Carbon footprint and rising power costs are big topics of concern for everyone in modern life. Ground source heat pumps are used to reduce both carbon footprint and heating costs for homeowners. Low level heat energy can be absorbed from the ground throughout the year to extract eco-friendly heat energy which can be used to produce heating for homes and commercial buildings. Subsoil temperatures in most areas are relatively even thoroughout the year. In the majority of places useful heat energy can be extracted even when external air temperature falls below freezing point.

After installation, ground sourced heat energy extracted by a ground source heat pump is used to enable lower heating costs and smaller carbon footprints for homes, offices, shops and factories. Carbon emissions from a ground source heat pump are usually less than emissions from traditional gas-fired, oil-fired or electric heating.

A ground source heat pump system utilizes identical technology to how a standard domestic refridgerator. Heat energy is extracted from inside the refridgerator. In the case of a refidgerator heat extracted is simply dissipated as waste heat. In the case of a ground source heat pump the extracted heat is useful heat energy which is utilized to heat a building or to provide a hot water supply.

Common alternatives to ground source heat pumps are air source heat pumps which extract heat from the air and water source heat pumps which extract heat from pools and rivers.

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