Bio:

Brian Larson is the co-founder and CEO of Darcy Solutions, a cleantech company that uses groundwater in a novel geothermal/ground source heating and cooling technology. His responsibilities at Darcy include business development, sales and marketing. Brian has 32 years of business experience including Chevron, McKinsey & Co., and Cargill. His experience encompasses commercial executive leadership, including CEO of a renewable energy start-up, leadership of joint ventures, alliances, and mergers & acquisitions; Brian also led development and introduction of new products and services across a wide variety of industries, including energy.

Scott Alexander is the co-inventor of Darcy Solution’s novel technology and its Chief Geologist. He has 30+ years as a research scientist in the Earth & Environmental Sciences Department at the University of Minnesota. Scott has specific experience in the application of hydrostratigraphic analysis to aquifers combined with development of tools for analysis of pumping tests and borehole geophysical data.  Scott and Dr. Jimmy Randolph began working together in 2010 at the University of Minnesota with Dr. Martin Saar, leading to the development of a patent for borehole geothermal heat exchange systems and eventually to the formation of Darcy Solutions. Scott formally joined Darcy Solutions in 2021 after working as an advisor and consultant since its formation

Presentation:

Building heating and cooling is the next sector of the economy, following electricity generation and transportation, poised for de-carbonization. Geothermal, or ground source, heat pumps represent the most environmentally friendly and energy efficient heating and cooling technology. Its advantages appeal to end users and utilities alike. However, paybacks for these projects are typically too long for most customers to justify the investment or site footprint constraints limit project feasibility. This presentation will cover the use of groundwater as the exchange medium for its geothermal technology to overcome these historical challenges.