Project Details
Project Name:
Kopernik Space Education Center
Date:
Start Date: 2010-03-16
End Date: 2011-03-16
Website:
http://www.lincolnenergy.com
Description:
The GeoExchange (geothermal) system was selected to heat and cool the new building of the Roberson Museum and Science Center in Binghamton, New York and to replace the electric resistance heating system in the old building. The 24-ton system includes five heat pumps ranging from 3.5 to 7 tons. Each is independently controlled by a single wall thermostat. An energy management system initiates operation of the GeoExchange system in response to a call for heating or cooling from a thermostat. The system also can be monitored remotely, an important feature since personnel are not always on site. (Temperatures are set at 72 F when the building is occupied and 63 F when it is unoccupied.) Two main 1.5-horsepower pumps circulate water from the ground heat exchanger to the building's water loop. Although they usually operate independently, the pumps can work in parallel to provide a maximum flow of 140 gallons per minute. The building's water loop is connected to eight supply and return run-outs the service the ground heat exchanger. Each run-out has its own 1/6-horse power circulating pump and serves two 1.25-inch U-tubes. Each tube runs through a 250-foot-deep borehole drilled into granite bedrock.
Technologies:
Geothermal Heat Pumps
Countries of Operation:
United States
Company or Organization:
Lincoln Energy
Contact:
General Inquiries / Renseignements généraux
Telephone: 604-536-0070
Fax: 604-536-2088
info@lincolnenergy.com
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