Enhanced Geothermal Energy Development Conference Why West Virginia? ‘Small Ball’

Enhanced Geothermal Energy Development Conference
Why West Virginia?
Passive Geothermal Systems
Terry Cronin
ComforTech Inc.
‘Small Ball’
Singles make a difference
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant
Buckhannon City Hall
HVAC/Geothermal Renovation Project
City of Buckhannon
Kenneth T. Davidson, Mayor
Burl Smith, P.E., City Engineer
Sam Ludlow, P.E., City Engineer
Jerry Arnold, Street Commissioner
Amberle Jenkins, Project Coordinator
Region VII Planning and Development Council
Cary A. Smith, P.E.
Project Manager
Scope of Work
A. Replace/Upgrade failing Carrier RTU with new Aaon 15 ton Water
Cooled RTU with Gas Auxiliary Heat and Economizer
B. Isolate Data Room from above system and install ClimateMaster
Water Cooled Data Room Unit
C. Replace/Upgrade obsolete Honeywell LCBS with Wattmaster/Orion
Building Automation System including Zone Comfort System and
Demand Ventilation
D. Provide Vertical Geothermal Loop below the existing parking lot with
ITT Pumps in Lower Utility Room
Made in USA
Flying "W" Plastics, Inc.
Glenville, WV
Buckhannon City Hall
Hyre’s Water Well Service
Loop & Grout
Loop Schematic: HDPE Tubing & Joints, Socket Fusion
Fittings, Standard Reverse Return Piping
ITT Pumps (Lead/Lag)
Propylene Glycol Solution
Aaon Unit with Economizer
for “Free Cooling” with
Energy Conservation
Features & Control
Strategies often not available
for Small Office Operations
Integrated Wattmaster
Control System
Orion Software Designed to Optimize System Sequencing
and Staging, to Modulate for Demand Control Ventilation, to
Provide Occupied Cycle Scheduling and to Monitor Key
Parameters for System Protection
Wattmaster Orion Control
Interface
Climatemaster Data
Room Unit
Water Source Heat
Pump Cycle
An Energy Shell Game ?
Reliable &
Energy Efficient
Moving Btuh is a Wee Bit
Cheaper than Creating Btuh
Courtesy of ClimateMaster
Nice landscaping!
Where was that rig set up?
The Parking Lot: City Hall’s New
Rechargeable Battery
Singles Make a Real Difference
Jobs for West Virginians keep
our skilled workers here at
home where they want to be.
The energy savings for the city
can free up some bucks for
more youth programs, better
streets, nicer parks, & a new
farmers market ???
A staff person commented,
“Our offices are more
comfortable than they’ve
ever been!”
Career Tech Centers like
Fred Eberle can provide
additional HVAC, Electrical &
Plumbing tech training!
Thousands of “singles” are
changing our energy footprint
right now
Energy Conservation saves
twice, both the watts not
consumed and by avoiding
the watts lost in
transmission.