Don't look up? Look down. Geothermal could help curb climate change

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The newest thing in ditching fossil fuels for heating and cooling may actually be old technology. Geothermal systems have been around for 70 years, and installers are finding ways to make them work for both commercial and residential uses.

, the technology can be a tough sale, especially retrofitting an existing home in a densely populated residential neighborhood, Skillings said.

"Since I work on climate change and energy transition issues I am aware of the fact that I still burn a bunch of fossil fuel," he said."So I began thinking about ways to get rid of my fossil fuel use." "And at that point I started thinking, do I want to keep replacing expensive parts or is there a better solution to this whole thing," he said.Dandelion Energy

Dandelion's app and proprietary data of the earth profiling composition, density and thermal conductivity, determined how many geothermal wells Weiss's home would require and how deep to drill. Kathy Hunnan, co-founder and president of Dandelion Energy, said Weiss' space issue is a common one in dense places like Somerville.

 

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