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Objectives
Cooling
Hot water
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PIX)
Sound permafrost
foundations
but also
Stable capacity
Efficiency
Decreased maintenance
Earth connection
Ground-coupled
Groundwater
Surface water
2.
Liquid-source heat
pump
3.
Interior heating/
cooling distribution
subsystem
3
2
Conventional ductwork
Minister of Natural Resources Canada 2001 2004.
Reverses direction
3.5 to 35 kW of
Rocky ground
Aquifer+Injection
More expensive
Less expensive
Least expensive
Small buildings
Regulations
High efficiency
Temp. varies
Fouling
GSHP Resource:
Ground Temperatures
Ground absorbs about half
of suns incident energy
Ground dampens
temperature variation
Temperature variation
decreases with depth
Negligible below 15 m
Graphic: Canadian Building
Digest
Annual
Energy
20 MWh
6.5 MWh
GSHP Installation
Environmental or
comfort benefits
Utility incentive
can be a
significant factor
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RETScreen
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Clean Energy Project Analysis:
RETScreen Engineering and Cases
Ground Source Heat Pump Project Analysis
Chapter
kWh
Toronto
Montreal
Charlottetown
Winnipeg
Vancouver
RETScreen
37,202
Monitored
36,686
RETScreen
36,138
Monitored
35,490
RETScreen
37,158
Monitored
36,922
RETScreen
33,243
Monitored
32,926
RETScreen
37,888
Monitored
39,016
1 Year Design
Program
Difference %
1.4
1.8
0.6
1.0
-3.0
10 Year Design*
Residence 1
Louisiana
Residence 2
Wisconsin
Commercial
Nebraska
Residence 1
Louisiana
Residence 2
Wisconsin
Commercial
Nebraska
266
124
141
293
129
148
257
-4%
135
9%
121
-14%
257
-12%
135
5%
121
-18%
vs. RETScreen
Energy Use
236
-11%
127
2%
132
-6%
236
-19%
127
-2%
132
-12%
vs. Actual
344
29%
160
29%
141
0%
344
17%
160
24%
141
-5%
Conclusions
GSHPs provide heating, cooling & hot water
Ground dampens temp. variations & leads to high GSHP
efficiencies
GSHP initial costs are higher, but O&M costs are lower
RETScreen estimates:
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Ground-Source Heat Pumps Project Analysis Module
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