Geothermal Cooling

SDG(s)

Sustainable Development Goal(s)

7Affordable and clean energy

9Industry, innovation and infrastructure

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Type of the Solution

Innovative

Description of the solution

Geothermal cooling is a type of renewable energy system that moves heat from a building to below the earth's surface, using the ground like a heat sink. Systems based on geothermal energy cool in much the same way that they heat, moving hot air through a geothermal heat pump or through air-to-liquid transfer. Due to the mass of the earth below, geothermal systems can cool even intense sources of heat.

Who lead the solution

Private

Other Notes

As a renewable resource geothermal covers a significant share of electricity demand in countries such as Iceland, El Salvador, New Zealand, Kenya and the Phillipines and meets more than 90% of heating demand in Iceland.

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