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What is geothermal??What is geothermal?? Geothermal heating is a way of heating buildings by Geothermal heating is a way of heating buildings by

running pipes down into the earth and “sucking” up running pipes down into the earth and “sucking” up the heat. Thus making your house warm and not the heat. Thus making your house warm and not hurting the environment.hurting the environment.

The present use!The present use! The present use of geothermal power is The present use of geothermal power is

heating and cooling houses or any other heating and cooling houses or any other type of buildings.type of buildings.

Optimum conditions for Optimum conditions for use use

People use geothermal products to heat or People use geothermal products to heat or cool a home/building without polluting the cool a home/building without polluting the environment. Another reason why people use environment. Another reason why people use geothermal products is because they save geothermal products is because they save money using it!money using it!

Technology involved Technology involved There are 2 types of geothermal There are 2 types of geothermal

systems on the market; systems on the market; underwater systems and underwater systems and underground systems. The underground systems. The underwater system is efficient underwater system is efficient and it is known as an open and it is known as an open system. The underground system. The underground systems work by pumping water systems work by pumping water and non- toxic antifreeze through and non- toxic antifreeze through a safe and continuous loop using a safe and continuous loop using polyethylene pipes. polyethylene pipes.

Environmental impacts Environmental impacts Geothermal power plants do have Geothermal power plants do have somesome

environmental impacts. The major impacts of environmental impacts. The major impacts of geothermal plant construction and energy geothermal plant construction and energy production are gas emissions, land use, noise, production are gas emissions, land use, noise, and potential ground subsidence. and potential ground subsidence.

Where can it be located in Where can it be located in Canada? Canada? The government of Canada have been doing The government of Canada have been doing

geothermal-electrical test in Meager geothermal-electrical test in Meager Mountain-Pebble Creek area of British Mountain-Pebble Creek area of British Columbia, where a 100 MW facility could be Columbia, where a 100 MW facility could be developed. developed.

Future importanceFuture importance Geothermal energy is a renewable resource. Geothermal energy is a renewable resource.

To achieve the goal of lowering cost and risk, To achieve the goal of lowering cost and risk, other types of nontraditional resources and other types of nontraditional resources and experimental systems are being explored. experimental systems are being explored. Among these are hot dry rock resources, Among these are hot dry rock resources, improved heat exchangers, and improved improved heat exchangers, and improved condenser efficiency.condenser efficiency.

Did you know that???Did you know that??? Natural Resources Canada is offering Natural Resources Canada is offering

homeowners a new residential energy homeowners a new residential energy efficiency assessment service. When you efficiency assessment service. When you replace your existing heating system with a replace your existing heating system with a geothermal heat pump, you are entitled to geothermal heat pump, you are entitled to a $3,500 grant. The maximum grant you a $3,500 grant. The maximum grant you can receive through this retrofit program can receive through this retrofit program is $5,000.is $5,000.

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