European Ground Source Heat Pump Association

07/05/2014

Renewable Solution Provided: reliable, cost-effective heating and hot water solution for off-gas property in remote area.
RENOWNED ARTIST SCULPTS ENERGY EFFICIENT FUTURE

Artist and sculptor Keith Maddison and his wife Christine live in a 4 bedroom, stone built bungalow, which nestles in the historical and picturesque village of Elsdon in the heart of the Northumberland countryside.

Although beautiful, …

02/05/2014

GSHP systems can be used from small, residential houses to large individual buildings or complexes (offices, hotels, schools, shopping, etc.). In the residential sector, typically heat pumps produced in larger series and in standard heating capacities from 5 to 20 kW are used. For the commercial sector, all the installation (heat pumps, manifolds) tends to …

10/04/2014

Current Situation

With the first days of winter approaching, the road users have normally not adapted yet to the changed traffic conditions. Bridges use to cool down earlier than the normal roads. Thus icy surface conditions can occur on bridges even when the normal roads don’t give any hints for problems.

Diligent winter maintenance is a crucial …

10/04/2014

The amount of external energy input, be it electric power or heat, has to be kept as low as possible to make the geothermal heat pump ecologically and economically desirable. The measure for the efficiency of a shallow geothermal system is the Seasonal Performance Factor (SPF).

A geothermal heat pump offers the best conditions for achieving …

24/07/2013

Coming in at 140 pages long, the WNISR (World Nuclear Industry Status Report) outlines the decline and fall of nuclear as a viable future alternative to fossil fuel energy sources.

The nuclear industry seems to be in decline in every category and in every country across the face of the planet, and many are laying the blame equally at the feet of the Fukushima disaster and the growth of the renewable energy sector.

22/07/2013

Don't wait around for things to happen!

19/07/2013

Late last week, the UK government joined with 27 companies across the country’s automobile industry in pledging £1 billion toward an Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC).

A massive investment by the United Kingdom could help it pass American, European, and Asian national auto industries for pole position on the road to a low-carbon transportation future.

18/07/2013

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18/07/2013

Get started now before it's too late! :)

02/07/2013

And neither are the dogs! Haha

29/06/2013

Some Saturday motivation! Just do it! :)

28/06/2013

The researchers are sailing on the largest solar boat ever built in order to successfully carry out the ‘PlanetSolar DeepWater’ expedition, which aims to analyze the Gulf Stream, one of the most important regulators of European and North American climates.

June 24, 2013 — Fan Pier Marina, Boston (United States). After Miami and New York, the MS Tûranor PlanetSolar reached Boston on June 22 with scientists from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) onboard.