Power TriP Trail - Kortright Centre for Conservation

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Power Trip Trail
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If you want to learn more about any of these
technologies Kortright offers the most diverse
programs in sustainable technologies for DIYs
and professionals in Canada.
Vist:www.kortright.org or call 905-832-2289
Solar, Wind and
Earth Energy
Workshops
Available on-site all year long!
Located on 320 hectares of the scenic Humber River Valley,
the Kortright Centre for Conservation is one of Canada’s
leading environmental education facilities, promoting
environmental awareness and stewardship.
Open Daily
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information
call 905-832-2289 or visit www.kortright.org
or www.trca.on.ca
The Kortright Centre for Conservation is located at 9550
Pine Valley Drive in Woodbridge. Take Highway 400 to Major
Mackenzie Drive (at Canada’s Wonderland), go west three
kilometres to Pine Valley Drive, then south for one kilometre.
Supported by:
HSBC Bank Canada’s support will provide three years of education programming at the Power Trip Trail, as well as for upgrades to
hands-on activities along the Trail that help visitors understand how the sun and the wind generate power. Interactive displays are
already in place, including interpretive signage at some stations and two bicycle-powered generators which require participants to
pedal to produce the equivalent amount of power generated from the nearby solar panels. Overall, these enhancements provide
visitors with a comprehensive educational experience, turning the current Trail from a walk-and-talk activity into to an interactive
experience for all ages, for both guided and self-guided tours.
The Power Trip Trail is a 1.6-kilometre
trail that houses one of Canada’s largest
educational demonstrations of renewable energy
technologies and green buildings. With the
growing concern of climate change and climbing
energy prices, let Kortright’s demonstrations
and innovative programs provide you with the
inspiration and knowledge to help you make
informed decisions on important technology and
lifestyle choices, which can help reduce your
environmental impact on the earth.
Green Buildings
The Living City Campus at Kortright is home to the
largest concentration of green buildings in Canada.
Green buildings use less energy, water, and building
resources. Green buildings are also more comfortable
and healthy to live and work in. Discover innovative
and practical methods of making your home or
business more sustainable.
Solar Energy
Wood Energy
Earth Energy
Solar Heating
Trees and plants are natural solar panels, converting
the sun’s light energy through the process of
photosynthesis into stored energy in the form of wood.
Wood, cured and burned properly is a clean and
renewable source of energy.
Earth Energy systems, also know as ground source
heat pumps (GSHP), utilizes the heat of the earth to
dramatically reduce the cost of heating and cooling
buildings. With the rising cost of fossil fuel based
systems GSHP can save money and reduce green
house gas emissions.
Demonstrations
Demonstrations
Solar thermal systems convert the sun’s energy
into heat for domestic hot water, swimming pools,
or warming air in buildings. Discover how you can
reduce your water heating costs by using a solar
water heating system.
Demonstrations
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Solar thermosyphon water heating system
Solar swimming pool heating display
Domestic solar hot water system
- 3 Flat plate demonstrations
- Evacuated tube
2 Solar air systems
• Thermal
mass fireplace
• High efficiency wood stoves
• Low emission pellet stove
• Commercial Geo-Solar horizontal loop GSHP
• Commercial vertical loop GSHP
• Residential horizontal loop GSHP
Solar Electricity
Photovoltaic (PV) modules convert the sun’s light
energy directly into electricity, which can be used to
operate a variety of household electrical appliances.
Discover some of the practical and potential new
applications for photovoltaic modules. With the new
Feed In Tariff (FIT) program photovoltaics systems
can pay for itself in less then 10 years and will pay
up to $800- 1000 /kw/ year.
Wind Energy
Wind energy has been used for centuries for pumping
water, grinding grain and generating electricity. See
the past and present of wind technology, and discover
the future potential of the world’s fastest growing
source of new electricity.
Waste Water Treatment
The unique GreenWorks building demonstrates
some innovative technologies in resource efficiency
(conservation, recycling), wastewater treatment and
renewable energy. The GreenWorks building treats
all the sewage from Kortrights visitor Centre with
an innovative indoor wetland waste water treatment
process and reuses the treated
Demonstrations
Demonstrations
• Archetype Sustainable Homes – Two of Canada’s Greenest Homes. Both are LEED (Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum Houses (www.sustainablehouse.ca)
• Restoration Services LEED Platinum
commercial building
• Earth Rangers LEED Gold commercial building (www.earthrangers.ca)
• R2000 Energy-efficient cottage
Demonstrations
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7 kilowatt Photovoltaic test site
2 - 2 kilowatt trackers
Canada’s oldest, roof-mounted, grid connected
PV system. Installed in 1982
Canada’s first PV solar shingle demonstration
One-kilowatt, free-standing PV system
120 watt PV tracker for pumping water from a
30 metre well
Demonstrations
Wind turbine test site
grid-connected system
• 5 kilowatt grid connected system with battery back up
• 1.8 kw downwind grid connected system
• 1 kw off grid battery system
• 400 watt battery charging system
• 50-watt battery charging system
• Three-kilowatt vertical axis turbine
• American farm windmill
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• 10-kilowatt,
• Combination ground-
source and solar
heating system
• Radiant fl oor heating
• Four-kilowatt photovoltaic system
• Passive solar and energy-efficient design
• Wetland waste water treatment and black water recycling
• Recycled steel construction