The New York Times
With Energy in Focus, Heat Pumps Win Fans
By Liz Galst
August 14, 2008
BUSINESS / SMALL BUSINESS
Like other energy alternatives, heat pumps have won new admirers as energy
costs have skyrocketed, and the businesses that install them have been
booming too.
KJRH-NBC Channel 2
Tulsa, Okla.
Green Country Business Helps Make Olympics Green
NBCOlympics.com
By Deana Goll
August 12, 2008
A Green Country business is helping to make the Olympics a bit more green.
The Olympic Village, also known as the "birds nest" plays host
to the opening and closing ceremonies as well as numerous athletic events.
Inside the "nest" is millions of dollars of eco-friendly technology
from Catoosa.
"Certainly we had communication barriers" said Phil Schoen, President of Geo-Enterprises.
Through a partnership with Oklahoma State University, Schoen was instrumental in instructing the Chinese on ground source heat pumps.
Rural Life Magazine
“Earthy” Tool Saves on Cooling
Tapping the earth for energy efficiency
By Dan Crummett
July/August 2008
Cover story
When Blaine and Mary Talbot were building their rural home on acreage north of Stillwater, Okla., they were living in a 2,000-square-foot,1960s-era, three-bedroom brick home with its original windows, insulation, and heating, ventilating and air-conditioning system. Their energy expenditures for their gas-and-electiric HVAC system were more than $400 monthly.
Thinking Globally About Local Actions
By Dan Crummett
July/August 2008
Sidebar with Cover Story
Jim Bose is an expert on the technology of ground-source heat pumps. He
has 30 years of engineering experience in heat and air, and is executive
director of the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association.
The potential economic and environmental savings for widespread use of GSHP technology in the U.S. could be astounding, says Bose.
The Oklahoman
Oklahoma Engineers Helped Chinese Warm up to Geothermal Power at Olympics
By Jim Stafford
Business Writer
August 15, 2008
Business front page and back page
Hidden beneath the marvels of technology on display at the "Bird's Nest" for the opening of the Beijing Olympics last week was an engineering wonder exported from the heart of Oklahoma.
Unseen by the billions who watched the opening ceremony was a geothermal heating system installed beneath the stadium, providing heating and cooling to the interior of the massive National Stadium and other facilities connected to it.
http://newsok.com/article/3283852
Heat Pump Group Verifies 'Green' Label
By Richard Mize
Real Estate Editor
June 14, 2008
Business front page
"Green” heating and cooling sources are close enough to stand
on — within the earth.
But what do people stand on to legitimately claim that installation of
a geothermal system is "green”?
They probably rely on training and accreditation from the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, a Stillwater-based, but international, third-party verifier and trainer of all things to do with geothermal system installation.
Geothermal systems were "green” before it was cool. The association observed its 20th anniversary in 2007.
http://newsok.com/article/3257317
The Stillwater NewsPress
Stillwater, Okla.
Oklahoman Proud of Olympic Bird's Nest Involvement
By Janet F. Reeder
IGSHPA Writer/Editor
August 17, 2008
page A12
Oklahoma Phil Schoen is pretty much always on the go but because of a personal tie in, the Tulsa area businessman has taken the time recently to watch televised coverage of the opening for the 2008 Olympic Games at Beijing's National Stadium.
"Was that incredible or what?" Schoen asks, about the huge display that began the Olympics. He is uniquely familiar with the location of the ceremony, and an obvious amount of pride comes through as he discusses it.
Schoen, the president of Geo-Enterprises, Inc., spent time in China last fall working with Chinese engineers who would install equipment and oversee drilling of 104 boreholes at a depth of 250-300 feet to support the technology that helps heat and cool the interior of the expansive National Stadium and a grouping of other athletic facilities connected to it.
http://www.stillwater-newspress.com/features/local_story_229232347.html
An article and photos about this installation will be in the upcoming
4th quarter issue of Geo Outlook. So be sure to watch for it.
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