Geothermal heat pumps: FEMP fact sheet
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OSTI ID:756328
A geothermal heat pump (GHP) system has three major components: a ground loop (buried piping system), the heat pump itself (inside the house), and a heating and cooling distribution system. GHP's are efficient and require no backup heat because the earth stays at a relatively moderate temperature throughout the year.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-99GO10337
- OSTI ID:
- 756328
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/FS-710-26014; DOE/GO-10099-727
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
CLOSED-CYCLE SYSTEMS
CLOSED-LOOP
HEAT EXCHANGERS
COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE
COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE (COP)
EARTH-COUPLED SYSTEMS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY-EFFICIENCY RATIO (EER)
GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS
GHP
GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMPS
Geothermal Legacy
LIFE-CYCLE COSTS
OPEN-LOOP
SEASONAL ENERGY-EFFICIENCY RATIO (SEER)
CLOSED-CYCLE SYSTEMS
CLOSED-LOOP
HEAT EXCHANGERS
COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE
COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE (COP)
EARTH-COUPLED SYSTEMS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY-EFFICIENCY RATIO (EER)
GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS
GHP
GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMPS
Geothermal Legacy
LIFE-CYCLE COSTS
OPEN-LOOP
SEASONAL ENERGY-EFFICIENCY RATIO (SEER)