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Heat pumps tap ocean’s thermal energy to warm buildings, neighborhoods

Heat pumps tap ocean’s thermal energy to warm buildings, neighborhoods

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Aug 22, 2014 | ,

Using seawater to heat large buildings in Alaska is no longer a pipe dream. Andy Baker, an engineer with YourCleanEnergy LLC, helped design an ocean-sourced heat pump system for the Seward Sealife Center which will pay back the community’s investment in less than nine years -- just in fuel savings. Baker spoke to the Sitka Chamber of Commerce this week (8-20-14) about practical applications for a technology that has quickly moved from theory into reality. Read More
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