CET to offer Geothermal Energy Workshop
On Tuesday, November 18, the Center for Ecological Technology (CET) will offer a Geothermal Energy Seminar from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Cummington Community House, 33 Main Street, in Cummington. The seminar is for small businesses and institutions, home owners and owners of farms.Chris Vreeland, a registered professional engineer, will be the featured speaker. Registration is required and a donation of $10 is suggested.
Skyrocketing energy costs and concern about the effects of fossils fuels on our health and environment are leading many businesses and homeowners to conserve and seek local, clean sources of energy. Interest in alternative energy sources such as geothermal for homes, farms, schools and businesses continues to grow.
Geothermal energy uses buried tubing or wells to harness the earth’s near-constant underground temperature and heat pump technology to warm or cool air for residential, agricultural or industrial uses. This seminar is designed to help participants determine if a geothermal system would be a good fit for their situation.
Attendees will learn the basics of how geothermal, or ground-coupled heating and cooling, works. There will be an overview of technology, system types, siting considerations, distribution methods, space requirements, costs, benefits and payback scenarios, local installers, and energy efficiency measures. Vreeland will also discuss available financial incentives.
Those interested in attending can register with CET by calling Tomasin Whitaker at 413-586-7350 ext. 25, or by sending email to tomasin@cetonline.org.
