Geothermal

Grid

With Changes, the Grid Can Take It

Posted on December, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Communities , Electric Vehicles , Energy , Featured , Geothermal , Infrastructure , Smart Grid , Solar , Transportation , Wind Over the next two decades, the U.S. electric grid will face unprecedented technological challenges stemming from the growth of distributed and intermittent new energy sources such as solar and wind power, as well as an expected influx Read more
Renewables

How To Maintain Renewable Energy’s Rapid Growth

Posted on November, 2011 Categories: Biofuels , Building Green , Business , Energy , Fuel Cells , Geothermal , Infrastructure , Solar , Wind Renewables are now the fastest-growing sector of the energy mix and offer great potential to address issues of energy security and sustainability, but their rapid deployment is also bringing a host of challenges. Read more
Washington D.C.

Winners of the First Green Power Community Challenge

Posted on September, 2011 Categories: Biofuels , Communities , Energy , Featured , Fuel Cells , Geothermal , Solar , Wind The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the communities of Washington, D.C. and Brookeville, Md. as winners of the first Green Power Community Challenge. Read more
Geothermal

Geothermal Heat Pump Shipments to Double in Volume by 2017

Posted on July, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Energy , Geothermal , Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) Geothermal heat pumps and the direct utilization of geothermal resources represent a fast-growing alternative in the heating and cooling market.  As demand for electricity expands throughout the world and energy prices increase, Read more
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First Drugstore Chain in U.S. to Install a Geothermal Energy System

Posted on April, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Consumer , Energy , Geothermal , Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) DEERFIELD, Ill - Nov. 08, 2010 -  Walgreens  today announced the opening of the nation’s first drugstore chain location to utilize geothermal energy for heating and cooling. The location, in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Ill., is expected Read more
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