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(13 Jul 2023)
US GEOTHERMAL

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Cortlandt, New York — 6 June 2023

1. Exterior of home undergoing ground loop installation for a geothermal pump system
2. Various of drilling team using drill rods to insert steel casing and prepare the borehole for the ground loop of a geothermal pump system
3. Wide of site
4. Various of drilling team
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Praveen Kuniyil, homeowner:
“We are the first, I would say, we are the harbingers in this area to go in for geothermal. Nobody else - none of our neighbours or friends have done this so they’re all looking up to us to see how the performance is going to be.”

6. Geothermal pump system hole in ground
7. Various of the closed loop for geothermal pump system being fed into the ground
8. Worker showing bottom end of the closed loop, made of flexible HDPE plastic, that will be placed in the ground
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Praveen Kuniyil, homeowner:
“As parents, we are leading the path to our kids that we not alone take care of them, we take care of the earth, so that they can have a better life. I would say that all residents in this area should follow (the) suit so that Cortlandt Manor is a liveable place in the next 50 years—even after 50 years it’s a liveable place.”

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10. Animation showing how geothermal heat pumps work ++MUTE++

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Mount Kisco, New York — 6 June 2023

11. Various exteriors of Dandelion’s Westchester headquarters
12. Various of heat pumps inside Dandelion’s warehouse
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Kathy Hannun, Dandelion President & Co-Founder:
“Geothermal is evolving rapidly. We are seeing it go into much more urban spaces, so right now there are several New York City housing projects that are switching over to geothermal because it’s cost-effective, you know, like, if you’re looking at how much does it cost to operate those buildings over time, that up front cost of putting the ground loops in is totally worth it.”

14. Various of tanks filled with propylene glycol, the non-toxic antifreeze used in Dandelion’s ground loops
15. Banner with the company’s mission statement
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Kathy Hannun, Dandelion President & Co-Founder:
“A typical home using fuel oil in this part of the world, so let’s say New York, but, you know, anywhere around here, might be spending $4,000-5,000 a year on fuel oil and air conditioning bills. That same home will probably be spending about $1,000 a year on electricity with a geothermal system.”

17. Various more of heat pumps inside warehouse
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Kathy Hannun, Dandelion President & Co-Founder:
“There’s an amazing policy landscape helping homeowners afford this technology. So on the federal level, we have the investment tax credit, where the federal government just pays for 30% of the system. A lot of states also have state tax credits. So for example here in New York, there’s a $5,000 state tax credit. And then on top of those tax credits, the utilities are actually providing homeowners with funding to switch.”

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Princeton, New Jersey – 4 June 2023

19. Princeton University professor Forrest Meggers outside his home
20. Head of open loop well for a geothermal pump installed on Meggers’ property
21. Various of Meggers’ radiant floor system that he’s installing for his home’s geothermal energy use
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Forrest Meggers, Princeton University/Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment:

22. Various of heat pump in the basement, not hooked up yet


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