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Sign upHeat exchangers using geothermal energy to provide a new source of heat/cold for heat pumps
Imagine a world where any underground structure, including parking garages, basements, tunnels, and pedways, can be turned into a clean thermal energy source for buildings. Enerdrape can make this happen. Enerdrape develops the first available modular, prefabricated, and scalable geothermal panel technology that allows turning any new or existing underground infrastructure into a renewable source for the heating and cooling of buildings. By offering energy professionals and building owners a low-carbon, cost-competitive, and easy-to-install solution to avoid CO2 emissions associated with thermal energy supply and increase the use of on-site renewables, Enerdrape fosters the decarbonization of the building sector.
Geothermal panel by Enerdrape
Implemented by Realstone in Lausanne (Switzerland) in 2021
A pilot installation has been realized in the Sébeillon district at the avenue de Sevelin in Lausanne in collaboration with Realstone SA in November 2021. The residential complex in the Sébeillon district is made up of several buildings served by a private underground parking lot hosting the enerdrape system. The underground parking has a completely buried basement level and a total of 200 parking spaces serving 5 buildings on the surface.
Result
Thermal powers up to 170 W/m² are exploited by the considered enerdrape system.
Europe
Switzerland, Austria, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy,
North america
Enerdrape
Enerdrape turns underground infrastructures into renewable energy sources.
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