You’re likely familiar with heat pumps - electric appliances that allow you to heat and cool your home without burning fossil fuels.
The heat pumps you may be aware of are ‘air-source’ heat pumps. But another type of heat pump is the ‘ground-source’ heat pump which uses pipes installed below ground to heat and cool the home. Ground-source heat pumps (also known as geothermal) require deep boreholes to be drilled in order to access the natural heating and cooling of the earth which can be pricey.
Enter Dandelion Energy, that says “it can complete geothermal heating and cooling projects twice as fast and at half the cost of similar installations.” And proof of their statement seems to be gaining strength in a partnership between Dandelion and homebuilder Lennar, that just completed “construction of nearly 100 homes at the base of Colorado’s Front Range, each equipped with its own ground-source heat pump. The systems use less electricity than even the most efficient air-source heat pumps, potentially helping Colorado meet its climate goals while reducing peak energy demand and eliminating the need for new gas pipelines.”
Read to learn more about Dandelion’s innovative approach that saves time and lowers prices and watch this space to see if Dandelion is successful in scaling up residential geothermal installations.