SEA WATER HEATING AND COOLING INCREASING IN POPULARITY
August 1st, 2014
IN the search for ways to extract energy from a reliable and efficient source to power heat pumps, the water lapping the shores of our continents is increasingly being viewed as a key resource. "Sea water, like any water, has the ability to retain heat for a long period of time. It takes a lot of heat to warm it or indeed cool it," said Tobi Kellner, renewable energy consultant at the Wales-based Centre for Alternative Technology.A handful of sea water-sourced heat pumps are operating at commercial scale, notably in Europe, and, along with pilot projects, appear ...
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