Energy
Hydrothermal vents have been present on the earth’s surface since the time it was formed. These vents store a large amount of energy, which if …
Continue ReadingUsing Geothermal Energy for Heating or Cooling Homes
Learn about an innovative way by which the underground heat of the earth is used to heat/cool residential homes. Not only this, but the system can be …
Continue ReadingDifferent Types of Heat Pump Systems for Heating Homes & How Ground Source Heat Pumps Work
The two basic types of heat pumps used to heat our homes are ground source heat pump (GSHP) that extracts heat from the ground used to heat water and …
Continue ReadingTypes of Geothermal Ground Loops for use in Geothermal Energy Home Heating
Heat produced by solar energy is absorbed by the ground and can be extracted using various types of geothermal loops and a heat pump system to produce …
Continue ReadingWhat is Geothermal Energy and How does it Work?
Geothermal energy is created by the slow decay of radioactive minerals such as uranium, which causes the rocks to become magma. Tectonic plate …
Continue ReadingHow is Geothermal Energy Used?
The heat present within the surface of the earth is tremendous even though the Earth has been cooling slowly since its formation. How do we tap this …
Continue ReadingWhere does Geothermal Energy Come From?
You must have heard a lot about solar energy, wind energy and even tidal energy. All these forms of energy utilize elements above the Earth. But there …
Continue ReadingHow to Recycle Heat Energy: Stop Wasting Heat by Installing a Heat Pump
Even the hot air around us can be captured and reused.
Continue ReadingExtracting Geothermal Energy from a Volcano & Why Aren't Geothermal Plants More Popular?
We’ve all seen pictures of volcanoes blowing their tops. But did you know that, around the world, geothermal plants are using this energy to …
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