Advanced Technical Zone

This Blog present advantages and disadvantages of Air to Water Heat Pumps and Geothermal Heat Pumps (or Water Source Heat Pumps). It outlines the result of energy simulation and shows payback period, marginal benefit Vs marginal cost as well as complete life cycle cost of each technology.

Solar Energy is the most abundant renewable energy in our planet, however one of the disadvantages of solar energy is that it's available when it's less needed. We have more sunny hours in the summer than in winter in most Canadian Cities, which make any solar system (Whether PV Panels, Evacuated Tube Solar Collectors, Solar Air Heaters, etc...) oversized for summer, when designed to cover winter demand, and very expensive for a regular middle class Canadian Family.

The ideal scenario will be to store the excess produced energy in the summer (when demand is low) and be able to use it in winter (when demand is high). That was and still not easy to achieve in places like Canada and the North Eastern portion of the US. Daily Storage, whether thermal storage with water tanks or electricity storage with DC batteries is very common in North America, however the stored energy can not last more than couple of days.

When Properly designed and installed, Closed Horizontal Loop combined with a Liquid Source (Geothermal) Heat Pump, delivers significant amount of thermal energy that can be used for Space Heating and Cooling, Domestic Hot Water Heating, Snow Melting, Process Heating, etc....

Whether Monoblock or Split Configuration, ATW Heat Pumps remain a smart investment for customers not willing to break the bank to have a complete Renewable Energy Heating/Cooling System. A right answer for one project could be the wrong one for another. This Blog will outline the characteristics of each configuration (Split or Monoblock) and will leave the choice for the Designer, Installer or Client.

This Blog gives the reader a guideline on how to determine the best sustainable development strategy for his home or business.

People are usually confused on what makes sense and what does not make sense.