Being in the Architectural and Engineering Technology Program (ARET), we learn to incorporate "Green Living" or "Green quality products" into our design and construction of Residential and Commercial Buildings. We also see that in order to think GREEN, you have to start off small and work your way up. True, in fact with everything else we do.
This is why Sewage Heat Recovery is so interesting, you take a small concept like the waste that we deposit daily and turn it into something huge that is beneficial to our way of living and for the environment!
Sewage Heat Recovery is a less proven technology compared to the energy source of biomass. So far there have only been 3 systems world wide that recover heat from raw sewage. One in Tokyo, Japan and two in Oslo, Norway and now one in Vancouver, BC. Based on an Article writen in April 27,2009 by Jean Sorensen, the system was designed for the athlete`s village and for the residents that live in the False Creek Area. The Neighbourhood Energy Utility (NEU) system is able to service an estimated 16,000 people which include residential, commericial and institutional facilities in an area of 32 hectares.
With this information, I hope to discover the advantages of Sewage Heat Recovery compared to Geothermal Heating and the application to an area much like Kamloops. And possibly answer the questions of whether it can be applied to an existing system, whether it`s causing more harm then good to the environment.
Info:
http://www.thechallengeseries.ca/chapter-05/neighbourhood-energy-utility/
http://canmetenergy-canmetenergie.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/eng/buildings_communities/communities/publications/false_creek.html
http://vancouver.ca/sustainability/building_neu.htm
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Hey Kari,
ReplyDeleteI came across a couple sites that might help you out. One is on a case study done on a project done at Okanagan College, and the other is on the Olympic Village, althought I'm sure you have a few on that already. Check them out.
http://www.cd.gov.bc.ca/lgd/infra/library/IRR_Okanagan_College_Case_Study.pdf
http://greenlineblog.com/2007/12/2010-olympic-village-using-sewage-heat-recovery/
Hey Mark,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the information on the case study down at the Okanagan College, I had no idea that they were using that kind of system when I went down there last year.
Hey,
ReplyDeleteI found a cool website to calculate the heat recovery system energy savings for the proposed location. You might want to check it out. http://www.ceati.com/calculator/