| The extraction and use of geothermal | | | | that they run pipes for hundreds of |
| energy was once associated with projects | | | | meters under an area of land (this could |
| on an industrial scale, but over the | | | | be your garden), which are then pumped |
| last few years, geothermal energy has | | | | with cold water from end, and by the |
| begun a significant shift to the | | | | time the water has reached the end of |
| commercial and residential markets. | | | | the pipes, it is significantly warmer |
| Geothermal power plants were the basis | | | | than the start temperature. This enables |
| of geothermal technology, harnessing | | | | your geothermal boiler to use less |
| energy from deep within the earth's | | | | energy when heating this water, as it is |
| crust, on a very efficient scale. | | | | already close to the temperature you |
| Nowadays, geothermal energy is extracted | | | | require. |
| in different ways, and an ever growing | | | | The savings you can make by installing a |
| popular method of this is through the | | | | geothermal system are proven to pay off |
| use of a geothermal heating, or hot | | | | over time (just like the idea of |
| water system. | | | | installing double glazing), and many new |
| Around the world (especially in | | | | builds are installing this type of |
| countries such as Iceland, Norway, and | | | | renewable energy technology. |
| Sweden), geothermal energy for the home | | | | The same method of this geothermal |
| is becoming a very popular method of | | | | energy is increasingly used in homes and |
| providing very cheap, environmentally | | | | businesses through the form of |
| friendly hot water, through the use of | | | | underfloor heating. This heats your home |
| geothermal piping systems linked to | | | | to a certain degree and can help reduce |
| energy efficient boilers. | | | | on heating bills. |
| The idea of these geothermal boilers, is | | | | |