Monday, November 23, 2009

Geothermal Wells

As part of the Go Green initiative SFCU will be taking advantage of Geo-thermal energy to heat and cool the new building. This will decrease dependency on fossil fuels.


How it works?


In the winter, fluid circulating through the system's earth loop absorbs stored heat and carries it indoors. In the summer, the system reverses, pulling heat from the building, carrying through the earth loop and depositing it in the cooler earth.


Barney & Son Drilling has been busy over the last month drilling 28 wells that will tie into the closed loop system. Drilling will be completed by the end of November.

1 comment:

  1. Kyle Beckley (Oneonta)December 2, 2009 at 1:21 PM

    I'm very excited to see SFCU investing in sustainable initiatives. I am 23 years old and have lived in the area my entire life, I also graduated from SUNY Oneonta this past December and I love this area. The things that SFCU is doing for our future is a model that I hope many more businesses will follow.

    I've been actively reading your posts, and since this is my first comment, I'm sure there are many other active readers who just aren't commenting. Keep it up, and keep us posted =)

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