Walgreens Opens Geothermal-Powered Store

Source: Chicago Sun-Times, Sandra Guy (11/11/10)

"Neighborhood ordinance required new retailers to investigate geothermal energy."

Walgreen Co. has opened a store in Oak Park that relies on geothermal energy for heating and cooling, the Deerfield-based drugstore giant announced Monday.

Last year, the village of Oak Park passed an ordinance requiring any retailer that wanted to build a commercial building there to investigate geothermal energy.

Walgreens executives decided that geothermal made sense, so the company partnered with Indie Energy, an Evanston-based company that specializes in designing and installing geothermal systems, on the store at 811 W. Madison St.

The system harnesses the earth's heat using a network of four closed-loop boreholes installed to depths of 650 feet, and a heat-exchange system controlled by Indie Energy EnergyLoop(TM) technology. A heat-transfer liquid exchanges heating and cooling energy with the earth.

Inside the store, which opened on Nov. 1, a geothermal heat pump and refrigeration systems pull heating energy from the fluid for heat, and reject heat in order to cool.

The system provides a constant 55-degree (F) temperature.

The Walgreens store also uses a dimming system for sales-floor lighting, includes LED lights throughout, and has light-powered bathroom hand dryers.

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Source: Streetwise Reports (07/13/2020)

Streetwise Reports is offering 100 investors—at no charge—the opportunity to meet via Zoom with executives of precious metals companies as they discuss recent developments at their companies and upcoming catalysts.

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Source: Marc Davis, BNW News (05/25/2010)

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Mexico: Gold's Next Powerhouse Player
Source: Marc Davis, BNW News (11/03/2009)

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Source: Brent Cook, Exploration Insights (04/14/2009)

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Congo Completes Mining Review, Says Majors Quit Talks
Source: Reuters (12/20/2008)

"Review process is extended an additional 45 days to allow six companies to return to the negotiating table for direct talks with government ministers."

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Source: www.financialinsights.com (06/03/2005)

Dr. Richard S. Appel, author of Financial Insights, first became bullish on uranium in mid-2003, when it appeared obvious that its supply versus demand equation was fated to seriously drive higher its price. Since then, a series of events in the uranium industry has led Appel to believe that uranium prices will reach never before seen levels.

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