Commonly referred to as geothermal, ground source heat pump technology can be used to heat your house and swimming pool in the winter and cool the house in the summer. The National Energy Foundation (UK) describes the technology as follows:

“When the sun shines on the ground its’ heat energy is absorbed. During the summer, solar heat is stored in the surface layer of the soil. Strictly speaking, the energy source that is used for ground source heat pumps is the sun and not the heat from the earth (geothermal). Down in the bedrock there is also a source of heat that stays at practically the same temperature all year round. Ground source heat pumps extract this energy and use it for space heating.

In the UK, the constant ground source heat temperature is around 12°C and can be utilised to heat and cool buildings. Pipes (captors) are buried underground in a trench or in a vertical well and water is pumped through it and heated by the underground energy. A heat pump can extract the ground’s heat and transfer it into a building for space and water heating, or it can remove heat from a building and deposit it into the ground to cool the building during hot weather.

Heat Pumps need some power to operate. However for 1 unit of energy they use they generate 4 units of power. The energy generated by a ground source heat pump can be considered 100% renewable if the power to operate the pump comes from solar electric panels or a wind turbine for example”.

e2 can help you transform your heating for your home / office by installing a ground source heat pump system. Please contact us and tell us what e2 can do for you.