| 
Mechanical
Engineer Joins the Geo-Heat Center Staff |
| Andrew
D. Chiasson recently joined the Geo-Heat Center staff as Research
Associate-Mechanical Engineer. More... |
| Underground
technology has Firm Looking Up |
| In
1998, 2-year-old Hardin Geotechnologies Inc. operated out
of co-founder Lilli Cramer’s home office. The company
had just landed its first major customer and its revenue reached
only $225,000. More... |
| Specialty
Block Perfects Home |
| Providing
a model for affordable, energy-efficient housing that residents
can build right now. Aercon Industries announced groundbreaking
on "The Perfect Home" in early July. The two-story,
1,600-sq.-ft. home - Indiana's first residential project built
and furnished substantially with environmentally-friendly
and energy-efficient products- More... |
| Water,
Water Everywhere |
| This
new technology could simplify geothermal. An Indiana company
has patented a method that lets any geothermal heat pump use
the municipal water supply as its working fluid. If successful,
it could make geothermal cost competitive with gas.
More... |
| Geothermal
system cuts costs of heating, cooling |
| DETROIT
-- The 48 holes in a parking lot at the Lafayette Townhouses
reach down 450 feet where the temperature remains 50 degrees
all year. A geothermal system being installed
will use this constant temperature to heat and cool homes
and businesses, cutting summer cooling costs by 50 percent
and reducing winter heating bills by a third, said Jim Hardin,
president of Hardin Geotechnologies LLC.
More... |
| New
Breakthrough Technology Uses Municipal Water Supply to Help
Dramatically Lower Energy Bills |
| FORT
WAYNE, IN—WaterFurnace
International, Inc. in Fort Wayne, Indiana, has formed a joint
venture with Hardin Geotechnologies in Indianapolis, Indiana,
to market a breakthrough technology that will revolutionize
the HVAC industry.
More... |
| Heating
Your House with Drinking Water |
| Dubbed
"the Microsoft of geothermal technology," Hardin
Geotech’s water+® (geothermal utility return line)
is conceptually simple and provides the working system for
gaining the value of the energy existing in the local water
utility system without affecting the safety of the water supply.
More... |
| Hardin
Announces Patents on Geothermal System |
| The
product, called the geothermal utility return line or GURLsystem,
is touted by Hardin as a breakthrough resolution to capacity
and water-contamination problems that have plagued these systems
in the past. Among other features, it uses a simple, large-volume
configuration that can send tainted water to a pre-treatment
stage before returning it to the water facility.
More... |
| Environmental
Concerns... |
| More
than 10,000 years ago, American Indians were tapping hot springs
for warmth and energy. The use of geothermal energy has advanced
substantially since then, but the premise remains the same:
The earth provides an endless supply of reliable energy. Today,
mounting environmental concerns and increasingly sophisticated
technology are converging, building a growing market for companies
like Indianapolis based Hardin Geotechnologies, LLC.
More... |
| Indiana
Company Promotes New Technology |
| Hardin
Geotechnologies, an Indiana-based company, has developed the
Geothermal Utility Return Line (GURL), which utilizes existing
potable water from the local water company as the water source
for the loop in a GeoExchange system. More... |
| Energy
Evolution...Or a Revolution |
| Clean,
renewable, economical energy, Compliments of your local water
company. It’s possible, and can be completely effective
and profitable, thanks to a recent development now being installed
for the first time. Ground source or "geothermal"
energy offers a dramatic improvement in operating costs and
efficiency when it is properly designed and installed.
More... |
