Research Geothermal Heat Pump

[nelsonic]

Can we use a Geothermal Heat Pump to cool/heat the Sunroom #14 making it useable year-round without a ridiculous energy bill?

Relevant reading

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geothermal_heat_pump
• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/great-energy-challenge/2013/10-myths-about-geothermal-heating-and-cooling/

Todo

• [ ] Research Geothermal Heat Pumps
• [ ] What ground work needs to be laid in order to setup the system before the building is built?
• [ ] Can we use the water rushing through from the Well to water-cool the pipes and thus rooms?
• [ ] Search for "bomba de calor geotermica"
  • [ ] potential product: https://www.daikin.pt/pt_pt/product-group/daikin-altherma-hpc.html
  • [ ] English Site: https://www.daikin.eu/en_us/product-group/daikin-altherma-hpc.html
• [ ] How much would the system cost (up-front)
  • [ ] Extra digging
  • [ ] Piping/ducting
  • [ ] Machines
• [ ] What are the on-going costs (maintenance, energy consumption, etc.)
• [ ] Can we calculate the energy/cost efficiency up-front?
• [ ] Is there a supplier in PT that can help us with this without charging us a fortune?
• [ ] If not, what are our other options for heating/cooling the outside building?

[nelsonic]

https://www.leroymerlin.pt/produtos/aquecimento-e-climatizacao/aquecimento-de-agua/bombas-de-calor/bomba-de-calor-aqs-chao-bosch-cs5001-dw-260-85852595.html

Need to investigate what type of pipes we need to lay in the ground to connect to this heat pump. 🔍

[nelsonic]

In PT: https://www.daikin.pt/pt_pt/product-group/ground-source-heat-pump.html

[nelsonic]

Good basic overview of the tech: "Heat Pumps: the Future of Home Heating": https://youtu.be/7J52mDjZzto

This is quite a good comparison of the various options: https://www.gudenergy.pt/bombas-de-calor-de-geotermia/

We will be using the horizontal type: