The WAEE is joining with the Wisconsin Chapter of ASHRAE for a tour of the geothermal system at Milwaukee Area Technical College's Mequon Campus on Tuesday May 17th.
Registration Link:
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Location:
MATC Mequon Campus
5555 Highland Rd, Mequon, WI 53092
*Enter via Entrance #1 via Highland Road, Park in the North Parking Lot, and enter at Main Front Lobby
Agenda:
Tuesday May 17th
11:15 am: Arrival
11:30 am: Brief Presentation of Project
12:00 pm: Tour of Mechanical Room & Well Field
*Catering will be provided
Tour Background:
MATC has installed a geothermal heating system at the Mequon Campus. Although geothermal uses slightly more electricity than a conventional system, the reduction in natural gas use is significant at nearly 63%, and the total energy use shows a 29% reduction. Geothermal energy would reduce CO2 emissions by 53%.
The geothermal system at the Mequon Campus consists of a stand-alone full geothermal heat pump plant (GHP) to handle the entirety of the campus load throughout the year. The heat pump is sized for approximately 300 tons to cover both peak cooling and heating needs for the campus. In addition, a geothermal well field consisting of approximately 150 vertical bores at 500’ in depth handle annual imbalance in cooling and heating needs for the campus.
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