Have waterfront, will heat – or cool

In Canada, freeze protection solution manufacturer Heat-Line said it has developed a new line of geothermal products that represent a breakthrough in geothermal transfer technology. LIMNION LIMA-1 by Heat-Line is an energy transfer system for lakes, ponds and rivers that works with geothermal heat pumps to efficiently provide low cost heating and cooling. The company’s founder and CEO, Lorne Heise, claims that “anyone with a waterfront, riverfront or pond home can heat and cool it without using any fossil fuels.” The breakthrough is in the desing, where a single LIMNION LIMA-1, designed for up to 6 tons of thermal transfer, has a footprint approximately 1/600 of the size of a conventional lake loop or mat. The LIMA-1 does not adversely affect the ecosystem as it suspends itself harmlessly within the lake water anchored with a 100 pound ball of which only the bottom 4 inches is in contact with the lake bottom.