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> some other people would have already proposed such things. Geothermal heat pumps. Been around for decades. Expensive to install due to drilling the well or l
by KennyBlanken 5y ago
> some other people would have already proposed such things.
Geothermal heat pumps. Been around for decades. Expensive to install due to drilling the well or laying the field, but very efficient.
- mschuster91 5y agoGeothermal energy is risky AF though. Even with shallow drilling depths, you risk hitting anhydrite and, in combination with water, massive damage like in Staufen [1]. [1] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebungsrisse_in_Staufen_im_Breisgau https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebungsrisse_in_Staufen_im_Bre...
- brtkdotse 5y agoThe large portion of single family homes in Sweden are heated (and cooled) using geothermal heat pumps. The drill holes are 100-150m deep.
- ClumsyPilot 5y agoGeothermal energy for power generation and heat pumps for heating homes are totally different systems. It's like comparing a fireplace in your house to a nuclear power plant.
- Ekaros 5y agoI think there is terminological difference between ground source heat pumps and geothermal energy. First is in actuality naturally stored solar energy. Where later is from internal activity of earth.