Best of Earth911 Podcast: Dandelion Energy’s Kathy Hannun on the Promise of Residential Geothermal Heat Pumps

Best of Earth911 Podcast: Dandelion Energy’s Kathy Hannun on the Promise of Residential Geothermal Heat Pumps

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Kathy Hannun, president and cofounder of Dandelion Energy, introduces an untapped heating and cooling capability supply for properties — geothermal vitality. Typically related to excessive temperatures and geologically lively areas equivalent to sizzling springs or places on the intersections of tectonic plates, geothermal warmth pumps faucet into the constant year-round temperature of Earth’s outer crust to keep up a cushty dwelling setting. Dandelion emerged from Google X Lab and is remodeling the heating and cooling decisions accessible to New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts householders.

Kathy Hannun, cofounder and president of Dandelion Energy, is our visitor on Sustainability In Your Ear.

The Dandelion Energy system features a warmth pump inside the house and buried pipe programs, known as floor loops, that switch warmth to or from the constructing. Geothermal expertise is extra environment friendly, cost-effective, and environmentally pleasant than conventional furnaces, providing decrease working prices and diminished environmental affect. Kathy shares how the corporate began and its partnerships with utilities within the Northeast which might be embracing geothermal to protect their enterprise and minimize the height vitality calls for that tax the facility grid and enhance emissions throughout high-demand occasions like chilly snaps and heatwaves. You can be taught extra about Dandelion Energy at https://dandelionenergy.com/

Editor’s Note: This episode initially aired on February 19, 2024.