Geotherma Energy heating and cooling offices and residences in Ramallah

Update from Ramallah.

IGSHPA instructor and consultant Don MacIntyre shown here with students of the first IGSHPA installers course conducted in the Middle East. The class, all engineers, include two participants from the Palestine Energy & Environmental Research Centre whose goal is to explore areas in the West Bank where energy can be saved and identify technologies that can achieve the savings. Fifteen of these 8 unit high end condos are currently being constructed by UCI in north Ramallah overlooking a deep ravine. Olive groves dot the mountain slope opposite the development which will include a swimming pool, spa, and other amenities found in such five star accommodations. With polyurethane panels for insulation the heating and cooling loads for these units came in almost equal. The experiment will compare energy data from two identical buildings, one equipped with conventional heating and cooling, the other with earth energy from 12 vertical boreholes 70 meters deep into the solid limestone formation. Thermal conductivity tests are being conducted immediately to confirm the design parameters. The second project for Go Geothermal, a five storey office complex, is already up and UCI will commence drilling near the end of December.

"The largest obstacle developers face is sourcing out the many components necessary for earth energy projects of this scope. In many Middle Eastern nations "green" technologies such as GSHP and WSHP are brand new concepts. But with more developments scheduled for 2008 and 2009 in three other middle eastern nations it won't be long before we see wide spread deployment in this part of the world too.", stated MacIntyre.




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