Earth Source Heat: Cornell’s Innovative Transformation of Energy Systems

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Channel: Cornell University · 2018 · Education

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Earth Source Heat – our version of an enhanced geothermal system that would use earth’s internal heat to warm our campus – has been part of Cornell’s Climate Action Plan since 2009 as a potential means of moving toward carbon neutrality the Ithaca campus by eliminating fossil fuels for campus heating. Our scientists believe that the project holds potential for a research-driven solution that, if proven viable, could lead to a scalable solution globally.

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