Date: 10/07/2017 22:47:05
From: Tau.Neutrino
ID: 1088420
Subject: Alphabet spinoff heats and cools the home with geothermal energy
Alphabet spinoff heats and cools the home with geothermal energy
A reliable and renewable energy source is right under our feet – literally – in the form of geothermal energy. After funding a study a few years back to map underground hotspots, Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has now spawned Dandelion, a new startup that aims to tap into that resource. The company’s signature technology is a geothermal heating and cooling system that pumps heat from the ground into the home in winter, or out of it during summer.
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