{"id":285,"date":"2014-11-12T12:34:21","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T12:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zoldenergiablog.hu\/en\/?page_id=285"},"modified":"2014-11-12T12:36:41","modified_gmt":"2014-11-12T12:36:41","slug":"drake-landing-solar-community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/zoldenergiablog.hu\/en\/archive\/drake-landing-solar-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake Landing Solar Community"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Drake Landing Solar Community (DLSC)<\/strong> is a master planned neighbourhood in the Town of Okotoks, Alberta, Canada that has successfully integrated Canadian energy efficient technologies with a renewable, unlimited energy source – the sun.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first of its kind in North America, DLSC is heated by a district system designed to store abundant solar energy underground during the summer months and distribute the energy to each home for space heating needs during winter months.The system is unprecedented in the World, fulfilling ninety percent of each home\u2019s space heating requirements from solar energy and resulting in less dependency on limited fossil fuels.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Government of Canada and its Canadian industry partners are proud to showcase Canadian solar thermal and energy efficient technologies in this one-of-a-kind community.<\/p>\n

An array of 800\u00a0solar panels<\/strong> located on garage roofs throughout the community generate 1.5\u00a0mega-watts of thermal power<\/strong> during a typical summer day and supply heat to the district heating system. From sunrise to sunset, the solar panels absorb the Sun\u2019s energy and heat a glycol solution running through an insulated piping system, or collector loop, that connects the array of collectors.<\/p>\n

The heated glycol travels along the roof overhang, down the end of the garage, and underground through a shallow buried trench system until it arrives at a heat exchanger within the community\u2019s Energy Centre.The heat exchanger transfers heat to the water stored in a short-term storage tank. The glycol solution carries on through its loop back to the solar collector system.<\/p>\n

The Energy Centre for the Drake Landing Solar Community (DLSC) is the heart of the district heating system. Located in the corner of the community park, it houses the two 120m3 shortterm heat storage tanks, the back-up gas boiler, and most of the mechanical equipment such as pumps, heat exchangers, and controls.<\/p>\n

A typical Canadian home\u2019s energy needs can be broken down into 60% for space heating, 20% for domestic hot water heating and 20% for appliances, lights, and other demands.<\/p>\n

Space Heating: For homes in the Drake Landing Solar Community, in a typical year, over 90% of the energy used for space heating comes from solar energy.<\/strong> Even in an unusually cold winter and spring, 85% of the required heat comes from the sun. The DLSC is an energy showcase, modeling how an environmentally friendly residential community can be accomplished. The community draws on a clean, unlimited energy source \u2013 the sun \u2013 and significantly reduces dependency on fossil fuels. The most immediate benefit of this project is a decrease in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. An average Canadian home produces approximately 6 to 7 tonnes of GHG per year. Each DLSC home will produce approximately 5 tonnes fewer GHG emissions per year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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To read the Drake Landing Solar Community brochure, click here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Source: http:\/\/www.dlsc.ca\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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