Heat Pumps

See also:

• Business: Construction and Maintenance: Environmental  (36)
• Science: Technology: Chemical Engineering: Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics  (24)
• Science: Technology: Energy: Geothermal  (17)
• Science: Technology: Mechanical Engineering: HVAC  (47)
• Shopping: Home and Garden: Climate Control: Heating  (17)

Canadian GeoExchange Coalition - - Coordinates private and public sector stakeholders to inform, develop and promote products and services. Includes mission statement, membership and technological information. [English, French.

Earth Energy Society of Canada (EESC/SCES) - - Information about the technology from the EESC. Includes technological backgrounds, ecological impacts and links to suppliers.

European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) - - Non-profit organisation which promotes awareness and proper deployment of the technology in Europe. Includes basics, news, publications, events calendar, project and regulatory information.

Geoexchange - - Information on the technology from the U.S. Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium. Includes detailed case studies of applications, publications, statistics and facts.

Geo-Heat Center - - Information for the prospective owner from the Oregon Institute of Technology. Includes technology background, terminology and description of various mechanisms.

Geothermal Heat Pump Energy - How It Works - - Explanation of the technology basics. Addresses heat extraction technic and mechanisms.

Geothermal Heat Pump Systems - - Describes the concept with animated graphics. Addresses installation concepts and mechanisms.

Geothermal Heat Pumps - - Technical fact sheet about the benefits of residential systems. Includes technical background and installation concepts.

International Energy Agency (IEA) Heat Pump Centre - - Information from the IEA about the technology, applications and markets. Includes FAQs, research profiles and reports, announcements of conferences and events and links.

International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA) - - Promotes the use of the technology worldwide through education and communication. Includes technical and commercial aspects, case studies, publications and conference calendar.

Wikipedia: Heat Pump - - Free encyclopedia article covering the technology basics. Addresses background, thermodynamic aspects for different types of heat pumps.