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The increasing demand on local authorities and property developers to make their buildings and developments more environmentally sensitive is leading many to investigate the use of ground-source heat, an inexpensive and environmentally friendly way to provide heating and/or cooling.
The system uses either bore holes sunk to depths of 70 to 180 metres into the ground to draw heat from the earth's crust, or 'slinkies' - horizontal arrays of pipes sunk in trenches, less than two metres below the earth. The fluid in pipes below the ground is circulated to the surface. There, heat pumps extract the energy and raise the temperature further. The cooled fluid is then returned to the earth where it is heated, free of charge, once again.
Many believe that ground-source heat is a technology that has found its time. In the past, it was regarded as too much of an unknown quantity. But now, as governments are demanding that local authorities toe the green line and authorities are demanding the same of developers, the situation is changing.
