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By Steve Smith, GEO Chairman of the Board President and CEO, Enertech Global The Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO) and the geothermal heat pump (GHP) industry welcome the New Year with optimism, especially after coming off a very strong 2014. Cold weather made for a slow start, but business picked up strongly for the rest of […]

The Stars are Aligning for a Strong Year for the Commercial Geothermal Industry The outlook for the commercial geothermal industry in 2014 is very positive. I’ve been around long enough to recognize when good things are happening in an industry, and that’s the case in the geothermal market. There’s a better appreciation than ever before […]

Defining Boreholes as Closed Loop Vertical Heat Exchangers vs. Water Wells is Necessary to Foster More Geothermal Heat Pump Installations The geothermal heat pump (GHP) industry prides itself on offering an efficient, environmentally friendly technology for satisfying the thermal loads of buildings. To do so, a GHP system relies on circulating water through pipes placed […]

With Geothermal Heat Pump Technologies There’s No Need to Have a Flame in Your Home or Business As kids we were told “don’t play with matches.” The reasoning was simple. But as adults, we ignore this warning and play with fire to heat our homes and office buildings and our laws and policies encourage it. […]

As the national trade organization for the U.S. geothermal heat pump industry, the Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO) believes that a more efficient energy future MUST include a framework for geothermal heat pumps (GHPs) and their production of renewable thermal energy from the ground beneath our feet. Regulators looking for ways to increase the efficiency of […]

The Lowest Cost Unit of Energy Is One That Is Not Used January 2013 – A recent study by Ceres—”Practicing Risk-Aware Electricity Regulation: What Every State Regulator Needs to Know”—concluded that the least cost and least risk for future energy resources is ENERGY EFFICIENCY. Indeed, the lowest cost unit of energy is one that is […]

The Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO) is the U.S. geothermal heat pump (GHP) industry’s primary political representative, and following are a few of my reasons why. Through its manufacturing members, GEO won the current federal 30% residential and 10% commercial tax credits. Without the residential tax credit, the retrofit market would be non-existent, and without the […]