Industry Links

Keep an eye on new ideas or industry developments. Stay updated and informed on industry developments for geothermal heating and cooling technologies. We will continue to update the links below to ensure you have access to the latest thinking and developments in the industry. Please contact us if there are industry links you think we should add to our list…

Industry bodies & industry partners

edDGE

Key industry partnership edDGE Project accelerates geothermal heating and cooling applications in Victoria, funded by the State Government of Victoria

Your Home

Your Home, a government & building & design industry website provides information on GHPs (under Alternative Heat Exchangers)

PICAC

The Plumbing Industry Climate Action Centre (PICAC) integrates industry training and research with a built environment that is living testimony to a greener,

IGA

The International Geothermal Association (IGA), founded in 1988, is a scientific, educational and cultural organization established to operate worldwide. It has more than 5,200 members in over 65 countries.

AGEG

Australian penetration of geoexchange technologies is a key task of the Australian Geothermal Energy Group (AGEG, representing both hot-rock & geoexchange technologies).

Department of Infrastructure Engineering, University of Melbourne

Direct Energy collaborates with the University of Melbourne’s GHP research and monitoring projects

AGEA

Learn more about AGEA (Australian Geothermal Energy Association Inc.)

"Complex and very thorough testing has proved that the direct exchange ground coupled heat pump system is the best available solution for providing continuous, reliable, maintenance free and cheap cooling of sensitive scientific equipment in a remote desert environment."

Dezso Kiraly, ASKAP, ATNF, CSIRO, VIC

"Using the constant temperature of the ground as a heat source and sink saves 30 -70% of our energy requirements. We thoroughly recommend that others consider Direct Energy’s direct geoexchange technology for their space and water heating and cooling. Certainly, anyone building a new home or office must consider this technology. And, as we have demonstrated, it’s not hard to use it in retrofitting an 80+ year old historic home."

Joyce Marks B.Arch Mt Eliza, VIC

"Direct Energy’s technology has cut our energy consumption by 75 % and our fossil fuel usage by more than 80%. The payback period of 6 years is considered by the club to be completely acceptable given the expected 30 to 50 year life of our building. Since commissioning, forecasted savings have been exceeded with several spin-off benefits."

Murray Neilson, B’Rush Ski Club, VIC

“The technology is good for the environment and it not only adds intrinsic value to my home, but provides immediate savings in my energy bills. My electricity bill is now around $100 when it was $500.”

Dean Weinman, North Caulfield, VIC

“The temperature is constantly stabilised and people immediately notice there is no noise, there’s no heat blowing on your face – the temperature is just comfortable.”

Mr Weinman, North Caulfield, VIC

Installation of GSHP cooling system for CSIRO's ASKAP for which the Prime Minister has awarded funding on 9 Jun 2010.

GSHP Installation for CSIRO’s ASKAP

ANNOUNCING THE 5X4 HAYES LANE PROJECT

Government rebates for the installation of Geothermal Heating & Cooling are available in regional Victoria through the Four Seasons Energy Pilot Program. Feasibility studies: Funding will be provided for community groups, councils and businesses for feasibility studies into using these new energy technologies in comparison to other combined heating and cooling options.

Government Rebates

Read the latest Report to the Council of Australian Governments’ Select Council on Climate Change. Chapter 2.4, p.22 demonstrates that GSHP is moving in the right direction !   Seventeen of the submissions to this paper supported the inclusion of GSHP in the RET scheme. Various submissions refer to the technology as ground source heat pumps, direct use geothermal heating and cooling systems. One of the primary reasons given for inclusion of this technology is that it is a form of heat pump, similar to air-sourced heat pumps that are already eligible under the RET, and utilises geothermal energy which is recognised as a renewable energy source under the RET scheme.

Critical Policy update - GSHP inclusion in RET

2012 Australian Geothermal Energy Conference

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