Drake Landing Solar Community: Okotoks

Energy Award

Photo Gallery - Energy Centre

Partial view of the two Short Term Storage Tanks (STTS). Each has a 120 m3 (32,000 gallons) capacity - (Dowload higher-definition photo)

 

Short Term Storage Tanks and piping - (Dowload higher-definition photo)

 

This modulating condensing boiler with maximum output of 117 kW (399,000 BTU/h) is able to supplement the heat demand for most conditions when Solar and the BTES are not able to provide enough heat to the houses - (Dowload higher-definition photo)

 

(Dowload higher-definition photo)

 

Plate heat exchanger used for transferring heat from glycol (solar) loop to water in the Short Term Storage Tanks - (Dowload higher-definition photo)

 

Pyranometers for global horizontal and tilted solar irradiation - (Dowload higher-definition photo)

 

Front of the Energy Centre, Fall 2017 - (Dowload higher-definition photo)