Ein Schweizer Unternehmen hat ein autonomes Bohrgerät entwickelt, das nur über eine Steckdose mit Strom versorgt wird und bis zu 500 Meter tief in die Gärten der Menschen bohren kann, um ihnen Temperaturen von 14 Grad Celsius zu ermöglichen, genug, um Häuser das ganze Jahr über zu heizen und zu kühlen.
https://thenextweb.com/news/borobotics-autonomous-robot-worm-geothermal-energy-startup
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This firm is still at the start-up stage. They’ve developed the tech, but no word on pricing. Switzerland, like most European countries, has set itself ambitious targets for decarbonizing its economy. Heat pumps like this, if they can be cost-effective, could play a large role in that.
There are several things about this that stand out. It’s for domestic customers in their homes, does not need much human labor, and can be powered by a household electrical socket. It will be interesting to see what they can do on price.
Please tell me its this: [https://youtu.be/0rmVpnvrZY8?si=UYqmX2XGIDkl8bHQ](https://youtu.be/0rmVpnvrZY8?si=UYqmX2XGIDkl8bHQ)
Because I feel like I’m living in science fiction sometimes these days. This is a series SpaceX also makes me think of often.
I have to wonder too if geothermal is going to come out of nowhere and eat the lunch of Solar, Wind, Nuclear and fossils at the rate its developing. Its obviously pricier than renewables but its 100% reliable, these days it can be done anywhere and the only remotely complex part is the turbine hall, which has always been the major advantage that made fossils cheap.
wow, and the Firm was powered only by an electric socket!
If I ever am to build a house I was always going to consider the use of passive ammonia heat exchangers embedded into deep earth bores and this drill would be great.
That socket power part is wild. Most geothermal setups need heavy drilling equipment and a whole crew. If they can keep the price reasonable, this could be huge for getting more homes off gas heating. Big „if“ though.
How is this different from currently available heat pumps?
So the drill bites a hole and a heat pump is installed.
I am not very knowledgeable on heat pumps. Do they work well in hot climates?
Traditional ac/heat until last 15 years or more how long do heat pumps last?
Will heat pumps work if the area underneath is an aquafer? If I were to drill 500 meters down where I live I know I would.hit an aquafer